Using the start menu, To use the start menu – Gateway ProfileTM 5 User Manual

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Chapter 4: Windows Basics

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Using the Start menu

You can start programs, open files, customize your system, get help, search for
files and folders, and more using the Start menu.

To use the Start menu:

1

Click the

Start

button on the lower left of the Windows desktop. The Start

menu opens showing you the first level of menu items.

2

Click

All Programs

to see all programs and files in the Start menu. When

you move the mouse pointer over any menu item that has an arrow next
to it, another menu, called a submenu, opens and reveals related files,
programs, or commands.

3

Click a file or program to open it.

Help and

Support

For more information about the Windows XP Start menu,
click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword

Windows Start menu

in the Search

box

, then click the arrow.

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