Toshiba satellite m40 Manuel D’Utilisation

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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 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.

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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 content 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). 

This example opens WordPad using Windows Explorer.

Click Start, then point to All Programs. 

Click Accessories.