Toshiba M405 User Manual
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Exploring Your Computer’s Features
Exploring the desktop
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Finding your way around the desktop
Your computer’s desktop includes several standard features:
icons, Start button, Taskbar, System tray, and background
pattern.
icons, Start button, Taskbar, System tray, and background
pattern.
Icons
An icon represents a folder, file, or program that can be
quickly activated by double-clicking the icon.
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.
program 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.
able to retrieve these files until you empty the Recycle Bin.
TECHNICAL NOTE: If you delete a file from a diskette or flash
media, it does not go into the Recycle Bin. For more
information on the Recycle Bin, see Windows online Help.
media, it does not go into the Recycle Bin. For more
information on the Recycle Bin, see Windows online Help.
Internet Explorer — The Microsoft
®
browser that provides
access to the Internet.
Windows
®
Media Player — Plays and organizes digital media
files on your computer and on the Internet.
If you place the cursor over an icon, a popup description of the
file contents appears.
file contents appears.
Your desktop may contain other icons depending on your
configuration. See Windows
configuration. See Windows
®
online Help for more specific
information on each icon and how to use it.
NOTE