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.
Double-click the TextEdit application icon in the Applications folder window (Figure 3 ).
Or
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. |
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. Click Don't Save to quit without saving the document. Click Cancel or press Click Save or press Figure 6. A dialog sheet like this appears when you quit TextEdit with an unsaved document open.or If multiple unsaved documents are open, a dialog like the one in Figure 7 appears: Click Discard Changes to quit Text-Edit without saving any of the documents. Click Cancel or press Click Review Changes or press 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 closes all windows and quits. |
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