Force Quit on a Mac

Question

My outlook won't let me click on things and I have a spinning beach ball thing on my Mac.  How do I close it?

Overview

If an application such as Outlook or Safari locks up, you can force quit the application.

1. Click on the Apple menu and select Force Quit or press Command - Option - Esc.
2. Select the unresponsive app in the Force Quit window, then click Force Quit.