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CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com
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Adding icons to the desktop
Help and Support
For more information about desktop
icons, click Start , then click Help and
Support . Type the keyword desktop
icons in the Search box, then click the
arrow.
You may want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop for a program that you
use frequently.
To add icons to the desktop:
1
Click Start , then click All Programs .
2
Right-click (press the right mouse or touchpad button) the program that
you want to add to the desktop.
3
Click Send To , then click Desktop (create shortcut) . A shortcut icon for
that program appears on the desktop.
Identifying window items
Help and Support
For more information about windows,
click Start , then click Help and Support .
Type the keyword window in the Search
box, then click the arrow.
When you double-click the icon for a drive, folder, file, or program, a window
opens on the desktop. This example shows the Local Disk (C:) window, which
opens after you double-click the
Local Disk (C:) icon in the My Computer
window.
Every program window looks a little different because each has its own menus,
icons, and controls. Most windows include these items:
Window item Description
The title bar is the horizontal bar at the
top of a window that shows the
window title.
Clicking the minimize button reduces
the active window to a button on the
taskbar. Clicking the program button
in the taskbar opens the window
again.
Minimize
Maximize
Close
Title bar
Menu
bar