Press these three keys together: Option, Command, and Esc (Escape). Or choose Force Quit from the Apple menu  in the upper-left corner of your screen. (This is similar to pressing Control-Alt-Delete on a PC.) Then select the app in the Force Quit window and click Force Quit.

How do I unfreeze Word on Mac?

Go to the Apple menu: Press the combination Cmd+Option+Esc, and a window will pop-up. After pressing the above keyboard combination, the Force Quit Applications should appear, select Microsoft Word and then click on the “Force Quit” button. The Mac will also display a list of programs.

How do you force quit Word on a Mac?

Can’t close word document in Mac Choose Force Quit from the Apple menu, or press Command-Option-Esc. Select the app in the Force Quit window, then click Force Quit.