Starting A Program; Starting A Program From The Start Menu - Toshiba E105-S1802 User Manual

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 the Start menu 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
Use the Search programs and files field in the Start menu
The next three sections explain how to start a program from the
Start menu, Windows
field.

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, and then All Programs.
The Windows
menu, which lists programs and program groups. If your
program is listed, go to step 3, otherwise, continue with step 2.
NOTE
2 Click the program group, in this example, Accessories.
The Accessories menu is displayed.
3 Click the program, in this example, WordPad.
WordPad opens.
To close the program, click the Close button in the upper-right
corner of the program's window.
®
Explorer to locate the program file
®
Explorer, and the Search programs and files
®
WordPad program as an example:
®
operating system displays the All Programs
If you pause with your mouse on All Programs, it will open it up. You
may need to scroll up or down to see the complete list.
Learning the Basics
Starting a program
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Explorer.
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