Network Computing Devices 300 manual Running Application Programs, Manipulating Windows

Windows NT Basics

Windows NT explorer displays My Computer, Network Neighborhood, and Recycle Bin as a tree, or hierarchy, in a double-paned window. The left pane lists the names and icons for disk drives and for the files and folders they contain. The right pane lists the contents of any icon that you click in the left pane.

Click a plus or minus symbol in the left pane to expand or contract the tree, and scroll up or down to view more icons. Note that the contents of an object in the left pane, such as a folder, are only displayed in the right pane when you click the icon.

Running Application Programs

You can start most programs from Start > Programs. You can also start programs from Start > Run, which displays a dialog in which you can type the name of a program or browse to find a program.

In My Computer, Network Neighborhood, and Windows Explorer, double-click a program’s icon or name to start it.

Manipulating Windows

To resize windows, you can use the buttons in the upper-right corner of the window or use the pointer. The window buttons have the following functions:

Shrinks the window to	Closes the
a button on the taskbar	window

Returns the window to its previous size

Enlarges the window to fill the desktop. When clicked, changes as indicated.

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