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Learning the Basics
Starting a program
To turn off the cursor control overlay, hold down the
and press
keyboard indicator panel goes out.
Starting a program
The easiest way to start a program is to double-click the name
of the file that contains the information you want to work on.
To find the file, use My Computer or Windows
If you prefer to open the program first, you have four options.
You can:
Double-click the icon for the program on your desktop
Use the Start menu
Use Windows Explorer to locate the program file
Use the Run dialog box
The next three sections explain how to start a program from
the Start menu, Explorer, and the Run dialog box.
Starting a program from the Start menu
When you install a program, the operating system usually
puts an icon in the All Programs menu. To start a program
that has an icon in the All Programs menu, follow these steps,
which use the Windows
1
Click Start, then point to All Programs.
The Windows
Programs menu, which lists programs and program groups. If
your program is listed, go to step 3, otherwise, continue with
step 2.
2
Point to the program group, in this example, Accessories.
The Accessories menu displays.
3
Click the program, in this example, WordPad.
again. The cursor control mode light on the
F10
®
®
XP operating system displays the All
WordPad program as an example:
key
Fn
®
Explorer.
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