If a document is too long to fit in the window, there will be a bar running along the right side of the window. This is the scroll bar. When you drag the scroll box along the scroll bar, different parts of the document come into view. The scroll bar represents the total length of your document. So, if you want to see the middle of your document, drag the scroll box to the middle of the scroll bar. To scroll one line at a time, click the scroll arrow that points in the direction of what you want to see. To scroll a windowful at a time, click within the gray area of the scroll bar above or below the scroll box.

If a document is too wide to fit on the screen, there will also be a scroll bar along the bottom of the window. Drag the scroll box left to see the leftmost side of the document. Drag it right to see the rightmost side of the document.

To close a window, click on the close box in the upper-left corner of the window. This has the same effect as choosing the Close command from the File menu.

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Chapter 3: The Mouse and the Keyboard