Working with Applications Applications are pieces of software that allow you to complete a task on your computer. Examples of applications include Finder, Photos, and Safari. To open an application: Click on an application from the dock. OR Click on Spotlight Search. Begin typing the name of your desired application. When you see the name of the application you want to open, click on its name. Working with Windows Applications, folders, and files open in windows. You can have multiple windows open at the same time. The menu bar will change to reflect the active window. Window Orientation Application name is listed in the upper left corner of the Menu bar. Title bar is located at the top of the window and designates the title of the current window. Not all windows have a title. Close is the red circle in the upper left corner. Click this to close the application window. Minimize is the yellow circle in the upper left corner. Click this to minimize your window to the Dock. Maximize is the green circle in the upper left corner. Click this to enlarge your application window. To move a window: Click the title bar and move the window to your desired location on the desktop. To resize a window: Hover the mouse over the lower right corner. Your mouse will change to a diagonal double arrow. Click and drag the corner of your window. Release when done. Quitting Applications Unlike the Microsoft operating system, which quits an application when you close out of a window, Apple continues to run an application until you tell it to quit. To quit an application: Find the application menu bar at the top left corner of the desktop. Click the application name. From the drop down list, select Quit. Alternatively, you can press Command + Q on your keyboard to quit an application. Shutting Down, Restarting, and Sleep Mode
Working with Applications Applications are pieces of software that allow you to complete a task on your computer. Examples of applications include Finder, Photos, and Safari. To open an application: Click on an application from the dock. OR Click on Spotlight Search. Begin typing the name of your desired application. When you see the name of the application you want to open, click on its name. Working with Windows Applications, folders, and files open in windows. You can have multiple windows open at the same time. The menu bar will change to reflect the active window. Window Orientation Application name is listed in the upper left corner of the Menu bar. Title bar is located at the top of the window and designates the title of the current window. Not all windows have a title. Close is the red circle in the upper left corner. Click this to close the application window. Minimize is the yellow circle in the upper left corner. Click this to minimize your window to the Dock. Maximize is the green circle in the upper left corner. Click this to enlarge your application window. To move a window: Click the title bar and move the window to your desired location on the desktop. To resize a window: Hover the mouse over the lower right corner. Your mouse will change to a diagonal double arrow. Click and drag the corner of your window. Release when done. Quitting Applications Unlike the Microsoft operating system, which quits an application when you close out of a window, Apple continues to run an application until you tell it to quit. To quit an application: Find the application menu bar at the top left corner of the desktop. Click the application name. From the drop down list, select Quit. Alternatively, you can press Command + Q on your keyboard to quit an application. Shutting Down, Restarting, and Sleep Mode