Document area

Programs designed to help you create and edit things generally offer a large document area where your
work appears. The document might be a photograph, drawing, spreadsheet, written text . . . whatever. It
all depends on what the specific program you’re using at the moment is designed to do. We’ll get
deeper into the concepts of working with documents in Chapter 3. For now, let’s continue to look at tools
and techniques for managing open windows on your desktop.
System menu
The System menu enables you to move, size, and close the window by using the keyboard rather than
the mouse. You might find this handy if you do a lot of typing and prefer not to take your hands off the
keyboard to manage a window. To open the System menu, press Alt+Spacebar (hold down the Alt key,
press and release the spacebar, and then release the Alt key) or click the System menu icon in the
upper-left corner of the window. When the System menu is open, you can choose options in the usual
manner. Click the option you want. Alternatively, on the keyboard, type the underlined letter of the
option you want; for example, type the letter N to choose the Minimize option.