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To disable the cursor control overlay, hold down the
press
F10
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
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, then point to All Programs.
The Windows
the All Programs menu, which lists programs and program
groups. If your program is listed, go to Step 3, otherwise,
continue with Step 2.
2
Point to the program group, in this example, Accessories.
The Accessories menu is displayed.
again. The cursor control mode light on the keyboard
®
Explorer or My Computer to locate the
®
Wordpad program as an example:
®
XP Professional operating system displays
Learning the Basics
Starting a program
®
Explorer.
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key and
Fn
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