Title Bar stuck under the Menu bar and I cannot select and move it.

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Title Bar stuck under the Menu bar and I cannot select and move it.

I often arrange windows around the desktop and sometimes I inadvertently push a window up too far and the title bar gets under the menu bar. Once I let go of the arrow, the title bar is too far under the menu bar and I can no longer reach it to move it down. The only solution is to close out the program and start over. Is there a way unbeknownst to me to select the title bar again and move it?

Sharon

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.2), 2.66 GHz Intel Core i5

Posted on Jan 21, 2011 9:03 AM

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HariTech

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Jun 30, 2017 7:35 PM in response to SCSilverfox

Hold the shift key and click and drag from the left or right side of the window. Drag inward and the window will shrink on all sides. When the top clears the menu bar you can move it about and resize as needed. It will tend not to get stuck again in my experience.

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reader_f

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Oct 28, 2017 12:06 AM in response to SCSilverfox

Fixed: press and hold mouse button over bottom right corner for a while. Instead of resizing. Then it will grab and move WHOLE window.

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fruhulda

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Jan 21, 2011 10:04 AM in response to SCSilverfox

In which application are yo able to get the title bar under the Menu bar? I don't think I have been able to do that for many years like since I used Panther. It was only third party applications that could move to high up.

You could try changing the screen resolution if you not are using the highest one.

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captfred

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Jan 21, 2011 10:12 AM in response to SCSilverfox

The only thing I can think of is using a second monitor arranged above the primary. If this is the case, move the arrangement to the side.

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SCSilverfox Author

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Jan 21, 2011 10:53 AM in response to fruhulda

Your comment prompted me to test applications. I see what you mean. In Safari and Pages both, the window pops back into the desk space and will not stick under the menu bar. The application that does that is a streaming quotes I use in an online trading site. So, the problem is not something I can fix by going through Apple. Thanks for the insight.

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GhostJon

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Mar 25, 2011 7:55 AM in response to SCSilverfox

My E*Trade streaming watch list was stuck under the Menu Bar also. I tried reseting the screen resolution down to 1280 x 1024, and restarting the MarketTrader. There on the display was the stuck window, out from under. I resized and moved it to a central location, and resized the display back to my normal 1920 setting. And to my relief, the window Bar! Thanks Discussion!

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Sep 11, 2016 3:01 PM in response to GhostJon

I had this problem. Changing the resolution, moving the window, then returning to normal resolution did it. Thank you.

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Answer 8

Aug 25, 2017 5:07 AM in response to SCSilverfox

Thank You HariTech!!

Exactly what I needed

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