My iMovie window is stuck behind the Dock and it won't activate when clicked.

My iMovie window is stuck behind the Dock. When I get it out from behind the Dock and click it, it won't enlarge to standard size and won't activate -- it just disappears behind the Dock again. When I quit iMovie and restart, the same problem remains. I have had my Lion mac for 4 years and this is the first time I have a window that is stuck behind the Dock and won't activate when clicked.

Hi kiatmin1,
In order to get the window out from behind the Dock, you may need to hide or move the Dock. This article describes using the Dock preferences to do this. Though the article says it is for a later version of the Mac OS than the one you have, the process is the same -
OS X Mountain Lion: Dock preferences
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10635
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

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