Navigating Windows
This is a process where by you search the Microsoft windows and its other of its programs and devices; there are different ways to do this, like by using the keyboard and some of its fast keys
Using the Keyboard to Navigate the Desktop
Navigating Windows
The following sections describe the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate windows.
A window is a rectangular frame on your screen that displays an application.
To Give Focus (this is the way to view the window) to a Window
Before you can use or modify a window, you must give focus to the window.
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to give focus to a window.
Keys Function
Alt + Tab Display a popup window with icons that represent each window.
Press-and-hold Alt and continue to press Tab to move through the windows until you reach the window
To which you want to give focus.
Alt + Esc Raise each window in turn until you reach the window to which you want to give focus.
To Control a Window
When a window has focus, you can perform various actions on the window.
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to control the window that has focus.
Keys Function
Alt + spacebar Open the Window Menu.
Alt + F4; Closes the window.
Alt + F10; Maximizes the window.
Alt + F5; Restores a maximized window to the original size of the window.
To Move a Window
When a window has focus, you can move the window around the screen.
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to move a window.
Keys Function
Alt + F7; Starts the movement operation. The mouse pointer changes to a cross.
Arrow keys move the window 10 pixels at a time in the direction of the arrow key.
Ctrl + arrow keys Move the window one pixel at a time in the direction of the arrow key.
Shift + arrow keys Move the window in the direction of the arrow key to align it with the edge of the nearest window,
Panel, or screen edge.
Spacebar complete the move operation and leave the window in the current position.
Esc Cancel the move operation and restore the window to the original position.