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GETTING TO HIDDEN CLOSE OR OK BUTTONS

Sometimes a window opens up to such a size that the buttons you use in order to close it are hidden. You know, I presume, that you can move a window around by clicking on the Title bar and then holding the mouse down as you drag. But suppose the Title bar is hidden? Then you can't use the mouse to drag the window around. Here is how you get around this problem: you have to use the keyboard in order to get to a menu which will allow you to move the window.

First, make sure the window is active, clicking on any area of it if not. Now press the Alt key and the Spacebar simultaneously, which opens up a menu that normally appears when you click on the window's top left corner. Press M for Move, and then use the Down arrow as many times as needed to move the window's title bar into view. Press Enter to end the Move command, and now you can drag the windows around with the mouse after clicking on the title bar. If moving the title bar into view hides the OK button at the bottom of the window that you want to press, then you might instead use the Up arrow in order to get the bottom of the window viewable.