Lesson 6:  The Mouse and the Taskbar Together

Objectives of this Tutorial:

R   The student will be able to use the mouse to switch between taskbar applications.

R   The student will be able to use the mouse to operate the control icons in a window.

Click within the taskbar to switch between programs and to close them:

R   All open applications are represented by a button on the taskbar.

o        The active program’s button appears depressed

o        Inactive program buttons are not depressed

R   You can quickly switch between programs by clicking the application's taskbar button.

R   You can close a program by right-clicking its icon on the taskbar and then selecting Close on the shortcut menu.

Use the Quick Launch Toolbar:

R   The Quick Launch toolbar can be customized to include the applications you run most frequently.

R   An application in the Quick Launch toolbar can be started  by clicking once on its icon.

Identify and use the controls in a window

R   A window is characterized by various controls that enable you to manipulate   the window and its contents.

R   Most windows contain the, Minimize-1, Maximize-2, and Close-3 buttons.

•  You click the Minimize button to reduce it to a button on the taskbar.

• You click the Maximize button to enlarge a window to fill the entire screen.

R   When a window is maximized, the Maximize button changes to the Restore button. Click the Restore button to return the window to its previous size.

R   The Sizing handle-4 can be used to resize  the window to make it larger or smaller.  In this way you can have more than one window open on your desktop at a time.