Owner's Manual

CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com

Identifying window items

Help and Support

For more information about windows,

click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword window in the Search

box, then click the arrow.

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:

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 notebook 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

Title bar

bar