Toshiba SATELLITE A10 User Manual

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Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System

Lesson 6: Starting programs

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Click Windows Explorer.

The operating system opens Windows

®

Explorer, which

provides access to all your computer’s resources. For
example, it lets you see all the files in a particular folder
on the computer’s hard disk.

Sample Windows Explorer window

Notice the taskbar now has two buttons on it—one for
Paint and one for Windows

®

Explorer.

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To re-display the Paint program, click the Paint button
on the taskbar.

The operating system displays the Paint program.

The operating system places the active window on top of
other windows on the desktop unless you have selected a
different display option. You can move back and forth
between the two programs by alternately clicking each
button.

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