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Properties Dialog Box on Windows
In this manual, you will often see the expression “XXX Properties dialog box.” The
dialog box is a window containing text boxes, check boxes, buttons, etc., with which
you can send commands to Windows or other applications. To open the properties
dialog boxes, click
start
-
Control Panel.
The
Control Panel
has two types of views:
Category View
and
Classic View
. The
Category View
allows you to choose the
category that may be related to what you want to do, then, choose your task by
clicking it. The
Classic View
gives you the icons representing their components or
features. Double-click one of the icons to open its dialog box or window. Some of the
dialog boxes you will use often are:
•
Display
•
Phone and Modem Options
•
Mouse
•
Power Options
•
System
Clicking
Switch to XXX View
string appearing at the upper left of the
Control Panel
window allows you to toggle between the two views.
