INTRODUCTION TO THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE1-6 XEROX DOCUPRINT 96/4635/180 IPS GUIDE TO CONFIGURING AND MANAGING THE SYSTEMMoving a window or iconWindows and icons may be moved and repositioned where you wantthem on the screen. You may need to do this when a window youdisplay covers all or part of another window you also need to see.Drag and drop procedure To move an item on the screen:1. Position the cursor on the icon or on the title bar of the windowyou want to move.2. Hold down the left mouse button while moving the cursor to thedesired location. The window or icon moves with the cursor aslong as you hold down the mouse button.3. Release the mouse button when the item is where you want it.This procedure is often referred to as “drag and drop.”Uncovering a window Clicking with the left mouse button on a window’s title bar places thatwindow in front (or on top) of any icons or windows that areoverlapping it. You would do this if you want to view an entire windowthat is partially covered by other windows or icons you do not want toclose.If the title bar of the window you want is completely covered, use the“Front” key on the keyboard, or drag and drop the other windowsaway to expose enough of the title bar to click on. (Refer to “Drag anddrop procedure,” above.)Reducing a windowThere are two ways to “shrink” a window on the screen, that is, to getit out of your way without closing it:• Resizing from the corner: Position the cursor on one of thewindow’s corners and hold down the left mouse button. A small,target-shaped icon displays at the point of the cursor. Drag thecorner of the window in the desired direction to shrink orexpand the window. (You are not able to resize the window if the“target” icon is not displayed.)• Reducing to an icon: If a window has a button containing aninverted triangle in the upper left corner on the title bar, you canreduce the window to an icon on the screen background bysingle-clicking the triangle button. To restore the window to itsoriginal size, double-click that icon with the left mouse button.Note: Reducing a window to an icon does not in any wayinterfere with any ongoing process that was initiated from thatwindow. It does not close the window.
