Q: How do I quit out of a frozen application in Mac OS X?

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Q: How do I quit out of a frozen application in Mac OS X? Answer. From the Apple menu, choose Force Quit. Choose the offending application and click Force Quit. Alternatively, you can use the key command 'apple + option + esc' to produce the Force Quit dialog. Note: These instructions assume you are using Mac OS 10.5 or higher. Locations, labels, and behaviors may differ in other versions of the OS.

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