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Opening an application program, Working with several programs at a time, Finding out which programs are open – Apple Power Macintosh 7600/200 Series User Manual

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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.)