October 11, 2025
Tech Tip for Writers #22: Quick Exit from 97% of Programs
As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. Each Tuesday, I’ll share one of those with you. They’re always brief and always focused. Enjoy!
Q: My child has a program on the computer and I can’t figure out how to get out of it. There’s no File-exit, no menu. What do I do.
A: Try the old standby from Windows earliest days–Alt+F4. It works on almost all programs. I use it on the kindergarten programs in my lab all the time.
