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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, then point to All Programs.
The Windows
Programs menu, which lists programs and program groups. If
your program is listed, go to Step 3, otherwise, continue to
Step 2.
2
Point to 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.
Starting a program from Windows
If a program is not listed in the Programs menu, you can start it
from Windows
of your computer's contents as a hierarchy or "tree." You can
easily see the content of each drive and folder on your computer.
To use this method, you should know the file name and location of
the program's executable file (this file ends with .exe).
This example opens Wordpad using its file name, wordpad.exe.
1
Click Start, then point to All Programs.
2
Click Accessories.
3
Click Windows Explorer.
4
Click My Computer, to expand it.
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Learning the Basics
Starting a program
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