Special key combinations
If difficulties with your trackpad or computer don’t allow you to use standard methods of quitting a program or restarting your computer, you can try using these special key combinations.
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Force a program to quit | |
Force the computer to restart | |
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Here are other key combinations you may find useful.
To do this... | …press this key combination |
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Start a “debugging” application used by software programmers* | |
Rebuild the desktop | Shift key (while starting up) |
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*If you do not have a debugging program installed, your screen displays a caret prompt (>). To return to the desktop, type the letter “G.”
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