Absolute Beginners Guide to Quattro Pro X3

2. Working with Windows

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Working with windows

• Understanding views

In this chapter, you get a little extra bang for your buck because the information I present throughout most of this chapter applies to more than just Quattro Proit applies to almost every Windows program you use.

No, I'm not talking about your operating systemWindows 98, Windows XP, Windows 2000but rather the windowsscreensavailable to you while you work in Quattro Pro. For example, suppose that you create a notebook that contains two sheets and you would really like to view both sheets simultaneously. Or, suppose that you have three notebooks open and you want to switch between them or view them side by side. Or suppose that you have Quattro Pro open and you receive a phone call from a colleague who wants to schedule a meeting, so you need to move Quattro Pro out of the way while you check your calendar. By properly managing windows, you can do all of these things, and you can use the techniques I describe to manage windows in most Windows-based programs.

Windows are not the only feature that affects what you see onscreen; you also can use the views available in Quattro Pro to gain some insight into a notebook. At the end of this chapter, I'll show you the views available to you; although these views are specific to Quattro Pro, you'll find that other Windows-based programs also have views, and the concepts are the same.