ADJUSTING THE DOS WINDOWS

First, the DOS window may not be the size you prefer for readability or just in terms of the arrangement of your screen "real estate." You can't grab the edge of the window and re-size it the way you can with a Windows window. Instead, you must adjust the font. The font adjustment will only be available if the toolbar is turned on...you will see a number of iconic buttons across the top of the window. If you don't see these, right-click the (usually blue) bar across the top of the DOS window and select "Toolbar." Then, you can simply choose from a list of available font options. Note that some of the options will result in the DOS window being larger than your total Windows desktop size (the DOS window will spill outside the edges of your screen). If this happens, you must select a smaller size for the DOS window. If necessary, you will have to "grab" the window with your left mouse button and drag it so that you can access the font selection area. If it is off the left or top of your screen, you will have a hard time readjusting it.
You will also see the familiar copy and paste buttons, but there is no cut button (the scissors). That's because you can't actually cut something from a DOS window because DOS was never designed for cutting and pasting (that's what Mac's and Windows are for). Instead, you can use the "Mark" button to permit you to highlight the area you would like to copy (drag your mouse, just like in Windows). Then select the copy button. Then paste your selection into any Windows program. You can play with the Paste button on the DOS Window too, but it is not very useful.
There is also a "Full screen" button (same as Alt-Enter), and a shortcut to the "Properties" section we looked at last week. If you are a DOS expert, you will appreciate all of the configuration options available in the Properties section. If you don't understand what these options are, then it would be best to leave them alone!
It should be possible, though, to run your favourite DOS program from the past and have it look and feel just the way you want.