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Chapter 10 - Managing Windows

What is Window?

A Window refers to a rectangular area of the screen within which you may view
programs, folders and files. It’s the portion of the desktop screen in which a

program with all its content is displayed. At the top of a window interface is the
Title Bar. The title bar displays the name of the program or window (Window
Title) and contains the tools for resizing and closing a window known as the
Control Box.

Control Box

The Control Box is in the upper right-hand corner of the interface and consists of

tools for sizing and closing a window or program. The title bar contains three
buttons. The button with the flat piece (_) is the Minimize button. The button in

the middle is the Resize button which also has two buttons, Maximize (one
square) and Restore (two squares on it. The last button has an X on it and is

called the Close button.

Control Box

Minimize Button

The minimize button drops programs or windows on the Taskbar, where it will
only be represented by an icon. It hides a program or window from the screen
but keeps it running in the computer's memory, ready for quick use. You can
minimize a program you're not using so that it is still running, but is out of sight.

How to Minimize
Click the Minimize Button to minimize the window/program. The

window/program shrinks to an icon located in the Windows taskbar.
The window/program is still open and running. It's just hidden from
view, tucked away and ready for future use.

It's easy to redisplay a minimized program or window when you're ready to use