Sema Foundation ICT Department. Lesson - 18

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2 Manipulating Windows We can work with several programs at a time in Windows. To make working with several programs at once very easy, we can change the size of the windows by: maximize minimize resize a window 2

3 Minimizing a Window Minimizing windows is useful if you need to view the desktop or just want to temporarily hide the open window. Minimizing a window displays the window in the taskbar as a button. Ways to minimize a window: Click the Minimize button on the title bar. Click the program icon on the title bar. From the pop-up menu, select Minimize. Right-click on the title bar. From the pop-up menu, select Minimize. In order to minimize all open windows, use the combination. + <M> key 3

4 Maximizing a Window A maximized window fills the entire screen. Ways to maximize a window are: Click the Maximize button on the title bar Click on the program icon on the title bar; from the popup menu, select Maximize Double-click the title bar Using Snapping Tool If a window is open but not maximized, use + <Up Arrow>. 4

5 Restoring a Window A maximized window fills the entire screen. Ways to maximize a window are: Click the Restore Down button on the title bar Click on the program icon on the title bar; from the pop-up menu, select Restore Double-click the title bar Using Snapping Tool If a window is open but not maximized, use + <Down Arrow>. 5

6 Snapping a Window Snapping is a new way of resizing windows. All we have to do is drag a window until the mouse pointer reaches the left, right, or top edge of the screen. Shortcut keys for snapping are: + <Left Arrow>, + <Right Arrow> + <Up Arrow>. 6

7 Shaking a Window We can use the Aero Shake feature to quickly minimize every open window except the one you re shaking. We can then restore all of those windows by shaking the open window again. We can also use the + <Home> key combination to minimize all windows except the active one. 7

8 Moving a Window There are different ways to move a window. Click and drag the window title bar to the position you want Click on the program or folder icon on the title bar. From the Program icon, select Move. 8

9 Resizing a Window You can resize a window by changing the width or height of a window. To resize an open window: Change the width, point to the left or right window border. Change the height, point to the top or bottom window border. Change the height and width at the same time, point to any window corner. 9

10 Switching Between Windows There are several ways of switching between open windows. Click the taskbar button that corresponds to the window you want to switch to. Press and hold down the Alt key and press the Tab key to display the task list. We can cycle through items in the order they were opened using the <Alt>+<Esc> key combination. 10

11 Switching Between Windows Flip 3D Feature Another way of cycling through open windows is using the Flip 3D feature of Windows 7. In order to switch between windows using Flip 3D, use: +<Tab> key combination. <Ctrl>+ +<Tab> to keep the Flip 3D open. 11

12 Tiling and Cascading Windows When you have several windows or programs open, you can have Windows 7 automatically arrange them for you, instead of manually resizing and pushing them around. Windows can organize your windows in two different ways by tiling and cascading. Tiling Windows Horizontally or Vertically Cascading Windows 12

13 Tiling Windows Tiling Windows Horizontally Right-click on an empty area from the shortcut menu, select: Show windows stacked. Tiling Windows Vertically Right-click on an empty area from the shortcut menu, select: Show windows side by side. 13

14 Cascading Windows Cascading windows arranges all open windows so that title bars are listed under each other. In order to cascade windows: right-clicking on the taskbar, select Cascade windows. 14

15 Manipulating Windows 15