HT2523: Mac Basics: TextEdit

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Sherry5154
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Q: Why does the TextEdit window automatically open on my Mac whenever I log in?

Why does a blank TextEdit box automatically open on my screen when I log on to my Mac?  It is also in my dock.  I didn't put it there, and this just started happening recently.

iMac (27-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Apr 26, 2012 1:07 PM

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Sherry5154

Q: Why does the TextEdit window automatically open on my Mac whenever I log in?

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  • by Don Archibald,

    Don Archibald Don Archibald Apr 26, 2012 2:17 PM in response to Sherry5154
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    Apr 26, 2012 2:17 PM in response to Sherry5154

    Right-click or Control-click on the icon for TextEdit in the Dock. In the popup menu that appears, go to the Options submenu and if the item "Open at Login" is checkmarked, select it to uncheck that item.

     

    Then repeat, and if the item "Remove from Dock" is shown in the Options submenu, select it.