Starting A Program From The Start Menu; Starting A Program From Windows Explorer - Toshiba Tecra M5 User Manual

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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, and then 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
Click the program group, in this example, Accessories.
The Accessories menu is displayed.
3
Click the program, in this example, WordPad.
WordPad opens.
To close the program, click the Close button in the upper-
right corner of the program's window.
Starting a program from Windows
If a program is not listed in the All Programs menu, you can
start it from Windows
you a view of your computer's contents as a hierarchy or
"tree." You can easily see the contents of each drive and
folder on your computer. To use this method, you should
know the file name and location of the program's executable
file (this file ends with .exe).
This example opens WordPad using Windows Explorer.
1
Click Start, and then All Programs.
2
Click Accessories.
Learning the Basics
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WordPad program as an example:
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operating system displays the All
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Explorer. Windows
Starting a program
Explorer
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Explorer gives
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