Force quitting applications
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Mac OS X, Tips & Tricks
There are several ways you can force quit an application. The easiest method begins by clicking the application’s icon in the Dock. If the top-most item is "Application Not Responding," chances are you must force quit to set things right again (see the following figure). Quit is usually the bottom-most item in this menu, but if an application isn’t responding or you press Option, it changes to Force Quit.
