Tip #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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