How to "Ctrl Alt Delete" on a Mac

When I bought my first Mac, I was floored when I realized one day that I didn't remember my last reboot. I constantly re-booted my PC and used the "Ctrl Alt Delete" combo numerous times a day. The dream didn't die the day that I realized a program on my Mac wasn't responding. But being a new Mac user, I didn't know what to do. Here's the shortcut!

Things You'll Need

• A keyboard

Instructions

1. Simultaneously hit "command" + "option" + "esc" on the keyboard.

2. In the "Force Quit Applications" window that appears, select the stalled application and force quit it.

3. If that doesn't do the trick, you can press and hold the power button down for several seconds to hard-reboot your computer.

4. "Ctrl" + "Alt" + "Delete" on a PC brings up the Task Manager option on a PC. The Task Manager equivalent on a Mac is the Activity Monitor. To bring up the Activity Monitor, you can either navigate to it via Finder>Applications>Utilities or just type "Activity Monitor" into the Spotlight search box.

Resources

• wikipedia