how do I close an open app

Hello, Carolee12,

I would restart the mac, to do this follow the steps below:

Choose Apple menu > Restart. Press and hold the power button until you see options, then click Restart or press R (or use the Touch Bar). If the pointer freezes on the screen or your Mac becomes unresponsive, press and hold Control-Command while you press the power button to force a restart.

This information was from the Apple website, for more information on logging out, sleeping, restarting, or shutting down your Mac you can visit this page here:

Log out, sleep, restart or shut down your Mac - Apple Support

Have a good day,

CJM

Carolee12 Said:

"how do I close an open app How do I close an app that is open? I cannot figure out how to close it"

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If need be, use Force Quit:

1. Hold Down: Command key
2. Press: Tab until you get to the Smileyface (Finder)
3. Go to: Apple menu
4. Select: [the app you want to close]
5. Click: Force Quit... button
6. Click: Force Quit... button

What device/model?

What OS version?

What app?

On a Mac, Command + Q quits an app. “Closing it” is not the same as quitting an app. Closing it means you are closing an active open window, but the app will keep running in the background. So, you need to have the app open (meaning you have an active window of that app open) when you want to use Command + Q keys.

babowa Said:

"The OP has not indicated that the app was frozen, which is the only time when a force quit should be used. I explained that earlier."

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To Clarify:

Informing how to how to access Force Quit... manually(being a stuck app). And "If need be" as the last circumstance.

Command-Q

If you want to close a certain app do these three keys simultaneously:

Command+Option+Escape OR cmd+opt+esc

then select an app you want to close from the window that pops up

That is what is called a "force quit" and it should only be used when an app is not responding. As posted, pressing the Command + Q keys is the standard/regular way to quit an app.

The OP has not indicated that the app was frozen, which is the only time when a force quit should be used. I explained that earlier.

Yes, instructions on how to force quit correctly were posted in this thread yesterday.