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Getting to Know the Windows® XP Operating System
Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts
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Sample Search Results window
HINT: Search also allows you to perform searches on the Internet.
2Click All files and folders.
3Type char in the text box labeled: In all or part of the file
name.
The operating system displays a list of all the files with
“char” in their names.
4Select the Character Map file with the secondary
button, then drag and drop it on the desktop.
5In the shortcut menu, click Create Shortcut(s) Here.
A shortcut to the Character Map appears on your desktop.
NOTE: Shortcut icons can be recognized by an arrow in the lower-
left corner. Deleting or changing the shortcut icons will not affect
the program to which they refer.