Toshiba GMAD00134010 manual 119, Start button, Taskbar, System tray, Contents appears

Exploring Your Computer’s Features	119
Exploring the desktop

NOTE	If you place the cursor over an icon, a popup description of the file
	contents appears.

Your desktop may contain other icons depending on your configuration. See Windows® online Help for more specific information on each icon and how to use it.

Start button

You use the Start button to:

❖Start programs

❖Access Microsoft® Windows® operating system update

❖Open documents

❖Adjust system settings

❖Find files

❖Access Windows® Help

❖Run programs

❖Suspend system activity and shut down the computer

Taskbar

Each time you open a program, a button associated with that program appears on the Taskbar. With some programs, a button appears on the Taskbar for each document or window you open. You can use these buttons to quickly switch between the programs or windows.

To make a program or window the currently active one, click the associated Taskbar button.

System tray

The System tray displays icons of tasks or programs that run continuously in the background. To learn more about each task, position the cursor over the icon for a few moments and a short description of the task appears.

Typical tasks in the System tray are Current time, Power usage mode, Mouse properties, and speaker volume.

To activate a specific task, double-click the appropriate System tray icon.