Icons
and Dialogue Boxes
These are all part of your desktop. You can think of the Windows desktop as a
regular furniture desktop. The windows, icons, and dialogue boxes are like the
the papers, pens, and other objects you would see on a regular desk.
Like a desk, you want to keep the windows desktop as organized as
possible. In this section you will see tricks that make manipulating this
virtual desktop much easier. You will also see why mastering the concepts
of the desktop are essential.
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This section describes the various characteristics of a window.
The location of each window part will also be pointed out with a
diagram.
Toaster Button or Control Menu Box
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This button is located on the upper-left corner of each window. The
toaster button contains a list of commands for manipulating the
window.
Shortcut Alternatives to the Toaster Button
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In this section, different approaches will be demonstrated
in place of the toaster button commands.
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There are three basic commands for the mouse. This section
describes these commands.
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These are windows inside another window.
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These are windows stacked on top of another window.
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The windows desktop is very similar to a physical desktop. The
things that you do on a physical desktop are also things that you
should practice on the windows desktop.
