Toshiba portйgй m700 series, m705 series Manuel D’Utilisation

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The easiest way to start a program is to double-click the name of 
the file that contains the information you want to work on. To find 
the file, use My Computer or Windows

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 Explorer.

If you prefer to open the program first, you have four options. You can:

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Double-click the icon for the program on your desktop

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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, and then All Programs.

The Windows

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 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.

Click 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 All 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 contents of each drive and folder on your computer. To use 
this method, you should know the file name and location of the 
program’s executable file (this file ends with .exe).