Network Computing Devices 300 manual Taskbar

Windows NT Basics

Taskbar

The taskbar at the bottom of the desktop displays a button for each program or window you open, allowing you to run multiple programs simultaneously and easily switch between them.

Figure 2-2 Desktop Taskbar

By clicking a taskbar button, you bring a program window to the front. To close a program, click the Close button ([X]) in the upper-right corner of the window. When you close a program or window, its button disappears from the taskbar. Other indicators can display on the taskbar, such as printing status.

When you click the Start button in the taskbar, the following commands are displayed:

	Displays a list of programs or program folders. This list always
Programs	contains Windows NT Explorer and the Accessories provided with
	Windows (such as WordPad, a simple text processor). Most programs
	installed on the server appear in the list of programs.
Documents	Displays a list of documents that you’ve opened recently.
Settings	Displays a list of system components, including the Control Panel,
	for changing system settings.
Find	Helps you find a folder, file, shared computer, or mail message. You
	can use Find to locate resources on any accessible network server.
	Provides help on how to do a task in Terminal Server. Click the
Help	Contents tab to expand the list of topics. Click the Index tab to find
	topics listed alphabetically. You can scroll through the index topics or
	type the first few letters of an entry to jump to the topic. Click the
	Find tab to find all topics that contain a specific word or phrase.

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