Desktop components
Icons are graphic representations of objects on the desktop that you select and open, such as a drive, folder, document, or program. Buttons are graphic representations of controls that you use to change the state of desktop elements such as the window size.
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| My Documents is a folder where you store your personal |
| files. You can create other folders to save files in, but My |
| Documents is easy to find because it is on the desktop. |
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| and folders. |
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| The My Computer icon provides access to drives and |
| other computer controls. |
| icon to view the drives and folders on your computer. |
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| Drive icons represent the various drives on your computer, |
| such as the hard drive and CD drive. |
| icon to view files and folders located on the drive. |
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| The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that |
| you discarded are stored. You must empty the Recycle Bin |
| to permanently delete them from your computer. For |
| instructions on how to use the Recycle Bin, see HelpSpot. |
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