Toshiba r500 Taskbar, Start button

120	Exploring Your Computer’s Features
	Exploring the desktop

Internet Explorer®—The Microsoft® browser that provides access to the Internet.

Windows Media® Player—Plays and organizes digital media files on your computer and on the Internet.

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

NOTE	Whenever a procedure in this User’s Guide instructs you to click
	Start, it means that you should click the Start button.

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.