Special Edition Using Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.0

Controlling the Size and Position of Windows

Just as you move papers on your desktop, you can move and reorder windows on-screen. In fact, you can resize windows, expand them to full size, shrink them to a small icon to save space, and restore them to their original size.

The easiest way to resize and reposition application or document windows is with the mouse. As you will see, you can simply drag title bars or edges to move windows or change their size.

As you move the mouse pointer over edges of application or document windows, the pointer changes shape. Each shape, shown in Table 24.3, indicates the type of window change that you can make by dragging that edge or corner. Before you can move a window, it must be active—that is, the window ...