My macbook is running hot

My macbook is running hot even when im not doing much but googling or looking up things. What should I do?

Check out the Apple article below for trouble shooting ideas.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1473
Stedman

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    You've asked about 10 questions in one post and that's not a good idea.  If you have 10 questions to ask then you get more replies if you start 10 separate threads.
    Regarding your first question (overheating), try resetting the SMC: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
    and also resetting the PRAM: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
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    The fan is on high all the time and the system is running very hot. It also consumes the battery way faster than it used to.

    Thanks for your links.  My MacBook fan was running constantly from switch on and the underside was getting very hot.  Using your first link, I followed the Activity Monitor instructions and found that Dashboard was using '117%'.  As soon as I closed it down the fan instantly slowed and after only a few seconds switched off..
    Thanks again..

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