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Components of Application Window Part 1

The application program in Windows operating system is opened in rectangular area on the desktop. This rectangular area is known as window. In Windows operating system multiple programs can be simultaneously opened in multiple windows. It is because this operating system is referred to as Windows.

Typical window of application program consists of the following main elements.

• Title bar.
• Control icon.
• Status bar.
• Menu bar.
• Toolbar.

Title Bar

The bar located at the top of the application window is known as Title Bar. Usually the Title Bar contains the name of application program and the name of current document. In the above figure, the Title Bar has an application name “Microsoft Word” and the document name is “Document2”. The user can drag and drop the window from one location to other on the screen by dragging its Title Bar.

More than one application windows of different programs can be opened vertically or horizontally. The Title Bar of the active window will be darker in color than the Title Bar color of other window (inactive window). The active window is one in which you are currently working.

Control Icon

The icon that appears on the left most side of the Title Bar of every application window is known as Control Icon. It is used to control the application window. When the Control Icon is clicked, a control menu appears with a group of commands. These commands are used to set the dimension of window as well as to close the window (application program). The commands of control menu and their functions are:

Restores - the application window to its original size.

Move - Enables the application window to be moved on the desktop, if it is minimized.

Size - Used to change the size of application window.

Minimize - Used to minimize the current application window.

Maximize - Used to maximize the current application window.

Close - Used to close the application window along with application program.

Control Buttons

The buttons that appear on the right most side of the Title Bar of every application window are known as Control Buttons. Like control menu, these are also used to control the dimension of window by using only mouse. These buttons provide the shortcut method to control the window. The control buttons and their functions are:

Minimize Button - By clicking this button, the current window is minimized and disappeared from desktop.

Maximize Button - By clicking this button, the current window is maximized and fills the entire screen. When window is maximized, a restore button is appeared in place of maximize button.

Restore Button - By clicking this button, the window restores to its original size.

Close Button - By clicking this button, the window is closed and its button is also removed from the task bar.

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