Mac Help appears and disappers before I can locate it

hello,
Each time I click mac help under finder the help window appears and before I can do anything it disappears. Is there a way to prevent this from happening? Also, Is there a way to customize the icons that are located on the dock?
thanks,
kate

Hi Again Kate!
To customize the Dock icons, I think you would have to change the icon of the application, Utility, or Folder, that the Dock alias points to.
Mac OS X: How to Use Custom Icons
Once you have done that, pull the old icon off of the Dock, if it hasn't changed, and reinsert the new custom one.
ali b

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