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Learning the Basics
Starting a program
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Starting a program from Windows
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 Explorer
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. 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 its file name, 
wordpad.exe.
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Click Start, then point to All Programs
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Click Accessories.
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Click Windows Explorer
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Click My Computer to expand the window.
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In the left part of the window, click the line that ends in 
“(C:).”
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In the left part of the window, under the C: icon, double-
click the folder containing the program, in this case 
Program Files.
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Click Accessories.
Windows
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 Explorer shows the contents of the 
Accessories folder on the right side of the window.
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In the right part of the window, double-click WordPad.
The operating system opens WordPad.
To close the program, click the Close button in the 
upper-right corner of the program’s window.
Starting a program from the Run dialog box
This example uses the Run command to start WordPad:
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Click Start, then click Run.