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Learning the Basics
Starting a program
Special Windows
(Sample Illustration) Special Windows
Your computer's keyboard has one key and one button that have
special functions in Windows
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Windows
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Application key—Has a similar function as the secondary
mouse button
Backlit keyboard
Your keyboard comes with a backlight illumination feature. Press
FN + Z to turn the backlight off and on. If the keyboard backlight
setting is set to Auto, the backlight turns on when you type on the
keyboard and turns off after a certain interval when you stop typing.
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:
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Use the Search programs and files field in the Start menu
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Double-click the icon for the program on your desktop
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Use the Start menu
The next two sections explain how to start a program from the Start
menu and from the Search programs and files field.
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keys
®
key—Opens the Start menu
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Windows
key
Application key
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keys
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:
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Explorer.
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