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The operating system displays the document as an icon 
on the desktop.
5Click the document icon and drag it toward your New 
Folder icon. Position the document icon over the New 
Folder icon until it changes color, then release the 
primary button.
The outline of the document icon moves across the 
desktop and disappears into the folder.
6To see your document, double-click the folder icon.
A window...

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Sample Paint window
3To open the second program, click Start, then click All 
Programs.
4Point 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. 

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Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding windows
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Sample Windows Explorer window
Notice the taskbar now has two buttons on it—one for 
Paint and one for Windows Explorer. 
5Click the Paint button on the taskbar.
The operating system displays the Paint program.
The operating system places the active window on top of 
other windows on the desktop unless you have selected a 
different display option. You can move back and forth...

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Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding windows
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This lesson introduces several ways to adjust the size, shape, 
and position of windows open on the desktop.
Using the taskbar
If you have applications open on the desktop, you can 
rearrange them by pointing to the taskbar using the TouchPad 
and clicking the secondary button. The Windows
® XP 
operating system provides these options:
❖Move windows
❖Size windows
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Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding windows
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3Click the Maximize button in the top-right corner of the 
Paint window.
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 
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Lesson 8: Closing programs
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6Repeat steps 3 and 4 to change the size and position of 
Windows Explorer, placing it on the right side of the 
desktop.
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 
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Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts
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This lesson teaches you how to close the programs you 
opened earlier in this tutorial. 
To close the programs:
1Click the Close button at the top-right of the Explorer 
window.
Windows Explorer closes, removing the Explorer button 
from the taskbar as well.
2Close Paint and the My Computer window (assuming it is 
still open) by clicking the Close buttons for each 
program.
HINT: Always save your work...

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Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts
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Sample Create Shortcut dialog box
3In the Command line box, type 
c:\windows\system32\calc.exe 
and click Next.
The operating system prompts you to select a name for 
the shortcut.
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 
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Sample Search options on the Start menu
2Click All Files and Folders.
The operating system displays the Search Results dialog 
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Lesson 10: Changing the screen saver
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HINT: Search also allows you to perform searches on the Internet.
3Ty p e  
char in the All or part of the file name: text box, 
and then click Search.
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 it to the desktop.
A shortcut menu appears.
5Click Create Shortcut here.
A shortcut to the...