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Learning the Basics
Playing a CD or DVD
Copying to a diskette
1
Insert a diskette into the diskette drive.
2
Double-click the
My Computer
icon on the system desktop.
3
Double-click the drive that contains the file you want to copy.
4
Double-click the folder that contains the file, then click the file
you want to copy.
HINT: You can use the Ctrl
or Shift keys to select more than
one file.
5
Click
File
, then click
Send To
.
6
Click the icon for the diskette drive (3 1/2 floppy [A:]).
HINT: You can also back up a file to a diskette by clicking the
file (or files) you want to backup with the secondary button,
then pointing to
Send To
and clicking
3 1/2 Floppy (A:)
.
Playing a CD or DVD
Your computer has a DVD-ROM drive that can read both DVD-
ROM and CD-ROM discs.
Digital versatile discs (DVDs) provide a significant increase in
data storage and support features that are not available on any
other video platform. These features include wide-screen movies,
multiple language tracks, digital surround sound, multiple camera