Learning the Basics

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Saving your work

Entering a program name and path

❖If you don’t know the program’s location, click Browse...

In the Browse dialog box, enter the file name (for example wordpad) and select the drive to search. When Windows has found the file, click Open.

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.

Saving your work

Before you turn off the computer, save your work on the hard disk drive or a diskette. This is one of the most important rules of computing.

TECHNICAL NOTE: Save your data even when you are using the Standby command, in case the main battery discharges before you return to work.

Saving documents is quick and easy, so it is a good idea to get in the habit of saving frequently. That way, if you run into trouble, you won’t lose many hours of work.