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Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System
Lesson 14: If I am lost, what do I do?
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The left side of the screen contains the index. The text
box above the index, where the cursor is flashing, lets
you type in a topic you want to find in the index.
3
Type
pictures
in the
Type in the keyword to find
: text
box.
Notice as you type that the index moves to locate what
you typed. When you type the letter
p
, the topic list
moves to the first entry that begins with P, and so on.
There are a number of topics listed under Picture. One of
them,
Creating pictures using Paint
, looks promising.
4
Double-click
Creating pictures using Paint
.
Help opens a topic screen that gives a brief description of
how to draw pictures, including an icon to start the Paint
program.
Sample Drawing help window
5
Click the
Paint
link.
The operating system opens the Paint program.
Not every Help topic contains a hot link to start the
program it is talking about. However, when you do
encounter one, it provides a convenient way to start the
