Apple Power Macintosh 9600 - Manual (Page 34)

Opening an application program
You open a program the same way you open other items—by double-clicking
the program’s icon.
When you open a document, the program that created it opens automatically.
Once you are working in a program, you can open other documents in that
program by opening the File menu and choosing Open.
Working with several programs at a time
You can open as many application programs and desk accessories as your
computer’s random-access memory (RAM) allows.
The Application menu in the top-right corner of the screen lists the programs
you have open. The name of the active program (the one you’re using right
now) has a checkmark next to it, and its icon appears in the menu bar.
Finding out which programs are open
If you have several programs and windows open, you can find out which
program is active and which other programs are open by opening the
Application menu.
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A checkmark
indicates the
active program.
Commands to hide or
display open windows
Open programs
Application menu (The icon changes to show the active application.)