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3Click/Tap a file or program to open it.
Adding icons to the desktop
You may want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop for a program that you 
use frequently.
To add icons to the desktop:
1Click/Tap Start, then click/tap All Programs.
Help and 
SupportFor more information about the Windows XP Start menu, 
click/tap Start, then click/tap Help and Support.
Type the keyword Windows Start menu in the Search 
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2Right-click (press the right touchpad button) the program that you want 
to add to the desktop.
-OR-
Button-tap (press the pen button) the program that you want to add to 
the desktop.
3Click/Tap Send To, then click/tap Desktop (create shortcut). A shortcut icon 
for that program appears on the desktop.
Identifying window items
When you double-click/double-tap the icon for a drive, folder, file, or program, 
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Every program window looks a little different because each has its own menus, 
icons, and controls. Most windows include these items:
Window item Description
The title bar is the horizontal bar at the top 
of a window that shows the window title.
Clicking/Tapping the minimize button reduces 
the active window to a button on the taskbar. 
Clicking/Tapping the program button in the 
taskbar opens the window again.
Clicking/Tapping the maximize button 
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Working with files and folders
You can organize your files and programs to suit your preferences much like 
you would store information in a file cabinet. You can store these files in folders 
and copy, move, and delete the information just as you would reorganize and 
throw away information in a file cabinet.
Viewing drives
Drives are like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. A convertible 
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To see the files and folders on a drive:
■Double-click/Double-tap the drive icon. If you do not see the contents of 
a drive after you double-click/double-tap its icon, click/tap 
Show the 
contents of this drive
.
Creating folders
Folders are much like the folders in a file cabinet. They can contain files and 
other folders.
Files are much like paper documents—letters, spreadsheets, and pictures—that 
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To create a folder:
1Click/Tap Start, then click/tap My Computer on the Start menu.
2Double-click/Double-tap the drive where you want to put the new folder. 
Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) is your 
optional diskette drive. If you do not see the contents of the drive, click/tap 
Show the contents of this drive.
3If you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, 
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To copy a file or folder to another folder:
1Locate the file or folder you want to copy. For more information, see 
“Viewing drives” on page 64 and “Searching for files” on page 71.
2Right-click (press the right touchpad button) the file or folder that you 
want to copy. A pop-up menu opens on the desktop.
-OR-
Button-tap (press the pen button) the file or folder that you want to copy. 
A pop-up menu opens on the desktop.
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5With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click/button-tap.
6Click/Tap Paste. The file or folder you moved appears in its new location 
and is removed from its old location.
Deleting files and folders
When you throw away paper files and folders, you take them from the file 
cabinet and put them in a trash can. Eventually the trash can is emptied.
In Windows, you throw away files and folders by first moving them to the 
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To recover files or folders from the Recycle Bin:
1Double-click/Double-tap the Recycle Bin icon. The Recycle Bin window 
opens and lists the files and folders you have thrown away since you last 
emptied it.
2Click/Tap the files or folders that you want to restore. For instructions on 
how to select multiple files and folders, see “Keyboard shortcuts” on 
page 78.
3Click/Tap File, then click/tap Restore. Windows returns the deleted files or 
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Browsing for files and folders
A file or folder that you need is rarely right on top of your Windows desktop. 
It is usually on a drive inside a folder that may be inside yet another folder, 
and so on.
Windows drives, folders, and files are organized in the same way as a real file 
cabinet in that they may have many levels (usually many more levels than a 
file cabinet, in fact). So you usually will have to search through levels of folders 
to find the file...