February 29, 2008, Newsletter Issue #179: Secrets #3
Tip of the Week
Mac OS 8 Secrets
Easy close
When you´ve finished working with a pop-up window, you can snap it back down to the bottom of the screen by pressing command-W--the same old keystroke you use to close regular windows.
Easy resizing
Resize windows containing a lot of items, making them as tall as possible, before turning them into pop-up windows. This way, when you click on the collapsed window´s tab, the window expands to reveal as many files as possible--without additional scrolling.
Expand with a click
You don´t have to collapse one pop-up window to make room for another; the Mac does it for you. Expanding one pop-up window (with a single click on its window tab) automatically collapses the previous window, keeping things neat and tidy. The key to this kind of one-click window switching is to make your windows tall and narrow before collapsing them the first time, and then position the window tabs far enough apart so that you´ll be able to see (and click on) the collapsed tabs even when another pop-up window is expanded.
(Guru Note: except for the name, I don´t know the source for these tips. If anyone does, please contact me at macmaven@hotpop.com so I can give proper credit!)
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