Definition of scroll bar in English English dictionary
a graphical widget in the form of a horizontal or vertical bar, on the edges of a personal computer screen, that is used to move scrollable text or images
The rectangular area on the right side of the window that allows you to move up or down in the open document You move by clicking and dragging it or clicking on the arrow at the bottom of the bar
A scroll bar is a tall thin hollow box that appears at the side of a window You can use mouse commands in the scroll bar to scroll the window The scroll bar feature is supported only under windowing systems See section P 13 Scroll Bars
The bar that appears on the right of most Word-processorsà screens (and similar programmes) It appears as a thin strip with an arrow at either extreme and a small ëbuttonà somewhere in between The position of this button indicates approximately where in the document you are at present and its size gives a rough idea of the size of the document (the smaller it is the larger the document) You can click on the arrows to ëscrollà forwards and backwards in the document or ëgrabà the button (by clicking over it with the mouse key without unclicking) and sliding it up and down the scroll bar Clicking elsewhere will cause the button to gravitate towards the mouse pointer effectively scrolling the document
Used to change what part of a document is showing in a window when it is too large for all of it to fit
Look to the right side of your screen See the vertical gray bar with arrows? That's your scroll bar Click on the arrows and the pictures move up and down That's called scrolling This allows a close up view and easy navigation Now grab the placer box (that's the part that slides up and down when you click on the arrows) Now you're scrollin'!
The rectangular strip that appears on the right and/or bottom edges of a Web page when there's more information than is currently displayed You can "click" on its gray area and/or use the scroll arrows and scroll box to move the Web page's contents
The scroll bar appearing to the right of the browser window when the document you access is longer than the browser window The scroll bar lets you move down and up the web page when you place your arrow cursor on the up or down arrows of the scroll bar If a web page is wider than the browser window, a horizontal scroll bar appears at the bottom of the browser window to allow you to scroll from left to right
A control with which the user can change the portion of a document displayed within a window Windows can have a horizontal scroll bar, a vertical scroll bar, or both A vertical scroll bar lies along the right side of a window A horizontal scroll bar runs along the bottom of a window Inside the scroll bar is a rectangle called the scroll box The user can move through a document by manipulating the parts of the scrollbar
The vertical and horizontal edges of windows that feature arrow icons and a small box - called a scroll box - that allow different portions of a window's contents to be accessed by clicking on the arrows or moving the scroll box
In a graphical user interface system, the narrow rectangular bar at the far right of windows or dialog boxes Clicking on the up or down arrow enables you to move up and down through a document; a movable square indicates your location in the document Certain applications also feature a scroll bar along the bottom of a window that can be used to move from side-to-side
The rectangular strip that appears on the right and bottom edges of a window when there's more information than is currently displayed You can click in its gray area and use the scrool arrows and scroll box to move the window's contents
a horizontal or vertical strip on the right or bottom side of a computer screen that allows the mouse to scroll a window up, down, left or right
On a computer screen, a scroll bar is a long thin box along one edge of a window, which you click on with the mouse to move the text up, down, or across the window. a part on the side of a computer screen that you move using a mouse in order to move up or down
A bar along the right and/or bottom edge of a window A window gets its name by being a "window" into a larger display area The scroll bar has a button inside it called the handle which represents the window's position within this display area You can scroll up or down one window by clicking either above or below the handle You can also drag the handle to a new location to directly move to that portion of the display area Finally, arrows on either end of the scroll bar scroll a small amount in that direction when clicked
bar at the bottom or right side of the computer screen which you use to scroll up and down your screen to see contents that are not visible
rectangular area at the bottom or side of a window which allows a user to scroll the screen in from side to side or up and down (Computers)
Use the scroll bar just as you would in any Windows program Scroll bars may appear on both the right side (for scrolling up and down) and on the bottom (for scrolling left and right) when a page is too wide for the browser to display it
A bar that appears at the side and/or bottom edge of a window whose contents are not completely visible A scroll bar contains an up arrow, a down arrow, and a scroll box, which you can use to view the window contents
The grey bars at the side of some windows The view of the window can be moved by clicking on the box in it, the arrows at the end, on the grey scrolling area
The scroll bar is a panel for moving the display horizontally or vertically within a window
A special control that lets the user select which portion of a document is visible in a window
An area along one side of a window that enables you to control the vertical scrolling of text within the window
A vertical or horizontal bar containing a scroll thumb and nudge buttons Scroll bars can be used to move the current view in controls that need to display more data than their extent allows
Usually a horizontal or vertical bar that contains a box that looks like an elevator in a shaft Click on the bar to scroll the screen in the corresponding direction, or drag the box in the desired direction
When a browser tries to display a page that is too big for the screen size, it will set up a scroll bar with arrow buttons and a slider so that the operator may scroll to see the remainder of the page This scroll bar may be up-and-down or side-to-side
S - Scroll Bars The vertical and horizontal strips at the edge of Windows boxes or windows - clicking on them "scrolls" the window either vertically or horizontally
Controls what is displayed in the window; the position of the scroll bar button indicates the position of the information displayed in the total workspace For example, if the scroll bar button is in the middle of the scroll bar, there is a equal amount of information off-screen on either side
The bars at the bottom and right edge of a window whose contents are not entirely visible Each scroll bar contains a small box, called a scroll box, and two scroll arrows to allow different types of scrolling
Highlighted bars along the left and bottom edges of the worksheet window If you have a mouse, use these bars to scroll the active area of the worksheet Click on the scroll box, drag until the window is where you want it, then release the button
The vertical and horizontal strips at the edge of windows on World Wide web pages Clicking on one 'scrolls' the window either vertically or horizontally
These are found along the bottom and right hand edges of the active (uppermost) window and are used to look at the parts of the page that fall below (or above) what you see on your screen At each end of the scroll bar is an arrow Clicking on an arrow moves the contents of the window a small amount in that direction To move faster, just place your mouse pointer over the square in the scroll bar, hold down the left click button on the mouse and slide the square up or down
Sliders that appear on the left or botton of windows to indicate that the full viewing area is not present The thumb of the scroll bar can be manipulated up and down or left and right to move the viewing area of the document respectively (Please use the back button of your web browser to return to the previous document)
A component that enables a user to control what portion of a document or list (or similar information) is visible on screen A scrollbar consists of a vertical or horizontal channel, a scroll box that moves through the channel of the scrollbar, and two scroll arrows Scrollbars are created using the JScrollBar component See also scroll arrow, scroll box, scroll pane
A graphical device used to change a user's view of the contents of a window A ScrollBar consists of a slider, a trough, and scroll arrows A user changes the view by sliding the slider up or down in the scroll area or by pressing one of the scroll arrows These actions cause the view to scroll up or down in the window adjacent to the ScrollBar
the scrollbar, a gray strip on the right of the screen, allows you to move up and down a web page By clicking on the space above the down pointing triangle or below the up pointing arrow you move through the web page By placing the cursor on the darker rectangle and holding the mouse button down you can also move through the page