Managing Windows/Window Conventions

The table below provides basic instructions for managing windows in the content area (see General Screen Layout).

 

Please note that you can select to view multiple windows or a single window in the content area using My Profile > My Preferences. To view multiple windows in the content area, select the checkbox for Multiple Windows under My Preferences.

 

Action

Purpose

Option(s)

Minimize

Minimizing a window temporarily hides it from view without closing it

Use the minimize icon on the window's taskbar or right-click and select Minimize.
Maximize Maximizing a window will fill the entire content area with that window Use the maximize icon on the window's taskbar or right-click and select Maximize.
Restore Restores a window that has been minimized Use the restore icon on the window's taskbar or right-click and select Restore.
Close Close a window

Use the close icon or right-click and select Close.

Tile Tiling allows multiple windows to be viewed at once in the content area   NOTE: Tile + Fill tiles the windows in such a way that the entire content area is filled. Right-click and select Tile.
Cascade When you have multiple windows open, you may want to arrange them such that you can see all or part of each window. Cascading the windows stacks them so that each window's title bar is visible. Right-click and select Cascade.
Show All Windows Displays all windows that have been minimized. Right-click and select Show All Windows.

 

Refer to the Adobe Website for more information on the right-click options: (1) Settings, (2) Global Settings, and (3) About Adobe Flash Player.

 

See Also

Application Conventions

 


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