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There are two ways:
1. You go to the Apple menu (little apple in upper left corner) and select "Force Quit" then choose the applications you want to force quit in the "Force Quit Applications" window. Press Return, Press "Force Quit."
2. Press "Option+Command+Esc" to open the "Force Quit Applications" widow. Select the application you want to quit. Press Return, Press "Force Quit."
If you mean "Forced Shutdown" of the computer, press the power button for 5 seconds.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 14y agoWith Mac OS X pressing the Command Option and Escape keys together brings up a Force Quit Applications window which allows the user to select an application that has frozen or is not responding in some way and force it to quit. The Force Quit option can also found in the pop up menu activated by clicking and holding on the application's icon in the dock.
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∙ 11y agoTo force quit a particular application that is running hit option > command > escape, and then chose the application you wish to quit from the list of running programs and then click Force Quit. To Force Quit your Mac hold down the power button until it shuts down. To reboot your Mac click the Apple Logo top left of screen and then choose Restart.
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∙ 14y agoTo force quit you can either press: Ctrl, Shift, Esc or Ctrl, Alt, Del
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∙ 13y agoThe fan key+Option+Escape. The fan key is Command (or cmd). It's the Mac equivalent of Ctrl+Alt+Delete on a PC.
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