Lesson 5: Creating A New Folder - Toshiba Satellite 1750 User Manual

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Getting to Know Windows Millennium Edition

Lesson 5: Creating a new folder

Lesson 5: Creating a new folder
DEFINITION: A folder is an area where you can store
documents and other types of files. It is analogous to a file
folder stored in a file cabinet. In this case, a disk drive in the
computer is the file cabinet.
Windows Millennium Edition stores documents and programs in
folders. It even stores other folders in folders. In this lesson, you
will create a folder in which to store your new document.
1 Move the pointer to an empty area of the desktop, then click
the secondary button.
Windows Millennium Edition displays the desktop shortcut
menu.
2 Click New, then click Folder.
Windows Millennium Edition creates an icon on the desktop
called New Folder with the icon name highlighted.
3 Type a name for the folder, such as
4 Close the Notepad document you just created by clicking the
Close button on the right side of the Notepad title bar.
Windows Millennium Edition displays the document as an
icon on the desktop.
5 Click the document icon and drag it toward your New Folder
icon. Position the document icon over the New Folder icon
until it changes color, then release the primary button.
The outline of the document icon moves across the desktop
and disappears into the folder.
6 To see your document, double-click the folder icon.
A window opens and displays the contents of the folder.
, then press
My Folder
.
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