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CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com
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About the Windows desktop
Help and Support
For more information about the
Windows desktop, click Start, then click
Help and Support. Type the keyword
Windows desktop
in the Search box,
then click the arrow.
After your computer starts, the first screen you see is the Windows desktop . The
desktop is like the top of a real desk. Think of the desktop as your personalized
work space where you open programs and perform other tasks.
Your desktop may be different from this example, depending on how your
computer is set up.
The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button, and the Recycle Bin icon.
Desktop
elements
Description
The taskbar is the bar at the bottom of the computer display
containing the Start button on the left and a clock on the right. Other
buttons on the taskbar represent programs that are running.
Click a program’s
button on the taskbar to open the program’s
window.
The Start button provides access to programs, files, help for
Windows and other programs, and computer tools and utilities.
Click the
Start button, then open a file or program by clicking an
item on the menu that opens.