Section 6.2. Exiting Programs


6.2. Exiting Programs

When you exit, or quit, an application, the memory it was using is returned to the Windows pot for use by other programs.

If you use a particular program several times a day, like a word processor or calendar, you'll save time in the long run by keeping it open all day long. (You can always minimize its window to get it out of the way when you're not using it.)

But if you're done using a program for the day, exit it, especially if it's a memory-hungry one like, say, Photoshop. Do so using one of these techniques:

  • Choose File Exit.

  • Click the program windows Close box, or double-click the upper-left corner of the window.

  • Right-click the programs taskbar button; from the shortcut menu, choose Close or Close Group.

  • Press Alt+F4 to close the window youre in. (If it's a program that disappears entirely when its last document window closes , you're home.)

After offering you a chance to save any changes you've made to your document, the program's windows, menus , and toolbars disappear, and you "fall down a layer" into the window that was behind it.




Windows Vista for Starters
Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual
ISBN: 0596528264
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 175
Authors: David Pogue

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