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Learning the Basics

Starting a program

9In the right pane of the window, double-click WordPad.exe.

WordPad opens.

To close the program, click the Close button in the upper-right corner of the program’s window.

Starting a program from the Run dialog box

This example uses the Run command to start WordPad.exe:

1Click Start, then click Run. The Run dialog box appears.

Sample Run dialog box

2In the Run dialog box:

If the program is in the Windows® NT folder, type just the program name.

If you know the program’s location, type the full file path.

3Click OK.

If you do not know the program’s location, you can search for it by returning to the Start menu and clicking Search. Follow the instructions on the Search screen.

HINT: To run the same program again, click the arrow to the right of the text box and select the command line from the drop-down list.