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Components of Windows

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Prerequisite

Windows

A windows can represent a folder on the desktop, a running program, a document or a dialog box in the program

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WINDOWS

Windows

Document windows display the data and files that programs operate upon A document window is subordinate to the program window also called the parent window that owns the documentsDialog boxes are interactive windows with which windows95 and applications communicate with us

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Components of Window

Control Menu Title Bar Menu Bar Tool Bar Window Frame Workspace Scroll Bar

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Close Button

Maximize Button

Minimize Button

Components Of Windows

Tool BarMenu BarTitle Bar

Control Menu Icon

Vertical Scroll Bar

Horizontal Scroll Bar

Scroll Button(Arrow)Lick On + To

Open Folder

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Components of Window (contd.)Control Menu

Each window has a control menu, which contains commands for manipulating the windowsWe can open the control menu by clicking the control menu icon The control menu allows us to control the window’s physical characteristicsWe can select an option either by clicking on it or by typing the underlined letter If we double-click on control menu icon, we will close the window

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Components of Window (contd.)

Title Bar The title bar display the title associated with the

windowsWhen the title bar of one window appears as a

different color than the title bars on the other open

windows, the windows is activeWe can move the window by dragging on title bar

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Components of Window (contd.)

Menu Bar

Most application windows have a menu bar, which

contains the title of pull down menus

These titles vary from application to application

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Components of Window (contd.)Tool Bar Tool bars appear in application and folder

WindowsThey normally consists of buttons that provide

quick access to commands

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Components of Window (contd.)

Window Frame When the mouse is on the frame, the mouse pointer changes to a two-headed arrow, indicating that the window can be resized We can change the size of the window by dragging the window frame in one direction

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Components of Window (contd.)

Work Space The work space is that portion of the windows that is inside the frame and under the title bar and menu barThis space is also called the client areaThis windows displays the data and documents in the work space

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Components of Window (contd.)

Scroll Bars Scroll bars automatically appear when a window is too small to show the entire contents of a file or folderThis means that, the display of data in the window’s work space extends beyond the area covered by the windowIn order to see the hidden data, we must be able to scroll the window horizontally and verticallyThe horizontal and vertical scroll bars are used to do this using the mouse

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Components of Window (contd.)

Scroll Bars (cont.)The vertical scroll bar on the right scrolls the window contents vertically (up or down), without changing the window’s size or location The horizontal scroll bar at the bottom scrolls the window’s contents horizontally (left or right), without changing the window’s size or location Each scroll bar consists of scroll buttons, a slider button and the slider bar

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Maximizing, Minimizing, and Closing Windows

There are three small buttons in the upper-right corner of the window with small graphics:-

Minimize

Maximize / Restore

Close

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Maximizing, Minimizing, and Closing Windows (contd.)

The button with the skinny line in it is the Minimize buttonThe one to its right is the Maximize buttonThe third one is called the close button These are control buttons with which we quickly change the size of the window

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- X

Minimize CloseRestore

Maximizing, Minimizing, and Closing Windows (contd.)

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Maximizing, Minimizing, and Closing Windows (contd.)

Maximize Button

Clicking the Maximize button expands the windows to fill the entire screen

After a window has been maximized, the maximize button changes to the Restore button Restore buttons have two little boxes in it

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Maximizing, Minimizing, and Closing Windows (contd.)

-Minimize Button

Clicking the Minimize button hides the windowBut leaves a button with its name on the taskbarie., reduce the window to a button on the taskbar.

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Maximizing, Minimizing, and Closing Windows (cont.)

XClose Button

Clicking the Close button closes the windowand removes the button from the taskbar

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Summary

In this lecture we have learned about

Windows

Components of a window

Maximize, Minimize and Closing Windows

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Frequently Asked questions

1. What is windows.?

2. List and Explain the Components of a windows?

3.How can you maximize, minimize and close a window?

4.What is taskbar? What it contains?

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Quiz1.The toolbar contains _________ that are shortcuts

for performing many common tasks.

Ans button or icons