Working with several applications at a time
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Working with several applications at a time
You can open as many application programs and desk accessories
as your computer’s memory allows.
All open applications are listed in the Application menu at the right
end of the menu bar. The name of the active application (the one
you are using right now) has a checkmark next to it, and its icon
appears in the menu bar.
Finding out which applications are open
If you have several applications and windows open, you can find
out which application is active and which other applications are
open by pulling down the Application menu.
Switching applications
You can switch to another open application or desk accessory by
choosing its name from the Application menu.
If an application’s icon is dimmed in the menu, that means its
windows are hidden. Choosing the application from the
Application menu displays its windows.
You can also switch to another application by clicking in a window
that belongs to an open application, or by double-clicking an
application icon (or the icon of a document that was created with
the application).
A checkmark
indicates the active
program.
Commands to hide or
display open programs
The Finder icon
Open programs
