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Quit applications

Quit applications - macOS Tutorial

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Quit applications

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- [Instructor] I'm starting this video with several applications running because I want to talk about how to properly quit applications. Now, first, you know, an application is running. if it has a black dot under the icon in the dock. Usually, there will be a window for that application on the screen, but you cannot always depend on that. Also, it's important to note that only one application can be active at a time. That's the application that has its menus at the top of the screen. So I know the Dictionary application is active because this first menu is labeled as Dictionary. Also, the Dictionary window is in front of all the others. I can see the window for the Calculator application, and I can click on that, and that makes the Calculator active. Its window is in front of all the others, and its menu is up at the top of the screen. So let's quit the Calculator. Now, your first instinct may be to just close the…

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