Use this menu to copy and paste process names, remove included items, select processes, and reveal excluded processes.
Removes the selected items from the process list.
Removes included items from the process list. Not available now because no included items are selected.
Selects all processes in the list.
Reveals the excluded processes that are currently running.
Reveals the excluded processes that are currently running. Not available now because no processes are excluded.
File menu
Use this menu to launch other applications, open and close the About process log, and to quit About.
Opens another application, desk accessory, or the Finder.
Closes the active window.
Closes the active window. Not available now because it cannot be closed.
Creates a text file that records application launches and terminations on this machine.
Creates a text file that records application launches and terminations on this machine. Not available now because a log file is already open.
Closes the log file that is currently recording process activity.
Closes the log file that is recording process activity. Not available now because no log file is open.
Quits About.
Displays a dialog with the original Finder picture (or a “slightly” retouched one if you have a color monitor and QuickTime™).
Process menu
Use this menu to get information about and manipulate selected processes.
Process menu
Use this menu to get information about and manipulate selected processes. Not available now because no processes are selected.
Hint: To select a process, click or type its name.
Displays information about the selected process (its kind, size, and launch date, for example).
Displays information about the selected process (its kind, size, and launch date, for example). Not available now because no process is selected.
Asks the Finder to locate the icon of the selected process.
Asks the Finder to locate the icon of the selected process. Not available now because no process is selected.
Keeps the process from appearing in the list when it’s running.
Hint: Restore an excluded process to the list with the “Show Excluded” command.
Keeps the process from appearing in the list when it’s running. Not available now because no process is selected.
Includes the selected process in the list even when it isn’t running.
Hint: Remove an included process with the “Clear” command.
Includes the selected process in the list even when it isn’t running. Not available now because no process is selected.
Asks the selected processes to quit.
Asks the selected processes to quit. Not available now because no process is selected.
View menu
Use this menu to sort the process list, change the way processes are displayed, and change the amount of information shown.
Sorts the list of processes by process name.
Sorts the list of processes by process name. Checked because this is how the list is currently sorted.
Sorts the list of processes by memory partition size.
Sorts the list of processes by memory partition size. Checked because this is how the list is currently sorted.
Sorts the list of processes by the time they were launched.
Sorts the list of processes by the time they were launched. Checked because this is how the list is currently sorted.
Sorts the list of processes by memory partition location. “Holes” in memory appear as gray bars named “unused.”
Sorts the list of processes by memory partition location. Not available now because System Software is grouped.
Hint: Uncheck “Group System Software” first.
Sorts the list of processes by memory partition location. Checked because this is how the list is currently sorted.
Displays the processes using small icons.
Displays the processes using small icons. Checked because this is the current view for the processes.
Displays the processes using large icons, and shows what percentage of the CPU each process is using.
Displays the processes using large icons. Checked because this is the current view for the processes.
Shows a banner at the top of the main window that describes this machine’s memory and System Software.
Shows a banner at the top of the main window that describes this machine’s memory and System Software. Checked because this is the current setting.
Combines the Finder, the System heap, and any background–only processes into a single bar named “System Software.”
Combines the Finder, the System heap, and any background–only processes into a single bar named “System Software.” Checked because this is the current setting.
Displays a bar indicating the amount of in–use and free memory allocated to each process.
Displays a bar indicating the amount of in–use and free memory allocated to each process. Checked because this is the current setting.
Automatically zooms the main window when the number of processes changes.
