Starting and Closing Launchpad

The Launchpad icon appears in two places: on the Dock and inside the Applications folder, as shown in Figure 8-1. The three ways to start Launchpad are:

  • Click the Launchpad icon on the Dock.

  • Double-click the Launchpad icon inside the Applications folder.

  • Use a four-finger pinch gesture on the trackpad.

The location of the Launchpad icon

Figure 8-1. The location of the Launchpad icon

No matter how you start Launchpad, its appearance on the screen consists of program icons arranged in rows and columns, as shown in Figure 8-2.

The appearance of Launchpad

Figure 8-2. The appearance of Launchpad ...

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