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Learning the Basics
Starting a program
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Starting a program from Windows
®
Explorer
If a program is not listed in the All Programs menu, you can
start it from Windows
®
Explorer. Windows
®
Explorer gives
you a view of your computer’s contents as a hierarchy or
“tree.” You can easily see the contents of each drive and
folder on your computer. To use this method, you should
know the file name and location of the program’s executable
file (this file ends with .exe).
This example opens WordPad using Windows Explorer.
1
Click
Start
, and then
All
Programs
.
2
Click
Accessories
.
3
Click
Windows Explorer
.
4
Click
My Computer
to expand the window.
5
In the left part of the window, click the line that ends in
“(C:).”
6
In the left part of the window, under the C: icon, double-
click the folder containing the program, in this case
Program Files
.
Windows
®
Explorer shows the contents of the Program
Files folder on the right side of the window. The left side
of the window shows all the folders contained within the
Program Files folder.
7
In the left part of the window, click
Windows NT
.
8
In the left part of the window, click
Accessories
.
Windows
®
Explorer shows the contents of the
Accessories
folder on the right side of the window.
9
In the right part of the window, double-click
wordpad
.
The operating system opens WordPad.
To close the program, click the
Close
button in the upper-
right corner of the program’s window.
