Like many programs that run in Windows, Internet Explorer features common buttons on the right-hand side of the title bar: Minimize, Maximize/Restore, and Close.

 

To minimize the Internet Explorer browser window, click the Minimize button (). This will shrink the browser window down to a button on the taskbar, typically located at the very bottom of your screen:

 

 

 

 

Minimizing a window allows you to put Internet Explorer "in the background" so you can use another program. The current Web page will be saved in your computer's memory, and the Web site's name appears on the taskbar button. To bring back the browser window to its original size, simply click the Internet Explorer button on the taskbar.

To maximize the Internet Explorer browser window, click the Maximize button (). This will make the current browser window expand to fill your entire screen. Alternately, if you wish to shrink (or restore) a browser window to its initial size, click the Restore Button (). Notice that the icon on the middle button changes from Maximize to Restore depending on the current state of a browser window.

 

To close the current browser window, click the Close button ().