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Get to home screen on iMac

I opened up the apps a update an it's still waiting for 10 minutes. How can I go back to the home screen?

Posted on Jan 20, 2013 5:00 PM

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Jan 21, 2013 11:26 AM in response to Majestic_One

The forum is for the PPC computers built during 2006 and before.


Sounds more likely you have an iPad.

if so:

https://discussions.apple.com/community/ipad/using_ipad#/?per_page=50


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Move the mouse pointer somewhere else on the screen & click.


Here is how to find out what version of Mac OS you are running:

Click on the blue apple in the upper left hand of the screen.


click on this icon

User uploaded file


Click on the first line, "About This Mac"


User uploaded file

Most of these are numbers & that's what we want.


What version & Processor do you have?

Get to home screen on iMac

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