Toshiba Satellite 1405 S Manual

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Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System
Lesson 1: Exploring the desktop
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Icons
An icon represents a folder, file, or program that can be 
quickly activated by double-clicking the icon.
You can create a new desktop icon for any folder, file, or 
program by dragging the element’s icon from its location in a 
window to the desktop area.
TECHNICAL NOTE: If you delete a file from a diskette, it does not 
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Taskbar
Each time you open a program, a button associated with that 
program appears on the taskbar. With some programs, a 
button appears on the taskbar for each document or window 
you open. You can use these buttons to quickly switch 
between the programs or windows.
To make a program or window the active one, click the 
program’s or window’s button on the taskbar.
System tray
The System tray...

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Lesson 2: Using the TouchPad and control buttons together
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Computers can be connected together to form a network, so 
that programs, documents and other data can be quickly and 
easily shared between computers.
You can use the My Computer feature, accessible through the 
Start menu, to access any file in the Windows
® file system.
For more information, read the Microsoft
® documentation 
that comes with your computer.
Lesson 2:...

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3With the cursor in an empty area of the desktop, click the 
secondary button to open the desktop shortcut menu. 
As the name implies, shortcut menus provide quick 
access to many operating system features.
Sample desktop shortcut menu
4Click an empty area to close the shortcut menu.
5Click Start, then click My Computer.
The operating system opens the My Computer...

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The My Computer window is closed.
7Click an empty area of the taskbar at the bottom of the 
screen and, while holding down the primary button, use 
the TouchPad to drag the cursor to the right edge of the 
desktop, then release the primary button. (This process is 
known as “clicking and dragging.”)
The taskbar moves from the bottom to the right edge of 
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Lesson 3: Learning about the Internet
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To  u n l o c k  i t :
1Right-click the taskbar.
A menu appears. If the Lock the taskbar option has a 
check mark, then the feature is in use.
2Click Lock the taskbar.
3Call up the menu again. The check mark should be gone, 
indicating the lock has been removed. 
Follow the same steps to lock the taskbar.
You can also lock and unlock the taskbar by using the 
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Lesson 4: Creating a new document
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The My Computer window appears.
2On the View menu, point to To o l b a r s, then click 
Address Bar.
The operating system displays the address bar. It 
indicates that you are in “My Computer.”
Sample My Computer window
Lesson 4: Creating a new document
This lesson teaches you how to create a text file without 
having to first open a program.
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Lesson 4: Creating a new document
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3To give your document a meaningful name, type My New 
Doc.txt
 and press Enter.
4Double-click the My New Doc icon.
The operating system opens the new document in 
Notepad—the text editor built into the operating system.
Sample Notepad window
Notice that when the document opens, there is a new 
button on the taskbar that reads New Doc.txt- Notepad 
(the name may be too long to fit into the...

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Lesson 5: Creating a new folder
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Lesson 5: Creating a new folder
DEFINITION: A folder is an area where you can store documents 
and other types of files. It is analogous to a file folder stored in a 
file cabinet. In this case, a disk drive in the computer is the file 
cabinet.
The operating system stores documents and programs in 
folders. It even stores other folders in folders. In this lesson, 
you will create a folder in...

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Lesson 6: Starting programs
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7Close the window by clicking its Close button and 
continue with the next lesson to learn how to start 
programs.
Lesson 6: Starting programs
Usually, you will know which program you want to use for a 
particular task. 
This lesson teaches you how to launch programs from the 
Start menu, using two of the programs that are built into the 
operating system: Paint and Windows
® Explorer.
1Click Start,...