Window Buttons

The Minimize Maximize Close Window Buttons
These buttons are located on the top right corner of each window. Clicking on them once performs the desired action associated with the button.

• The minimize button reduces the window and places it on the taskbar at the bottom of the window.
• The maximize button expands the window to fill the entire desktop screen area.
• The close button closes the window.

Tip: To minimize all windows on the desktop area, right mouse click on an empty portion of the taskbar and select Minimize all Windows from the menu.

The Menu Bar

The menu bar presents a number of options that the program associated with the Window supports. Clicking on an option on the menu bar will popup a submenu of choices that you can select from.

The Windows Borders
The windows borders show the dimensions of the window. Any window can be resized, either made smaller or larger, by dragging the window border appropriately.

• To make the window taller or shorter:
  Move the mouse pointer to either the top or bottom window border, and when it changes to a resize arrow , then hold the left mouse button down and drag the window border to its new position, then let release the left mouse button.
• To make the window narrower or wider
  Move the mouse pointer to either the left or right window border, and when it changes to a resize arrow , then hold the left mouse button down and drag the window border to its new position, then let release the left mouse button.

Moving a Window
A window can be repositioned on the desktop screen display area by moving the mouse cursor into the title bar area, then holding the left mouse button down and dragging the window to the new position, then releasing the left mouse button.

Switching between Windows
When you have multiple windows displayed on the desktop screen area, you can switch between windows by clicking on the programs icon on the taskbar or pressing ALT-TAB keys on the keyboard. When you press ALT-TAB, it will pop up a window of the available programs. Hold the ALT key down, and pressing the tab key will move the selection to the next window in the list. When the desired window is highlighted, release the ALT key and that window will become active.
Clicking on the applications icon on the taskbar can also do switching to another application. The following picture shows the Windows taskbar, located at the bottom of the screen.