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Opening a Program File
A program
iile is an execuiable iile, or
a
Iile
thai conlains
inslruclrons lor your
Portlolio
Io
carry
out
Program ltles
wtll
have one
o{
lhe lollowing i,le exlens,ons: .aaT.
.coM,
.ExE. or
.RUN.
These programs
are
slored
in a
drive
and
their tilenames
display in the Directory and File window.
Follow lhese sieps lo run a program lile:
1. Open
the Portlolio and switch
il
on. Display
ihe File
Manager main menu.
Use
desir
o
the arrow keys
lo move the cursor lo highlight the
ed
p.ogram Iile
Note:
You can more quickly position
lhe cursor over
the desired program
lilename
by
lypinq lhe Iirst letter
ot
ihe desired lilename. (The cursor musi
iirsl
be
posrlroned somewhere in
lhe Dtrecrory and File
wrndow
)
The curso, jumps
1o
the irlename begtnntng
wilh thal leiter.
ll
more than one lile begins
wilh ihat
letier. re-lype lhe letler unlil lhe cursor moves lo lhe
desired iilename.
tEnlerl. The highlighled program opens.
3.
When you quit the program, the
lollowing prompl displays:
Slrlke
a |(ey
rhen
ready
. ,
.
Press any hey
ro
relurn
Io
lhe
Frle
Manager maln menu.
Opening an Application Data File
You can open a dala
iile thal has been crealed wilh one ol lhe
buill-in applications without
{rrst
opening
the
application. Follow
lhese sleps
to
open an
applicalion data
rile:
1. Display the File Manager main menu.
2.
Use the
arrow keys io move lhe cursor lo highlight ihe
desired data file.

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