Cannot resize a window

I am new to the Mac and am having a problem. I did a search but couldn't find an answer. I installed Adobe Lightroom and expanded the window to the point where I cannot see either the resize handle or the red, yellow, or green button at the top. I can now do nothing about shrinking or moving this window. Is there a way to resize it from here? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Hello van:
Try trashing the preference file (com.apple.finder.plist) and restarting and see if that helps.
Barry

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