Finding Your Way Around The Desktop - Toshiba Satellite S70-B Series User Manual

Exploring Your Computer's Features

Finding your way around the desktop

Your computer's desktop includes several standard features:
icons, Start button, taskbar, notification area, notifications,
and background pattern.
Icons
Start
button
Search field
(Sample Image) Windows Desktop screen
Icons
An icon represents a folder, file, or program that can be
quickly activated by double-clicking the icon.
You can create a new desktop icon for any folder, file, or
program by dragging the element's icon from its location in a
window to the desktop area.
You may see various icons displayed on your system
desktop, for example:
Recycle Bin—Holds files you have deleted. You may be able
to retrieve these files until you empty the Recycle Bin.
Exploring the desktop
Taskbar
Notifications
Notification area
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