Multitasking is all about controlling several applications at the same time. See how to switch between several currently running applications and identify the active application—the one application that has focus on your computer at any given time.
- [Narrator] The first computer that I ever had…was only able to run one application at a time.…Today, that idea seems crazy.…You will almost certainly need to run…multiple applications at the same time…and jump back and forth between them.…This is known as multitasking.…You've probably already heard me talk about…the active application.…No matter how many applications you have running,…only one application at a time is active.…It's usually the one where the window is at the top…of the stack, but you can always tell because…it's the application who's menus are visible…up at the top of the screen.…
But why is it so important for an application to be active?…Well, the act of application has your focus.…Usually there's a window that your interacting with…but if you need to access the menus, that application…needs to be active and if you do a keyboard command,…that command will trigger in the active application.…So right now I can see that calculator is my active…application and I can easily switch to another…application by clicking on that application's window.…
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9/24/2018- Recall the item used to open the system menu.
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Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Download the exercise files2m 44s
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Upgrade to macOS Mojave5m 5s
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1. Getting Started
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Connect to the internet4m 13s
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Update macOS2m 28s
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2. Finder: The Mac Filing Cabinet
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Browse through folders4m 44s
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Use folder shortcuts4m 6s
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Delete files and folders3m 18s
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Connect external drives3m 10s
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3. Using the Desktop
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4. Launching and Managing Applications
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Launch applications2m 51s
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Quit applications3m 42s
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Customize the Dock3m 23s
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5. Browsing the Web with Safari
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Browse and search the web5m 48s
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Bookmark important websites4m 38s
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Download files4m 17s
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6. Working with Mail, Contacts, and Calendars
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7. Instant Messages and FaceTime Calls
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8. Other Bundled Apps
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9. Installing and Managing Applications
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Set up a printer5m 7s
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10. Use Siri for Voice Commands
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11. Manage Notifications
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Work with notifications5m 26s
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12. Share Files and Data between Devices
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13. Backing Up and Restoring
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Back up files manually3m 16s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 8s
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