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How to Force Quit Applications in Mac OS X

Force quitting an application allows a user to close a program immediately. It also allows users to close programs that are not responding, or have frozen.

Instructions

    • 1

      Go to the Apple menu by clicking the apple icon in the top left corner of the screen.

    • 2

      Select Force Quit from the Apple menu, which will pop up a "Force Quit Applications" window.

    • 3

      Select the program you wish to quit.

    • 4

      Press the "Force Quit" button on the pop-up window.

    • 5

      Pressing command-option-escape together will also bring up the window.

Tips & Warnings

  • If you see a program not responding, clicking the program's icon on the dock while holding the Control key will also allow you to Force Quit the application.

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