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#592 - Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons
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Q:
What are those three little buttons on the
upper right-hand corner of an open window for?
A:
Those are the Minimize, Maximize, and Close
buttons.
The "X" closes the window.
The "Box" maximizes the program, making it full screen. If it's
already maximized, it looks like a box on top of another box. If you
click it in that state, it will make your window smaller.
Finally, the little "_" is the minimize button. It reduces the
current window to a Taskbar
button. Clicking the button on the Taskbar restores the window to
its former state.
We've been getting a lot of questions lately from people who are
trying to make their windows smaller. I guess big windows are out this
year or something.
Anyhow, in order to re-size a window, you need to be sure it's in a
"normal" state, and not Maximized. If your Maximize button is a single
box (as shown above), then you can re-size. If it's a double box, click
it and it will turn to a single box.
Then to resize your window, just hover your mouse cursor over an edge
or corner of the window you want to re-size. It should turn into a
double-arrow. Just left-click, hold and drag till the window is the size
you want.
Finally, here's a hint for all you first time re-sizers: If you
resize using a corner (preferably not the corner with the min, max, and
close buttons) you can resize both height and width at the same time.
~ Steve
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