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Lesson 4: Creating a new document
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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 My New Doc.txt- 
Notepad (the name may be too long to fit into the taskbar 
space but, if you point to the name, the complete name is 
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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,...

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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
Notice the taskbar now has two buttons on it—one...

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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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Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding 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 Down 
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
1Click the Restore Down button in the...

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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 
window.