Apple Macintosh LC - Manual (Page 52)

4. Drag the Camping Ad icon to the Trash icon.
- Place the pointer on the Camping Ad icon.
- Press and hold the mouse button as you move the pointer to the Trash icon.
As you move the mouse an outline of the icon follows the pointer. When the
tip of the pointer is on the Trash icon, it becomes highlighted.
- When the Trash icon becomes highlighted, stop moving the mouse and release
the mouse button. The Camping Ad icon is removed from the Letters folder
window. The Trash icon changes to show you there is now something in it.
When you place an icon in the Trash it is not immediately removed from your
disk. The bulging Trash icon shows you that the Camping Ad is still on your
disk.
5. Choose Empty Trash from the Special menu.
The Trash is emptied and its icon returns to normal.
The Empty Trash command permanently removes from your disk anything that is
in the Trash. Always be sure you know what you're erasing before you choose
Empty Trash.
Recovering items from the Trash
While choosing the Empty Trash command removes items from your disk
permanently, you can often retrieve items that you've dragged to the Trash
before you choose Empty Trash.
In the following steps you'll practice retrieving an icon after you've
dragged it to the Trash.
1. If the Letters folder is not still open on your desktop, open it now.
The Sent Letters and Unsent Letters folders are visible in the Letters folder
window.
2. Open the Unsent Letters folder.
The Friday Ad appears in the Unsent Letters folder window.
3. Drag the Friday Ad icon to the Trash.
When the icon is placed in the Trash, the Trash icon changes to show there's
something in it.
Now you change your mind and decide to keep the Friday Ad document. The
following steps show you how to retrieve your letter from the Trash.
4. Open the Trash icon.
Like any icon, you can open it by double-clicking it or by clicking it and
choosing Open from the File menu.
A window appears that shows you the contents of the Trash.
5. Drag the Friday Ad icon out of the Trash window and back into the Unsent
Letters folder window.