4 the control menu – Rockwell Automation 57C620 AutoMax Programming Executive Version 3.8 User Manual

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4Ć3

Getting Around in the AutoMax Executive and Windows

4.4

The Control Menu

The Control menu is used to move and reĆsize windows on the

screen, close applications, and access the Task List. This menu is

symbolized by the box in the upperĆleft corner of each window. To

select the Control menu from the keyboard, press ALT,SPACEBAR.

You can then use either the standard method or direct access

method to choose a command. If you are using a mouse, click the

Control menu box in the upperĆleft corner of the window, then click

the command you want to choose, as you would for any other menu.
The Control menu commands for AutoMax Executive V3.x are as

follows:
D Restore restores the window to its former size after it has been

enlarged (using the Maximize command) or shrunk to an icon

(using the Minimize command).

D Move enables you to use the keyboard to move the window to

another position on the desktop (the screen background for

Windows on which windows, icons, and dialog boxes appear).

D Size enables you to use the keyboard to change the size of the

window.

D Minimize shrinks the window to an icon.
D Maximize enlarges the window to its maximum size.
D Close closes the window.
D Switch To... accesses the Task List dialog box, which enables you

to change applications, or to rearrange windows and icons on

your desktop.
To close an application using the mouse, simply doubleĆclick the

Control menu box. See figure 4.2.

Figure 4.2 Ć The Control Menu

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