Force shutting sown the desktop?
I think that an earlier computer had a way to force shutting off the computer if the shutting down command under the Apple icon did not work.
I have recently upgraded to Capitan software but am still working with the old hardware that includes Intel processors.
I also am still using Microsoft Office from 2011..
Today I could not open an Excel spreadsheet - I live by them - and then could not even force quit the program. And then... could not shut down the computer. Nothing happened. So I just turned off the switch at the power strip.
Surprisingly, when I started again, I aid not get the message that the computer was not shut down safely, or whatever the term they use.
I don't know how many here use a desktop but wonder whether there is any other way.
When I restarted and then went to my Excel file, I did get a notice that my changes were saved..
I wonder whether I need to get a new Office. Or a new computer.
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