MANIPULATING MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Resizing Windows
Maximising Windows
Moving Windows
Raising and Lowering Windows
Scrolling within Windows
Closing Windows
The figure below shows the areas of interest for manipulating Macintosh Windows.
Resizing Windows
You can resize windows to help you manage screen space on your desktop.
- 1) Place the cursor within the resizing area at the bottom right-hand
corner of the window.
- 2) Press and hold down the mouse button.
- The border of the window becomes outlined when you press down the mouse
button.
- 3) Resize the window by dragging the mouse.
- When you start to move the border, an outline of the window appears showing the
new size of the window. Moving to the left or right adjusts the width of the
window.
Moving up or down adjusts the height of the window.
- Release the mouse button when the window is the size you want.
Maximising Windows
You can enlarge the window size so that it fills most of the desktop.
To maximise a window:
- 1). Place the cursor over the Maximise button, as shown in the figure above.
- Click the mouse button.
- The window becomes its 'standard' maximum size.
- 2). Restore the window to its original size by clicking again in the
Maximise button.
Moving Windows
When you work with many different windows, frequently you need to move a window
to a different place on the screen. Macintosh windows have a border at the top of the
window called a title bar.
- 1). Place the cursor within the title bar; then press and hold down the
mouse button.
- 2). Move the window by dragging the mouse.
- When you start to move the window, an outline
of the window appears.
- 3). Place the window by releasing the mouse button
Raising & Lowering Windows
If windows are laying on top of each other on your screen, and the window you want is hidden,
you can raise the window to the top of the stack, or lower the windows that are
covering it to the bottom of the stack.
To raise a window, place the cursor anywhere within the window
and click the mouse button. The window pops to the top.
Alternative Method:
Many applications allow you to have multiple files (windows) open at one time
To access one of the windows you have open :
- 1). Place the cursor over the Window menu item (often the last menu item on
the right.
- 2). Press and hold down the mouse button, then scroll down to the window you
want to select.
- 3). Release the mouse button.
Scrolling Within Windows
Macintosh windows have scroll bars located on the bottom and right-hand
borders.
1). Click and hold the mouse button over these bars and move them
up and down (vertical scroll bar) or left and right (horizontal scroll bar)
to scroll through the contents of the window.
2). Click and hold the mouse button over the arrows located in the corners
of the scroll bar.
Closing Windows
When you're finished working in a window, you can make it disappear in one of several ways.
1). Place the cursor over the Close button; then click the mouse button.
The Close button appears on the window frame, in the upper left corner of the
window.
2). If an application has a Close or Quit button, click that. If an application has a "Close," "Quit,"
or "Quit" command on one of its menus, choose that.
Note: When you close a window associated with an application, you close the file that
was associated with that window - the application process is still running. In order to
quit the application, you must choose 'Quit' or 'Exit' from a menu item (usually the 'File'
menu). Alternatively, the application may have a 'Quit' button somewhere in the window.
