Adding Icons To The Desktop; Identifying Window Items - Gateway DX430X User Manual

Adding icons to the desktop

Support. Type desktop icons in the Search Help box, then press E
You may want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop for a program that you use frequently.
To add icons to the desktop:
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Identifying window items

Type window in the Search Help box, then press E
When you double-click the icon for a drive, folder, file, or program, a window opens on the
desktop. This example shows the Local Disk (C:) window, which opens after you double-click the
Local Disk (C:) icon in the Computer window.
Menu bar
Every program window looks a little different because each has its own menus, icons, and
controls. Most windows include these items:
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Help
For more information about the desktop icons, click Start, then click Help and
Shortcut
Start All Programs
Click (Start), then click All Programs.
Right-click (press the right mouse button) the program that you want to add to the desktop.
Click Send To, then click Desktop (create shortcut). A shortcut icon for that program
appears on the desktop.
Help
For more information about windows, click Start, then click Help and Support.
Title bar
Window item
The title bar is the horizontal bar at the top of a window that shows
the window title.
right-click program Send To
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NTER
Search box
Description
The Search box lets you search for
a word or phrase in the current
window.
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NTER
Desktop (create shortcut)
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