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Learning the Basics
Starting a program
To use the numeric keypad overlay when the cursor control
overlay is on, hold down
overlay keys. To return to the cursor control overlay, release
.
Shift
To turn off the cursor control overlay, hold down the
and press
keyboard indicator panel goes out.
Starting a program
The easiest way to start a program is to double-click the name
of the file that contains the information you want to work on.
To find the file, use My Computer or Windows
If you prefer to open the program first, you have four options.
You can:
❖
Double-click the icon for the program on your desktop
❖
Use the Start menu
❖
Use Windows Explorer to locate the 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, All Programs.
The Windows
system displays the All Programs menu, which lists programs
and program groups. If your program is listed, go to step 3,
otherwise, continue with step 2.
again. The cursor control mode light on the
F10
®
®
XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating
while you use the numeric
Shift
WordPad program as an example:
key
Fn
®
Explorer.
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