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Learning the Basics
Starting a program
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To turn off the cursor control overlay, hold down the Fn key
and press F10 again. The cursor control mode light on the
keyboard indicator panel goes out.
Starting a program
The easiest way to start a program is to double-click the name
of the file that contains the information you want to work on.
To find the file, use My Computer or Windows® Explorer.
If you prefer to open the program first, you have four options.
You can:
❖Double-click the icon for the program on your desktop
❖Use the Start menu
❖Use Windows Explorer to locate the program file
❖Use the Run dialog box
The next three sections explain how to start a program from
the Start menu, Explorer, and the Run dialog box.

Starting a program from the Start menu

When you install a program, the operating system usually
puts an icon in the All Programs menu. To start a program
that has an icon in the All Programs menu, follow these steps,
which use the Windows® WordPad program as an example:
1Click Start, then point to All Programs.
The Windows® XP operating system displays the All
Programs menu, which lists programs and program groups. If
your program is listed, go to step 3, otherwise, continue with
step 2.
2Point to the program group, in this example, Accessories.
The Accessories menu displays.
3Click the program, in this example, WordP ad.
WordPad opens.