The Three Kinds of Windows

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The Three Kinds of Windows

Directory / Sub-Direcotry / Folder Window

• If you open a folder you get this kind of window

Application Window

• If you launch an application you get an application window

Document Window

• Almost all applications may have one (or more) document windows within their window.

In the Windows OS, you can individually manipulate each document window within an application window.

Note: The Mac doesn't work this way.

The three states of a window

Now that you've seen the different kinds of windows, here's the

Each directory window or application window can have three states in Windows 95 and 98. Explanations and illustrations follow.

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A button on the Task Bar

• All folder and application windows get a button on the Task Bar along the bottom of the screen
• Document windows do not get their own buttons
• You can click on the buttons on the Task Bar to switch between the different windows

A window that shares the screen

• You can set a window so that you can see more than one window at a time

A window that takes over all the screen

• You can set a window so that it takes over the screen

Click here for a related lesson on how to scroll around in a window.
 
 

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