HP Pavilion d4400 PC Basics Guide - Page 31

Resizing Windows

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Resizing Windows All windows have some buttons in the upper-right corner. The middle button is either the Maximise button or the Restore Down button. Feature Name Minimise Maximise Description Collapses the window to the task bar (but does not close it). The window is still accessible. To bring the window back up, click the button with the name of the window on the task bar. Expands the window to the full screen. Restore Down Reduces the window from full-screen to covering a portion of the screen. Close Closes the window and stops the program or task. Resize Scroll bar Resizes a window (not available when window is maximised). Move your mouse cursor over any window border until the cursor becomes a double-headed arrow. Click and hold the left mouse button. Drag the border to the left or to the right to change the width. Drag the border up or down to change the height. A scroll bar appears on a window when the information does not fit on one screen. Clicking and dragging on a vertical scroll bar moves the screen up and down. Clicking and dragging on a horizontal scroll bar moves the screen left and right. Introducing the Software 25

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Introducing the Software
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Resizing Windows
All windows have some buttons in the upper-right corner.
The middle button is either the Maximise button or the Restore
Down button.
Feature
Name
Description
Minimise
Collapses the window to the task bar (but does not close it).
The window is still accessible. To bring the window back
up, click the button with the name of the window on the
task bar.
Maximise
Expands the window to the full screen.
Restore Down
Reduces the window from full-screen to covering a portion
of the screen.
Close
Closes the window and stops the program or task.
Resize
Resizes a window (not available when window is
maximised). Move your mouse cursor over any window
border until the cursor becomes a double-headed arrow.
Click and hold the left mouse button. Drag the border to the
left or to the right to change the width. Drag the border up
or down to change the height.
Scroll bar
A scroll bar appears on a window when the information
does not fit on one screen. Clicking and dragging on a
vertical scroll bar moves the screen up and down. Clicking
and dragging on a horizontal scroll bar moves the screen
left and right.