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Lesson 5: creating a new folder – Toshiba SATELLITE A10 User Manual

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Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System

Lesson 5: Creating a new folder

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Sample Notepad window

Notice that when the document opens, there is a new
button on the taskbar that reads My New Doc- Notepad
(the name may be too long to fit into the taskbar space
but, if you point to the name, the complete name is
visible). By displaying buttons like this one, the taskbar
helps you keep track of the programs and files you
currently have open.

To learn more about Notepad, click Help or open the
Help menu by pressing

F1

. For now, leave Notepad open

and go on to the next lesson.

Lesson 5: Creating a new folder

DEFINITION: A folder is an area where you can store
documents and other types of files. It is analogous to a file
folder stored in a file cabinet. In this case, a disk drive in the
computer is the file cabinet.