Chapter 16. Closing & Quitting

There is a big and important difference between closing and quitting. You close a document, but you quit an application. This is a vital concept to understand, so don’t skip this short chapter.

Contents of this chapter

Quit vs. Close

Closing a Document Window

Unsaved changes

Quitting an Application

Shortcut

Check to see if applications are open

Quit applications upon Log Out, Restart, and Shut Down

Force Quit

Relaunch the Finder

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