WORKING WITH A WINDOW

WORKING WITH A WINDOW

USAGE: There are two types of windows within the system: Application and Document. An application window is the window containing the actual program you are currently working with (e.g., Excel or Word) - which may consist of one or more document windows. A document window is a sub-window of an application that contains the current file you are working on. For example, when working with a word processing application, you may have two or more documents open simultaneously - each in its own window.

To efficiently work with Windows XP, you need to be able to control an individual window. Most windows allow you to change their size and position.

Each window can be one of three sizes, as discussed below:

Ø Minimized This temporarily puts aside the current window and includes it in the taskbar. The program has not been closed but merely set aside. You can return to where you left off by clicking on the taskbar button representing the program.

Ø Maximized The current window is enlarged to take up the full screen. The window cannot be moved or resized while it is maximized. This gives you "maximum" working area and is useful when working within applications, such as a word processing program.

Ø Restored This is the size of a window before maximizing or minimizing. This is the only setting that you can use to manually change the window size.
MINIMIZING A WINDOW

To minimize a window, click on the button shown below:

Click on this button (located in the upper right corner of the window you wish to minimize).

If you are minimizing a document window, the window shrinks to a miniature title bar located at the bottom of the application window. If you are minimizing an application window, the application is placed as a button on the taskbar. Keep in mind that if you have minimized an application, it is still running and that you have only set it aside temporarily.

MAXIMIZING A WINDOW

To maximize a window, click on the button shown below:

Click on this button (located in the upper right corner of the window you wish to maximize).

The current window expands to fill up the entire screen (or application window if it was a document window).
CLOSING A WINDOW

Closing a document window closes the file you are currently working with while closing an application window actually exits the program itself. This second operation removes the program from memory.

Click on this button (which is located in the upper right corner of the window you wish to close).



NOTE: If you close an application containing a document that has not been saved, you will be prompted to save the file before the program is closed.