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 ![]() 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.
![]() ![]() ![]() Figure 6. A dialog sheet like this appears when you quit TextEdit with an unsaved document open.![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() Figure 7. A dialog like this appears when you quit Text-Edit with multiple unsaved documents open.![]() |