Windows 98 User Manual - 3 - Navigating Windows
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1. 1 Open any folder window 2 Choose View Folder Options to display the Folder Options property sheet shown in Figure 3 7 FIGURE 3 7 The Folder Options property sheet 3 Choose the Web style option button to turn on Web view or choose the Classic style option button to turn off Web view 4 Click OK file J prodinfo MEMBERS MA iq902 html 3 23 01 Windows 98 User Manual CH 3 Navigating Windows Page 8 of 8 file J prodinfo MMEMBERS MA iq902 html 3 23 012. an hourglass Windows is telling you it s busy When Windows is ready the pointer will change again e Hourglass arrow This pointer means that Windows is busy with another task but you can still continue to work and use the pointer to select things e I beam This pointer appears when you are working with text You use the I beam pointer to position the cursor for typing and for selecting text e Sizing pointers These pointers appear when the pointer is on a window border or corner You can click and drag to resize the object in the directions indicated by the pointer file J prodinfo MMEMBERS MA iq902 html 3 23 01 Windows 98 User Manual CH 3 Navigating Windows Page 2 of 8 e Hand The hand pointer works just like the standard arrow pointer Use the tip of the finger instead of the tip of the arrow to point to and select objects e Four sided arrow About the only time you ll see the four sided arrow is when you move a window using the keyboard Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move this pointer e Prevent pointer The international symbol for forbidden is a circle with a slash through it When you see this pointer Windows is telling you the action you re trying to perform is not permitted e Crosshair pointer The crosshair pointer usually appears in drawing programs Use it to draw and select objects NOTE Throughout this book the left mouse button is considered the primary button You can switch the prima
3. and copy the documents to another folder You can use Shift click to select a range of objects such as a range of files in a file list To select using Shift click click normally on the first item to select it Then hold down the Shift key and click the last item in the desired range Windows automatically selects everything in between Figure 3 1 shows a range of documents selected file J prodinfo MMEMBERS MA iq902 html 3 23 01 Windows 98 User Manual CH 3 Navigating Windows Page 3 of 8 FIGURE 3 1 A range of documents selected using Shift click You can use Ctrl click to select several objects here and there For example you might want to select multiple documents for copying but the documents don t fall into a contiguous range To select these objects click normally on the first object you want selected Then hold down the Ctrl key and click each of the other items you want selected Figure 3 2 shows a group of objects selected using Ctrl click FIGURE 3 2 A group of objects selected using Ctrl click Drag The term drag means to place the pointer on an object click and hold the left or right mouse button move the pointer and release the button Left drag means to drag using the left mouse button right drag means to drag using the right mouse button The following list describes some situations in which you use dragging and tells you whether you left or right drag e To move objects such as icons and windows left
4. drag e To copy objects such as files either left or right drag e To highlight text left drag e To create a shortcut right drag e To resize a window left drag Each of these actions and others are described where appropriate within this book Drag and Drop The term drag and drop means to drag an item such as an icon onto or into another icon or window and release the mouse button You can use drag and drop to perform the following types of actions e Copy and move files Drag the files from one folder and drop them in another e Delete objects Drag and drop the objects in or on the Recycle Bin e Print documents Drag a document s icon onto a printer icon to print the document to that printer e Move text Some programs let you highlight text and then drag and drop it in another location in the document Usually you use the left mouse button to drag One situation in which you use the right mouse button file J prodinfo MMEMBERS MA iq902 html 3 23 01 Windows 98 User Manual CH 3 Navigating Windows Page 4 of 8 to drag is when you want to choose between moving copying and creating a shortcut to an object When you right drag an icon from one folder to another for example you see the menu shown in Figure 3 3 when you release the mouse button Choose the appropriate action from the menu FIGURE 3 3 Right dragging gives you the option of moving copying or creating a shortcut Ctrl Drag and Shift Drag In a
5. Windows 98 User Manual CH 3 Navigating Windows Page 1 of 8 Figures are not included in this sample chapter Windows 98 User Manual mo Navigating Windows In this chapter e Using the Mouse and Pointer e Working with a Window e Using Web View Windows provides a graphical user interface GUD for you to use in interacting with Windows 98 and your PC This chapter explains the basics of navigating the Windows GUI Using the Mouse and Pointer Chapter 1 15 Minute Guide to Using Windows provided a brief explanation of how to use the mouse The following sections explain the mouse in more detail and show you how to use it to interact with your PC NOTE Some PCs most notably notebook PCs use either a trackball or pressure pad instead of a mouse These devices perform the same function as a mouse allowing you to control the mouse pointer on the display As you move the mouse the mouse pointer moves on the display The default mouse pointer is an arrow that points up and to the left but the pointer changes as you work with different objects in Windows The following list describes the different pointers and their functions e Arrow This is the most common pointer Use it to select icons windows buttons commands and other items Essentially you use this pointer when you want to say I want to usethis thing now or I want to select this or I want this to be active e Hourglass When the pointer changes to
6. above the edge of the desktop for example you can use the Control menu to move the window down to a point where you can grab its title bar with the mouse Resizing a Window Although some windows are a fixed size most can be resized You will often want to resize a window to see more or less of its contents or to see something on the desktop behind it Use these methods to resize a window e Drag a window frame Click and drag the top or bottom window frame to make the window taller or shorter Click and drag the frame on the left or right to make the window wider or narrower e Drag a window corner Click and drag any of the four corners of the window frame to resize the window in two directions at once Note that the bottom right corner has a larger grab area to help you more easily resize the window using that corner e Use the Control menu Open the window s Control menu and choose Size A four sided arrow appears in the middle of the window Press an arrow key on the keyboard to select the side of the window to grab and then use the arrow keys to resize the window Press another arrow key to select a corner Press Enter to make the resize happen or Esc to cancel it Minimize Maximize and Restore Windows generally exist in one of the three following states e Normal The window appears on the desktop and can be resized The window can take up the entire desktop or only a portion of it Click the Restore button in the upper r
7. ddition to dragging with just the left or right mouse button you can use the Ctrl and Shift keys in combination with the mouse when dragging These keys let you choose between moving and copying To use these keys press and hold either the Shift or Ctrl key as appropriate and then click the left mouse button and drag as you normally would NOTE You can use Shift and Ctrl to modify a drag even after you start dragging As long as you haven t dropped the item yet you can press Ctrl or Shift to change the outcome of the drag Windows by default creates shortcuts when you drag items without using the Shift or Ctrl keys A small shortcut arrow appears on the icon to indicate that Windows will create a shortcut when you release the mouse button e Shift drag is used to move items when they might otherwise be copied For example when you drag files from one folder to another Windows creates a shortcut to the object in the selected destination If you want the files moved instead use Shift drag When you use Shift drag there is no additional indicator on the icon as there is with drag and Ctrl drag e Ctrl drag is used to copy items If you want to copy documents into a new folder for example hold down the Ctrl key while dragging to copy the items rather than create shortcuts to them When you use Ctrl drag a plus sign appears on the icons to indicate that Windows will copy the items NOTE When you copy files to a floppy d
8. his command to move the window using the arrow keys on the keyboard e Size Choose this command to resize the window using the arrow keys on the keyboard e Minimize Choose this command to minimize the window e Maximize Choose this command to maximize the window e Close Choose this command to close the window Using Web View Windows 98 adds a new view to the desktop called Web view versus the standard view in Windows 95 now called Classic view Web view is covered in more detail in Chapter 7 Exploring Your Computer but this section provides a brief look at Web view Web view offers three primary differences e You can add active content to the desktop When Web view is enabled you can place Web content such as a Web page stock ticker and so on right on the desktop This Web content can act as a sort of live wallpaper updating as the source information is updated e Folders can appear as Web pages This means that you can apply a background image to the page and customize the page s appearance in other ways using HTML and JavaScript HTML and JavaScript programming are beyond the scope of this book so they aren t covered e You can single click to select Each object acts like a hyperlink in a Web page Objects are underlined and you can open them by single clicking them Rather than double clicking My Computer to open it for example you can simply click it to open it To turn Web view on or off follow these steps
9. ight corner of the window to restore the window to normal state e Maximized The window uses the entire desktop The window can t be resized unless you restore it first Maximizing a window helps you use the most possible space for the window Click the Maximize button in the upper right corner of the window to maximize the window file J prodinfo MMEMBERS MA iq902 html 3 23 01 Windows 98 User Manual CH 3 Navigating Windows Page 6 of 8 e Minimized The window takes up no space on the desktop Instead it resides as a button on the Taskbar This helps you get the window out of the way temporarily until you need it again Click the Minimize button in the upper right corner of the window to minimize the window Click the window s button on the Taskbar to restore it to its previous state normal or maximized Minimize Restore All Windows When you have more than one window on the desktop you might want to minimize all the windows to view the desktop To minimize all the windows use one of the following methods e Show Desktop Click the Show Desktop button on the Quick Launch toolbar on the Taskbar Click the Show Desktop button again to restore the windows e Taskbar Right click the Taskbar and choose Minimize All Windows Right click again and choose Undo Minimize All to bring them back e Keyboard Press Windows M on the keyboard This applies only to keyboards that have a Windows key Closing a Window When you are thr
10. isk Windows always copies the files rather than creating shortcuts to them Working with a Window Most Windows programs appear in a window In most cases the window can be moved resized minimized and so on Understanding how to manipulate windows is an important skill This section of the chapter explains how to work with program windows Figure 3 4 shows a typical window with its components labeled FIGURE 3 4 A typical window with its components labeled Moving a Window You will often want to move a window from one place to another on the desktop For example you might want to uncover another window underneath You can move a window using one of the file J prodinfo MMEMBERS MA iq902 html 3 23 01 Windows 98 User Manual CH 3 Navigating Windows Page 5 of 8 following methods e Drag the title bar Place the pointer in the middle of the title bar click and drag the window into position If the window is maximized dragging will not move it Restore the window first and then move it e Choose Move from the Control menu Open the window s control menu and chooseMove A four sided arrow appears in the middle of the title bar Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the window Press Enter when you have the window in the desired location or press Esc to cancel the move NOTE Using the Control menu and keyboard to move a window can sometimes be the only way to move the window If the window s title bar is
11. ough using a window you probably will want to close it Closing the window makes more memory available for other windows and programs and helps unclutter the desktop If you made changes to a document but didn t save it Windows will prompt you to save the document before it closes the window To close a window choose File Close or click the Close button in the upper right corner of the window Tiling and Cascading Windows When you work with multiple windows you ll want to be able to organize the windows so they re easier to work with You can either cascade or tile windows Figure 3 5 shows windows cascaded and Figure 3 6 shows windows tiled FIGURE 3 5 Windows organized by cascading FIGURE 3 6 Windows organized by tiling You cascade and tile windows using the Taskbar Right click the Taskbar and choose Cascade Tile Windows Horizontally or Cascade Tile Windows Vertically Using the Control Menu Each window has a control menu that gives you a standard set of commands you can perform on the window The control menu resides in the upper left corner of the window To open the control menu file J prodinfo MMEMBERS MA iq902 html 3 23 01 Windows 98 User Manual CH 3 Navigating Windows Page 7 of 8 click the small icon in the upper left corner of the title bar or press Alt Spacebar The control menu contains the following commands e Restore Choose this command to restore the window to normal state e Move Choose t
12. ry button from left to right through the Mouse object in Control Panel Using the Mouse Buttons Most mice sold today have either two or three buttons The functions the buttons perform depend on whether you have Windows configured for Classic or Web views In Web view icon descriptions are underlined In Classic view they are not The following list explains the function of the mouse buttons with both types of configurations e Click Press and release the left mouse button Use a click when you want to select an object In Classic view clicking an icon only selects it and does not open it In Web view just place the pointer on the object to select it if the object has an underlined description Otherwise click the object to select it If the object is underlined clicking it will open it e Right click Most objects in Windows have a context menu Place the pointer on the object and click the right mouse button to open the object s context menu The context menu is also referred to as the object menu The context menu contains commands you can use on the selected object e Double click Double clicking opens or activates an object To double click place the pointer on the object and click the left mouse button twice in quick succession Ctrl Click and Shift Click You can use the Ctrl and Shift keys in combination with a mouse click to select multiple objects For example you might want to select more than one document in a folder
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