Chapter 6. Manipulating Windows

Every program for the Macintosh displays windows that contain data. Although every program works with different data, every program's windows act and look alike. You can expand a window to fill your entire screen or open multiple windows to copy data between windows. By knowing how to manipulate program windows, you can make yourself as productive as possible with your favorite Macintosh programs.

For example, you might open a word processor window next to a window displaying a web page so you can copy text from the web browser window to your word processor window. During tax time, open a window containing last year's taxes next to a second window displaying your current year's taxes so you can compare the two sets ...

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