Toshiba A9 User Guide
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Exploring Your Computer’s Features
Exploring the desktop
Finding your way around the desktop
Your computer’s desktop includes several standard features: icons,
Start button, Taskbar, Notification Area, and background pattern.
Start button, Taskbar, Notification Area, and background pattern.
(Sample Image) Windows
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operating system desktop
Icons
An icon represents a folder, file, or program that can be quickly
activated by double-clicking the icon.
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.
by dragging the element’s icon from its location in a window to the
desktop area.
The icons initially displayed on your system desktop include:
Recycle Bin — Holds files you have deleted. You may be able to
retrieve these files until you empty the Recycle Bin.
retrieve these files until you empty the Recycle Bin.
TECHNICAL NOTE: If you delete a file from a diskette, it does not go
into the Recycle Bin. For more information on the Recycle Bin, see
Windows
into the Recycle Bin. For more information on the Recycle Bin, see
Windows
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online Help.
Internet Explorer — The Microsoft
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browser that provides access
to the Internet.
Start button
Taskbar
Icons
Notification Area