Navigation: Parts of a Window
Navigation: Parts of a Window
Identifying the “Parts of a Window” is fundamental and transferable. Training our eye to “read” a window and identify the parts establishes visual control and reduces the “too much information” overload.
The parts of a window are structural elements that are generic and repetitive.
The parts of a window are structural elements that are generic and repetitive.
Here are the parts:
- Window “frame”: the container
- Title Bar: location title and window buttons
- Menu System: actions “commands”
- Address Bar: location and navigation
- Panes: navigation
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(Used with permission from Literacy for Life Foundation's Tech Talk Student Manual)
See it in Action!
Practice
Check out this jigsaw puzzle to review your knowledge about the parts of a window… or use the website to create your own learning activity puzzle!