In the Windows and OS/2 environments, you can click the Minimize button ( ) to send a window that you aren't using to the SAS window bar. To restore the window to its former position, click the corresponding button on the SAS window bar. In other operating environments, minimizing the window shrinks it to an icon.

Docking and Undocking Windows

In the Windows and OS/2 environments, the Explorer and Results windows are docked by default, so they can be resized but not minimized. If you prefer, you can select Window Docked to undock the active window, or you can turn docking off completely in the Preferences dialog.

Using Pop-Up Menus

Pop-up menus are context sensitive and list actions pertaining to that screen region or selection only. Generally, you display pop-up menus by clicking the right mouse button. If you like, you can specify a function key to open pop-up menus. Simply select Tools Options Keys and type wpopup as a function key setting. To open a pop-up menu in the OS/390 or CMS operating environments, type ? in the selection field beside the item.

Getting Help

Help is available for all windows in SAS software. From the Help menu, you can get overall SAS software help, or you can get task-oriented help for one window at a time. Reference documentation is now available from the Help menu by selecting Help Books and Training SAS OnlineDoc.

Customizing Your SAS Environment

You can customize many features of the SAS workspace such as toolbars, pop-up menus, icons, and so on. Select the Tools menu to explore some of the customization options that are available.

You'll practice using features of SAS windows throughout this lesson. Now let's look at each of the main SAS windows individually.