January 2005
Intermediate to advanced
688 pages
25h 59m
English
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Name
Windows
Synopsis
These settings affect the look and feel of windows.
- Windows, background of multiple document interface (MDI) windows
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → choose “Application Background” from the “Item” list
- Windows, background of non-MDI windows
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → choose “Window” from the “Item” list
- Windows, cascade all open application windows
Right-click on Taskbar → Cascade Windows
- Windows, closing crashed applications
Task Manager (
taskmgr.exe) → Applications tab- Windows, closing hidden applications
Task Manager (
taskmgr.exe) → Processes tab- Windows, color of borders
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → choose “3D Objects” from the “Item” list
(You can also use “Active Window Border” and “Inactive Window Border,” but it will only affect a tiny stripe.)
- Windows, minimize all open application windows
Windows Logo Key + D
- Windows, show outline or full window when dragging
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Effects → Show window contents while dragging
- Windows, tile all open application windows
Right-click on Taskbar → Tile Windows Horizontally or Tile Windows Vertically
- Windows, titlebar font, color, and size
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Advanced → choose “Active Title Bar” or “Inactive Title Bar” from the “Item” list
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