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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