Toshiba SATELLITE P500 - Manual (Page 132)

132 Exploring Your Computer’s Features
Exploring the desktop
Finding your way around the desktop
Your computer’s desktop includes several standard features: icons,
Start button, Taskbar, Notification Area, and background pattern.
(Sample Image) Windows ® operating system desktop
Icons
An icon represents a folder, file, or program that can be quickly
activated by double-clicking the icon.
You can create a new desktop icon for any folder, file, or program
by dragging the element’s icon from its location in a window to the
desktop area.
Various icons are initially displayed on your system desktop, for
example:
Recycle Bin—Holds files you have deleted. You may be able to
retrieve these files until you empty the Recycle Bin.
TECHNICAL NOTE: If you delete a file from a diskette or flash media,
it does not go into the Recycle Bin. For more information on the
Recycle Bin, see Windows
® online Help.
If you place the cursor over an icon, a popup description of the file
contents appears.
Start button Taskbar
Icons
Notification Area
NOTE