Windows Vocabulary Beth Felton McKelvey
Programs or Apps Internet Explorer Chrome Word PowerPoint
window the box you see on your screen when you open a program
icons small pictures on the screen that you can click on
maximize to make a window bigger on your screen
minimize to put the program on your task bar
highlight
title bar the bar at the very top of a window (shows document title and program name)
Quick access toolbar The part of the title bar with save, undo, etc.
Menu Bar the long bar near the top of the window that has words on it (Home, Insert, Page Layout, etc.)
Ribbon the bar at the top of a window with icons on it (bold, italics, underline, etc.) This is also called the toolbar.
Task Bar
Desktop
menu
loading the computer is working and needs more time
Documents The folder on your computer where you save all of your files that aren’t photos, music, or videos