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Manipulate Windows

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Do you know how to:

Close a Window     Up arrow to return to the top of the page.

To close a window, click the X at the upper right corner of the window.

A computer window with an arrow pointing to the X in the upper right corner.

Minimize a Window    Up arrow to return to the top of the page.

To minimize a window, click the A button with a horizontal short straight line.  minimize button that appears at the top right corner of a window. The window closes and its button appears raised on the taskbar.

Maximize and Restore a Window     Up arrow to return to the top of the page.

To maximize a window, click the maximize A button with a square box depicitng a computer screen.  button at the top right corner of a screen. The window now covers the entire screen.

When the windows covers a full screen, you will see a restore A button with two small square boxes, one slightly overlaying the other. button. Click the restore button to reduce the windows back to the size it was before maximizing.

Resize a Window     Up arrow to return to the top of the page.

To resize a window, move the cursor to any corner or side of the window. It changes to a double-headed arrow. Hold the left mouse button and drag in the direction it is to be resized. Windows can be resided by dragging a corner, a side, or top or bottom.

A computer window with a diagonally pointing resizing arrow at the upper right corner.

 

A computer window reduced in size after being resized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move a Window     Up arrow to return to the top of the page.

Move a window by pointing to the title bar, click and hold the left mouse button, drag the window to the desired location, then release the button.

A computer window with an arrow pointing to the top blue bar with the word drag and another window to the right depicting that the window has been moved.