Lesson 9: Creating Shortcuts; Creating A Shortcut To The Calculator - Toshiba 1000-S157 User Manual

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Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System

Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts

To close the programs:
1 Click the Close button at the top-right of the Explorer
window.
That is all there is to it. Windows Explorer closes,
removing the Explorer button from the taskbar as well.
2 Close Paint and the My Computer window (assuming it is
still open) by clicking the Close buttons for each
program.
HINT: Always save your work before you close a program.
Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts
By adding shortcuts to your desktop, you can open programs
or files with the click of a button. You will probably want to
create shortcuts for the programs you use most frequently.
This lesson explains how to create shortcuts using two
Windows
examples.

Creating a shortcut to the Calculator

Use this method when you know the name and location of the
program file to which you would like to create a shortcut.
1 Move the pointer to an empty area of the desktop, then
click the secondary button.
The operating system displays the desktop shortcut
menu.
2 Click New, then click Shortcut.
The operating system displays the Create Shortcut dialog
box.
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accessories, Calculator and Character Map, as