Opening and closing applications and documents

hungry-creek · hungry-creek #1 (**permalink**)

01-28-2012, 08:02 PM

On a PC when you open documents and applications you can see them in your windows toolbar and can quickly retrieve them, on the Mac I can't tell what is open and how to retrieve them unless I minimise every screen until I get to it. I'm sure there is an easier way??

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #2 (**permalink**)

01-28-2012, 08:04 PM

What version of OSX? If Snow Leopard or older, you should try Expose. If Lion, Mission Control.

hungry-creek · hungry-creek #3 (**permalink**)

01-28-2012, 08:09 PM

Is Snow Leopard an app I download? Sorry... new to Mac not sure what that means.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #4 (**permalink**)

01-28-2012, 08:13 PM

10.6.8 is Snow Leopard. I wanted to be sure because 10.7 Lion is totally different in what you access. What Mac do you own? There is a default key on the keyboard to trigger Expose and it will show you all open apps. Want to be sure which Mac model you have so I will tell you the correct key to hit.

Also you can open System Preferences and look for Expose and assign a mouse button to open it.

hungry-creek · hungry-creek #5 (**permalink**)

01-28-2012, 11:30 PM

Yes I have the F3 key, thank you

chas_m · chas_m #6 (**permalink**)

01-31-2012, 06:10 AM

The Dock displays a little "light" under each running application. You can also see a quick heads-up display of running apps by pressing command and TAB (you can also change and even quit apps from this heads-up display).

dtravis7 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,814 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	01-28-2012, 08:04 PM What version of OSX? If Snow Leopard or older, you should try Expose. If Lion, Mission Control. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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dtravis7 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,814 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	01-28-2012, 08:13 PM 10.6.8 is Snow Leopard. I wanted to be sure because 10.7 Lion is totally different in what you access. What Mac do you own? There is a default key on the keyboard to trigger Expose and it will show you all open apps. Want to be sure which Mac model you have so I will tell you the correct key to hit. Also you can open System Preferences and look for Expose and assign a mouse button to open it. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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Member Since: Jan 22, 2010 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 13,705 Mac Specs: 2009 MacBook Pro, Black speakers, Black Benq second monitor, black iPhone 4, Black 2012 iPad, etc.	01-31-2012, 06:10 AM The Dock displays a little "light" under each running application. You can also see a quick heads-up display of running apps by pressing command and TAB (you can also change and even quit apps from this heads-up display). Cheers, chas_m -- My essay for switchers and newbies
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hungry-creek #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 28, 2012 Posts: 3	01-28-2012, 08:02 PM On a PC when you open documents and applications you can see them in your windows toolbar and can quickly retrieve them, on the Mac I can't tell what is open and how to retrieve them unless I minimise every screen until I get to it. I'm sure there is an easier way??
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hungry-creek #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 28, 2012 Posts: 3	01-28-2012, 11:30 PM Yes I have the F3 key, thank you
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