Mac OS X in a Nutshell

Name

Windows

Synopsis

Open a new window?

File → Open (

-O)

Close a window?

File → Close (

-W)

Close all open windows for an application?

Option-click on the close window button.

Note

If there are changes that need to be saved in any of the windows being closed, you will be prompted to save. Either hit Return to save the changes, or enter

-D to invoke the Don’t Save button.

Minimize a window?

Window → Minimize Window (

-M)

Double-click on the window’s titlebar.

Minimize all open windows for a single application?

Option-

-M

Note

With some applications, Option-

-M may function differently. For example, issuing Option-

-M in Microsoft Word (Office v.X) will open the Paragraph format window (Format → Paragraph). Instead, you can minimize all of Word’s windows by holding down the Option key and double-clicking on a document’s ...