Launching & Quitting TextEdit
Like any other application, you must launch TextEdit before you can use it. This loads it into your computer's memory so your computer can work with it.
To launch TextEdit
Double-click the TextEdit application icon in the Applications folder window (Figure 3 ).
Figure 3. You can find TextEdit in the Applications folder.
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| 1. | Select the TextEdit application icon in the Applications folder window (Figure 3 ). |
| 2. | Choose File > Open, or press .TextEdit launches. An untitled document window appears (Figure 4 ).Figure 4. A TextEdit document window has the same basic parts as a Finder window.![]() |
Chapter 2 ; TextEdit and other application windows work the same way.
To quit TextEdit
| 1. | Choose TextEdit > Quit TextEdit (Figure 5 ), or press .Figure 5. Choose Quit TextEdit from the TextEdit menu.![]() |
| 2. | If a single unsaved document is open, a dialog sheet like the one in Figure 6 appears, attached to the document window.
to return to the application without quitting.Click Save or press or to save the document.Figure 6. A dialog sheet like this appears when you quit TextEdit with an unsaved document open.![]()
to return to the application without quitting.Click Review Changes or press or to view each unsaved document with a dialog like the one in Figure 6 to decide whether you want to save it.Figure 7. A dialog like this appears when you quit Text-Edit with multiple unsaved documents open.![]() |
.TextEdit launches. An untitled document window appears (
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to return to the application without quitting.Click Save or press
or
to save the document.
