Use the three window buttons
Close, hide and enlarge a window without losing what is on it.
Every Mac window has three colored buttons at the top left. Red closes, yellow hides, green fills the screen.
Yellow sends the window to the right end of the Dock. One press brings it back.
Key points
- Red closes the window, yellow puts it in the Dock, green fills the screen
- A window put away with yellow returns with one press
What to remember
- Yellow tidies away. It never throws work out.
- Red shuts a window. It may not quit the program.
Try this
Press the yellow button on any window, then find it at the right end of your Dock.
Practice: Use the three window buttons. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.