To maximize an app on the same screen instead, hold the Option key while clicking the green stop light button (the icon on the green button will change from arrows to a plus symbol). In Yosemite, the green Maximize button makes the app fullscreen. While the minimize behavior is the same, the maximize button is weird. In OS X, the stop lights, namely Close, Minimize and Maximize are located on the left-hand side instead of right. How to Maximize, Minimize, Fullscreen an App The menus show up in the menu bar that is stuck to the top of the screen. In Windows, the menu items are attached to the app window and when the window is minimized or out of focus, the menu bar becomes inactive. If an app is being a nuisance, use the keyboard shortcut Option + Cmd + Escape to bring up the Force Quit menu. Using the keyboard shortcut Cmd + Q is much easier. To actually quit the app you’ll need to right-click the app’s icon in the Dock or go to the app’s menu and select Quit. You’ll see a little dot below the app’s icon in the Dock, that means the app is still running. Doing this in OS X will still leave the app running in the background. In Windows, when you click the red X Close button, the app actually gets “closed”. Clicking the Red Close Button Does Not Exit the App It is the perfect eBook for people who want to get a hang of a Mac and how to get the most out of it. Just Switched to a Mac? Get our eBook – The Ultimate Guide to OS X Yosemite for a Mac Beginner. RELATED: Check out our ultimate guide to the most useful keyboard shortcuts for popular services. If you want it to work as the Delete key, to delete a highlighted file for example, press Cmd + Delete. OS X just has the Delete key that by default works as the Backspace key. Windows has both Backspace and Delete keys.
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