Toshiba Satellite 1405 S Manual

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Lesson 6: Starting programs
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3To open the second program:
❖Click Start, then click All Programs.
❖Point to Accessories, then click Windows Explorer.
The operating system opens Windows
® Explorer, which 
provides access to all your computer’s resources. For 
example, it lets you see all the files in a particular folder 
on the computer’s hard disk.
Sample Windows
® Explorer window
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Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding windows
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Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding 
windows
If you have followed the lessons in this chapter, you now 
have a screen with several program windows open. You can 
organize these windows by resizing and repositioning them 
so that you can see more than one window at a time. You can 
also hide windows by removing them from the desktop 
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Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding windows
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Using the taskbar
If you have applications open on the desktop, you can 
rearrange them by pointing to the applications’ button on the 
taskbar through use of the TouchPad and clicking the 
secondary button. You have these options:
❖Move windows
❖Size windows
❖Minimize all windows — display only the taskbar 
buttons
❖Maximize windows
❖Close windows
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The Paint window expands to fill the screen, hiding 
everything except the taskbar. Notice that the Maximize 
button has changed. It is now called the Restore button.
HINT: Maximizing a program is a good way to work when you are 
only using that program and do not want any distractions on the 
screen.
Resizing and moving windows
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Lesson 8: Closing programs
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Now that the windows are side by side, you can see how 
you could refer to one window while working in the 
other.
Resizing and moving windows allows you to rearrange the 
desktop to suit your needs. Experiment with different sizes 
and placements of windows to find the best arrangement for 
your work.
At this point you have two programs open on the desktop. 
The next lesson shows you how to close...

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Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts
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Lesson 9: 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 using two 
operating system accessories, Calculator and Character Map, 
as examples.
Creating a shortcut to the Calculator
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Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts
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4Ty p e  Calculator and click Finish.
The operating system displays the new shortcut on your 
desktop.
Creating a shortcut to the Character Map
Use this method when you don’t know the name and location 
of the program file.
1Click Start, then click Search.
Sample Search option on the Start menu
The operating system displays the Search Results 
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Sample Search Results window
HINT: Search also allows you to perform searches on the Internet.
2Click All files and folders.
3Ty p e  
char in the text box labeled: In all or part of the file 
name.
The operating system displays a list of all the files with 
“char” in their names.
4Click the Character Map file with the secondary button 
and drag and drop it on the desktop.
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Lesson 10: Changing the screen saver
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A shortcut to the Character Map appears on your desktop.
NOTE: Shortcut icons can be recognized by an arrow in the lower- 
left corner of the icon. Deleting the icon will not affect the program 
itself.
Clicking a shortcut icon opens the program or folder 
immediately. You can place as many shortcuts on your 
desktop as you find useful.
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Lesson 10: Changing the screen saver
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1Move the cursor to an empty area of the desktop, then 
click the secondary button.
The operating system displays the desktop shortcut 
menu.
2Click Properties.
The operating system displays the Display Properties 
window.
Sample Display Properties window
3Click the Screen Saver tab.
4Click the arrow beside the current option—probably 
“(None)” —to open the screen saver list box.
5Scroll...