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Does anyone know why when you press the red x to close a windows, it still stays open down on the dock. it has a little dot underneath the app.

Posted on Jan 4, 2022 12:39 PM

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Posted on Jan 4, 2022 12:56 PM

Closing a window does not quit the application. To quit the application you can:

select the application from the file menu then Quit

or

hold Command (⌘) and press Q while the application is active

or

hold control and click on the icon in the dock then select quit

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