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The macOS menu bar and the app’s title bar appear.

Click Zoom Back( ).

The window zooms back to its previous size.

Close a Window

Click Close( ).

Note: When you move the pointer over the upper-left corner of a window, Close ( ) changes to Close ( ), Minimize ( ) changes to Minimize ( ), and Zoom ( ) changes to Zoom ( ).

The window closes.

Note: You can also close a window by pressing + . To close all the windows of the app, press + click Close( ) or press + + .

Minimize or Hide a Window

Click Minimize( ).

macOS minimizes the window to an icon on the right side of the Dock.

Note: You can also minimize a window by pressing + .

Click the icon for the minimized window.

macOS restores the window to its original size and position.

Tip

How can I find out where a document in a window is located?

To quickly see what folder contains a file or folder, press + click the window’s name in the title bar. The window displays a pop-up menu showing the path of folders to this folder. Click a folder in the path to display that folder in Finder, or click the title bar to hide the pop-up menu again.

Using Control Center

macOS’s Control Center feature gives you quick access to a range of frequently needed controls. These controls include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and AirDrop; Focus, Keyboard Brightness, and Screen Mirroring; Display brightness, Sound volume and AirPlay, and the Now Playing item in the Music app.

You open Control Center by clicking its icon toward the right end of the menu bar. Control Center opens as a pane on the right side of the screen, showing the top layer of controls. You can display further layers to reach other controls.

Using Control Center

Open Control Center and Toggle Settings On and Off

Click Control Center( ).

Control Center opens.

Click Wi-Fi( changes to ) to turn Wi-Fi off.

Click Bluetooth( changes to ) to turn Bluetooth off.

Click AirDrop( changes to ) to turn AirDrop off.

Click Focus( changes to ) to turn Do Not Disturb on.

Click outside Control Center.