Starting A Program From The Start Menu; Starting A Program From Windows Explorer - Toshiba U205-S5002 - Satellite - Core Duo 1.66 GHz User Manual

80
Learning the Basics
Starting a program
❖
Use Windows
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 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 content 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).
®
Explorer or My Computer to locate the
®
WordPad program as an example:
®
operating system displays the All
®
®
Explorer. Windows
Explorer
®
Explorer gives