
132 | Exploring Your Computer’s Features |
Exploring the desktop | |
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Finding your way around the desktop
Your computer’s desktop includes several standard features: icons, Start button, taskbar, notification area, and background pattern.
Icons
Start button | Taskbar | Notification area |
(Sample Image) Windows® operating system desktop
Icons
An icon represents a folder, file, or program that can be quickly activated by
You can create a new desktop icon for any folder, file, or program by dragging the element’s icon from its location in a window to the desktop area.
You may see various icons displayed on your system desktop, for example:
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