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Lesson 6: starting programs – 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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Lesson 6: Starting programs

Usually, you will know which program you want to use for a
particular task.

This lesson teaches you how to launch programs from the
Start menu, using two of the programs that are built into the
Windows

®

XP operating system: Paint and Windows

®

Explorer.

To launch the Paint program:

1

Click Start, then point to All Programs.

2

Click Accessories.

3

Click Paint.

The operating system opens Paint—a basic drawing
program.

Sample Paint window

To launch Windows

®

Explorer:

1

Click Start, then point to All Programs.