Gateway GT4015H manual Window item Description, Opens the window again, Window or program

CHAPTER 3: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com

Identifying window items

Help & Support

For more information about windows, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword window in the Search box, then click the arrow.

When you double-click the icon for a drive, folder, file, or program, a window opens on the desktop. This example shows the Local Disk (C:) window, which opens after you double-click the Local Disk (C:) icon in the My Computer window.

Title bar	Close
Menu bar	Maximize
	Minimize

Every program window looks a little different because each has its own menus, icons, and controls. Most windows include these items:

Window item	Description
	The title bar is the horizontal bar at the top
	of a window that shows the window title.
	Clicking the minimize button reduces the
	active window to a button on the taskbar.
	Clicking the program button in the taskbar
	opens the window again.
	Clicking the maximize button expands the
	active window to fit the entire computer
	display. Clicking the maximize button again
	restores the window to its former size.
	Clicking the close button closes the active
	window or program.
	Clicking an item on the menu bar starts an
	action such as Print or Save.

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