forcee quit in general is: command-option-escape. in other words the key combo Brad said minus shift.
> On May 31, 2021, at 7:04 PM, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I just use that command option shift escape key combo and it kicked me out to > the login screen and I had to go through the login process again. I can never > remember what the force quit keystroke is but I don’t think that’s it. I just > want to get to that table of apps that you can select for force quitting. But > that keystroke combo didn’t get me there. > > Sent from my IPhone > > >> On May 31, 2021, at 6:23 PM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net> wrote: >> >> The key-command CMD + OPT + Shift + Escape, will Force Quit the current >> application. >> If the current application is Finder, Finder will restart when the >> key-command is performed. >> >> - Brad - >> >> >> On May 31, 2021, at 17:16, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com >> <mailto:lorice...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I didn't know that keystroke either. thanks. >> >>> On May 31, 2021, at 5:02 PM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net >>> <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: >>> >>> Lori, >>> >>> Sounds like you had some sort of process running that was hanging up your >>> Mac. When this happens, a full shut down, and restart usually fixes >>> whatever is causing the problem. Sometimes, I find that my Mac mini is >>> really hot, when I haven’t been doing anything with it. When this happens, >>> I always immediately shut down, and restart the system, and the issue goes >>> away. >>> >>> Sometimes I have the same issue where I can’t access the MenuBar with VO >>> +M, but I am able to access MenuExtras by pressing M a second time. >>> When this happens, I resolve the issue by restarting Finder, by holding >>> down CMD + OPT + Shift, and then pressing the Escape key. >>> This is a faster resolution, then doing a full shut down and restart. >>> >>> HTH. >>> >>> - Brad - >>> >>> >>> On May 31, 2021, at 16:20, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:lorice...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> thanks to eerybody who helped me with my Mac. I left it off overnight and >>> turned it on when I woke up. it's behaving normally now. it's good to have >>> alternatives to the usualy shut-down proceedure because I was having >>> trouble with that. it would give me menu extras but not the menu bar. >>> >>>> On May 30, 2021, at 11:45 PM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net >>>> <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Reboot your Mac, and see if you still hear the hiss. >>>> If you do, then disconnect the speakers, and see if you still hear it when >>>> using headphones. >>>> >>>> Next time you need to shut down your Mac, try the following: >>>> 1. Press VO + M, to place focus on the Menubar. >>>> 2. VO focus should be on the Apple menu. >>>> 3. Press the DownArrow key, then type the letters “SH”. >>>> 4. Now, hold down the Option key, and press Enter, to shut down your Mac. >>>> >>>> - Brad - >>>> >>>> >>>> On May 30, 2021, at 22:23, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com >>>> <mailto:lorice...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> my mac mini is from the end of 2014 and I'm running Catalina. earlier this >>>> evening I was listening to some music using the vlc media player. I >>>> started to notice a hissing sound or white noise. at first I thought it >>>> was part of the music but I paused it and the sound continued. It wasn't >>>> coming out of the headphones only the speakers. the music was starting to >>>> flicker or sound garbled. I quit vlc and went into the menu to turn the >>>> computer off. Safari and email were both closed. my mac was responding >>>> very slowly and everything kept being busy. When I finally got to "shut >>>> down" it said it was going to in 43 secs or something like that but it >>>> didn't. I ended up having to push the button. Any ideas as to what was >>>> going on? I haven't turned it back on yet. I'm kind of afraid to. >>>> >>>> thanks. >>>> Lorie >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>> Visionaries list. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>> >>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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