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Learning the Basics

Starting a program

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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.

1Click Start, and then All Programs.

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.

 

 

2Click Accessories.3Click Windows Explorer.

4In the left part of the window, double-click Computer to expand the window.

5In the left part of the window, click the line that ends in “Local Disk (C:).”

6In the left part of the window, under the Local Disk C: icon, 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. The left side of the window shows all the folders contained within the Program Files folder.

7In the left part of the window, double-click Windows NT.