Toshiba 9100 User Guide

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Learning the Basics
Starting a program

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Use the Start menu

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Use Windows

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 Explorer or My Computer to locate the 

program file

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Use the Run dialog box

The next three sections explain how to start a program from the 
Start menu, Explorer and the Run dialog box.

When you install a program, the operating system usually puts an 
icon in the All Programs menu. To start a program that has an icon 
in the All Programs menu, follow these steps, which use the 
Windows

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 Wordpad program as an example:

Click Start, then point to All Programs.

The Windows

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 XP Professional operating system displays 

the All Programs menu, which lists programs and program 
groups. If your program is listed, go to Step 3, otherwise, 
continue with Step 2.

Point to the program group, in this example, Accessories.

The Accessories menu is displayed.

Click the program, in this example, Wordpad.

Wordpad opens.

To close the program, click the Close button in the upper-
right corner of the program’s window.

If a program is not listed in the Programs menu, you can start it 
from Windows

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 Explorer. Windows

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 Explorer gives you a view 

of your computer’s contents as a hierarchy or “tree.” You can 
easily see the content of each drive and folder on your computer.