Chapter 5: Getting To Know The Windows; Xp Operating System; Lesson 1: Exploring The Desktop - Toshiba 2400 User Manual

Chapter 5
Getting to Know the
Windows
Operating System
This chapter introduces the Windows
by guiding you through a few basic tasks.
Whether you have used a Windows
the skill and confidence you will gain from this chapter will
more than offset the short amount of time spent going
through these lessons.
As you explore the Windows
you will often discover alternative ways of accomplishing a
particular task.
For more detailed information on your operating system,
refer to the Microsoft
documentation that came with your computer.

Lesson 1: Exploring the desktop

The desktop is the launching pad for everything you can do in
the operating system. You use its features to start programs,
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