Starting a program from the run dialog box – Toshiba A85 User Manual

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Learning the Basics

Starting a program

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Starting a program from the Run dialog box

This example uses the Run command to start WordPad:

1

Click Start, then Run.

The Run dialog box appears.

Sample Run dialog box

2

In the Run dialog box:

If you know the program’s location, type the
command line. For a program in the Windows

®

folder, type just the program name. Otherwise, type
the full file path. For example, to access WordPad,
type:

c:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\Wordpad.exe,

then click OK.

If you do not know the program’s location, you can
search for it by clicking Start, and then Search.
When the Search screen displays, follow the
displayed instructions.

3

Type WordPad in the Open text box and press

Enter.

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.

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