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This text refers to program version 4.3  

Introduction

FirstOffice allows you to work with several windows on the screen at the same time. The window that is currently in use is known as the 'active window'. That is the uppermost window, where the title bar is not dimmed.

In the Windows version you can "Iconise" a window, i.e. shrink it to an icon on the screen, by clicking the button in its top right hand corner (shown above). You can re-open the window by clicking the button again.

You can move the active window by dragging the title bar, and change its size by dragging the size box in the bottom right-hand corner. Close the window by clicking the close box or by pressing the Esc key on your keyboard. On the Macintosh, clicking the close box of a window while holding down the Alt key will close all windows, while Windows and Linux users can use the 'Close All' function on the Window menu. In addition, you can save attributes such as size, sort order and position for a particular window using the Window menu. If you have several windows open, you can bring each one to the front in turn using the Ctrl-Tab or ⌘-Shift-N keyboard shortcuts.

!	FirstOffice allows you to have up to 100 windows open at the same time. It is however a good habit to close a window when it is no longer needed. Too many open windows may become confusing.

There are six types of window:

1. Browse windows
   

2. Record windows
   

3. Report windows
   

4. List windows
   

5. Specification windows
   

6. File dialogue windows

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