Robin Williams Mac OS X Book, Jaguar Edition, The

The Menu Bar

As shown on page 2, you will always see a menu bar across the top of your computer screen. The items listed horizontally in the menu bar will change depending on what is “active” on your screen. For instance, if you have the general Finder window open because you clicked on the happy face icon in the Dock, you’ll see the first menu bar shown below. You can tell the Finder is the active item because you see the word “Finder” in the menu bar.

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You might have several windows open on your Mac at the same time, but only one can be “active.” Whichever one you click on instantly comes to the front and is active. See page 101 for ...