As mentioned, the Mac re-opens the apps you had open when you shut down. You can change this in System Preferences if you want to. I like it, since there is a set of programs I would always have to open anyway, as they stay open all the time; this way I just boot up, and whatever I was doing is back. It's a personal preference. On Mar 22, 2014, at 11:33 AM, Jenine Stanley <[email protected]> wrote:
> I did close the app with command-q. that worked. Not sure why it didn’t > earlier but it certainly did this time around. > > Restarting the computer shows only the two apps running that are supposed to > be running. Happy Day! > Jenine Stanley > [email protected] > > > > On Mar 22, 2014, at 11:31 AM, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote: > >> When you say you closed Amadeus, did you Quit the app (command-Q) or just >> close the document window? Closing all the documents usually doesn't >> actually close the app. >> >> CB >> >> On 3/22/14 8:29 AM, Jenine Stanley wrote: >>> Well, this just got a little more complicated but possibly I might have the >>> answer. >>> >>> So bringing up the Mac today I had Amadeus open at start. I went first to >>> the dock to see if the checkbox Tim mentioned was checked. Nope. >>> >>> Then I went to System Preferences and tried Alex’s method but the only >>> programs listed there were iTunes helper and DropBox. >>> >>> All righty then. I closed Amadeus and will now restart the machine to see >>> what happens if it’s not left open when I shut down. that may be the >>> answer. >>> >>> Again, thanks all for your wisdom. It truly and sincerely doesn’t cease to >>> amaze me how helpful this list can be. >>> Jenine Stanley >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mar 22, 2014, at 10:20 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> 1. Opne System Preferences, choose "users and groups", and find your >>>> account in the table. >>>> 2. Click the "login times" tab and go to the table of applications >>>> 3. Check the box for each one you do not want to start. >>>> >>>> Note, too, that your Mac will probably launch all programs you had open >>>> when you shut down. You can change this behavior in, I believe, the >>>> General settings of System Preferences. >>>> On Mar 22, 2014, at 10:08 AM, Jenine Stanley <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Not sure how this happened but I now have several programs, Amadeus, >>>>> Pages and Prismo in particular, launching at start. I do not want these >>>>> programs to do so. How do I stop them? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> Jenine Stanley >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Have a great day, >>>> Alex Hall >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
