Lesson 8: Creating Shortcuts; Creating A Shortcut To The Calculator - Toshiba Satellite 4030CDT User Manual

open simultaneously can slow down your system. This lesson
teaches you how to close the programs you opened earlier in this
tutorial.
1 Click the Close button at the top right of the Explorer window.
That is all there is to it. Windows Explorer closes, removing
the Explorer button from the taskbar as well.
2 Close Paint and the My Computer window (assuming it is still
open) by clicking the Close button in each program.

Lesson 8: Creating shortcuts

By adding shortcuts to your desktop, you can open programs or
files with the click of a button. You will probably want to create
shortcuts for the programs you use most frequently. This lesson
explains how to create shortcuts to two Windows 98 accessories—
Calculator and Character Map.

Creating a shortcut to the Calculator

1 Move the pointer to an empty area of the desktop, then click
the secondary button.
Windows 98 displays the desktop shortcut menu.
2 Click New, then click Shortcut.
Windows 98 displays the Create Shortcut dialog box.
3 In the Command line box, type c:\windows\calc.exe and click
Next.
4 Windows 98 prompts you to select a name for the shortcut.
5 Type Calculator and click Finish.
Windows 98 displays the new shortcut on your desktop.
Now assume you want to create a shortcut, but you do not
know the location of the program.
Getting to Know Windows 98
Lesson 8: Creating shortcuts
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer