Starting A Program; Saving Your Work - Toshiba Portege 4000 User Manual

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Learning the Basics

Starting a program

Starting a program
The easiest way to start a program is to click the name of the file
that contains the information you want to work on. To find the file,
use My Computer or Windows
Windows
Explorer" on page
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

Saving your work

Before you turn off the computer, save your work to the hard disk
drive or a diskette. This is one of the most important rules of
computing.
NOTE: Save data even when you are using Standby. If the
battery discharges before you return to work, your data will
be lost unless it has been saved.
Many programs offer a feature that saves documents at regular
intervals, such as every 15 minutes. Check your programs'
documentation to see if they have an automatic-save feature.
To save a new file:
Open the File menu of the program you are using, click Save


As, type a name for the file, then click OK.
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98 Second Edition, refer to
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Explorer or My Computer to locate the
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Explorer. If your computer has
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