Toshiba L640, L650 manual 102, Starting a program from Windows Explorer

102	Learning the Basics
	Starting a program

2Click the program group, in this example, Accessories. The Accessories menu is displayed.

3Click the program, in this example, WordPad. WordPad opens.

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

Starting a program from Windows® Explorer

If a program is not listed in the All Programs menu, you can start it from Windows® Explorer. Windows® Explorer gives you a view of your computer’s contents as a hierarchy or “tree.” You can easily see the contents of each drive and folder on your computer. To use this method, you should know the file name and location of the program’s executable file (this file ends with .exe).

This example opens WordPad using Windows® Explorer.

NOTE If you pause with your mouse on All Programs, it will open it up. You may need to scroll up or down to see the complete list.

1Click the Windows Explorer icon on the taskbar.

2In the left part of the window, double-click Computer to expand the window.

3In the left part of the window, click the line that ends in “(C:).”

4In the right part of the window, double-click the folder containing the program, in this case Program Files.

Windows® Explorer shows the contents of the Program Files folder on the right side of the window.

5In the right part of the window, double-click Windows NT.

6In the right part of the window, double-click Accessories.

Windows® Explorer shows the contents of the Accessories folder on the right side of the window.

7In the right part of the window, double-click wordpad.

The operating system opens WordPad.

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