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The active control elements of the window frame are as follows:
Control Element Description
Window Menu button Click on the Window Menu button to open the Window Menu.
Titlebar You can use the titlebar to move and shade the window.
Minimize button Click on the Minimize button to minimize the window.
Maximize button You can use the Maximize button to maximize and restore the window.
To maximize a window click on the Maximize button. To restore the window
click on the Maximize button again.
Close Window button Click on the Close Window button to close the window.
Border Right-click on the border to open the Window Menu.
To change the size of windows grab the border of the window, but not the titlebar. Drag the border
until the window is the size that you require.
2.4.3. To Give Focus to a Window
A window that has focus can receive input from the mouse and the keyboard. Only one window can
have focus at a time. The window that has focus has a different appearance than other windows.
You can use the following elements to give focus to a window:
Element Action
Mouse Click on the window, if the window is visible.
Shortcut keys Use shortcut keys to switch between the windows that are open. To give
focus to a window, release the keys. The default shortcut keys to switch
between windows are Alt+Tab.
Window List
Click on the button that represents the window in
Window List
.
Workspace Switcher
Click on the window that you want to give focus to in the
Workspace
Switcher
display.
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