Shortcut for "Force Quit" in Apple menu

Questions & Suggestions
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Hi there,

I’d like to create a simple shortcut for “Force Quit” which you can manually select from the Apple icon (top left). Currently the default Apple shotcut is cmd + opt + Esc which I find awkward as I have to use two hands.

I’d like to change it to cmd + shift + q which coincidently is another Mac shortcut (Sign out which can also be accessed from the Apple icon).

When I try to map any short cut to cmd + opt + Esc, it doesn’t work and although I know how to select from a menu from within an pplication, I don’t know how or if it’s possible to do it from the Apple icon.

Any ideas?

Thanks

joe

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@Joe_Williams -

Interesting.
I followed your instructions, and it didn't work here either!

Well then, here is a macro to focus on the menu bar.
You can add a few down arrows + return to arrive at Force Quit.

Will that work for you?

"F1" is set in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Keyboard

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This works for me.
You will need to add the TRIGGER of your choice.

Seems to work from all apps that I tried.

##Macro Library   Open Apple Force Quit Window (menu) [Example]


####DOWNLOAD:
<a class="attachment" href="/uploads/default/original/2X/6/6f0d8ce35991feff3db29d25ca59c322aa148bd8.kmmacros">Open Apple Force Quit Window (menu) [Example].kmmacros</a> (1.7 KB)

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<img src="/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f1194ba421196cbfd6b04d5eb1d93c381fa947bb.png" width="538" height="349">

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### AppleScript 

```applescript
tell application "System Events" to key code 53 using {command down, option down}
```
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Thanks all. Downloaded JMichaelTX script and it worked like a dream :smile:

Afterwards, I thought it would be good to select all applications, ready to close them all before I shut down the computer. Cmd A didn't select all, so I've uploaded an image in case anyone else finds it of use.

Thanks again and weirdly it's kind of made my day!!

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You should not use the "Force Quit" tool if all you want to do is a normal quit of all apps. Just use this Action:

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Although the way I suggested allows me to review before closing apps e.g. Ms Words doesn’t autosave very well, so maybe your suggestion might not work as well in my case.

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Thanks again for your Macro, it’s very helpful!

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Yep, sometimes Outlook 2011 does not close quickly.
So I have this process in my "Sleep" macro:

Evernote and Outlook are the main two apps I have running all the time, but sometimes have difficulty quitting.