Gateway DX442XP, User Manual

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Chapter 2: Using Windows XP
8
Identifying window items
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.
Every program window looks a little different because each has its own menus, icons, and controls.
Most windows include these items:
Help
For more information about windows, click Start , then click Help and Support . Type
window
in the Search box, then press E
NTER
.
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.
Minimize
Maximize
Close
Title bar
Menu bar
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