Opening Windows Media Center with the Windows Media Center remote control

You can use either the remote control or the mouse to open and navigate Windows Media Center.

To use the remote control:

1Press the Windows Media Center Start button on the remote control.

2Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select a Windows Media Center menu.

3Press the OK button to enter your selection and open that window. To scroll the list of Start menu items, use the arrow buttons until the item is highlighted, and then continue moving the arrow buttons down the list to see the items that are not displayed.

4Press the Back button on the remote control to go to a previous window.

5Press the Windows Media Center Start button on the remote control to return to the Windows Media Center Start menu.

Using the Windows Media Center menu bars

When you move the mouse, the Windows Media Center menu bars appear. These menu bars allow you to access:

￿Media controls (play, fast-forward, rewind, stop, and others).

￿The back arrow.

￿Window-control icons (minimize, maximize, and close).

￿The Windows Media Center icon that takes you to the main Windows Media Center menu.

If you use the remote control, or if you stop using the mouse (after 5 seconds), the Windows Media Center menu bars become hidden.

NOTE: You can use the resize buttons to switch to the desktop or to run Windows Media Center side-by-side with another program.

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