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Windows This chapter describes windows and explains how they can be moved, resized, hidden and closed. It describes how to move through the contents of a document too large to display in a window all at once. What is a window? A window is an area of the screen displaying an activity or application. Examples of windows you have seen so far are the colour selection palette and the directory window, displayed when you click on the palette and disc drive icons respectively. Features of windows Most windows can be moved around the screen, hidden behind other windows, or closed completely. Icons on the windows allow you to do these things.

Some windows also have icons which allow you to change their size. Windows 27