Learning The Basics
User's Manual
3-6
Satellite P20
Version
1
Last Saved on 30/05/2003 13:57
ENGLISH using Euro_M.dot –– Printed on 30/05/2003 as T202014-EN
Starting a Program from the Run Command
You can start a program from the taskbar if you know its name and
location.
1.
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
2.
Click
Run
.
3.
In the dialog box, type the command line.
4.
Click
OK
.
Saving Your Work
Before you turn off the computer, save your work to the hard disk drive.
This is one of the most important rules of computing.
Save your data even when you are using Standby, in case the battery
discharges before you return to work.
Many programs offer a feature that saves documents at regular intervals,
such as every 15 minutes. Check your program’s documentation to see
whether it has an automatic save feature.
■
To save a file you are updating, open the program’s
File
menu and
click
Save
(a common shortcut for this in many programs is to press
the Ctrl key and the ‘S’ key together). Save your work at regular
intervals as you work.
■
To save the current file with a new name, choose
Save As
from the
File menu, type a name for the file, choose a location to save it and
click
OK
.
To make another copy of the file you are currently working with, choose
Save As from the File menu and give the new file a different name.
File Names
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP operating system supports file names of up to
255 characters. You may use all the letters and numbers on the keyboard
plus the following characters: _, ^, $, ~, !, #, %, &, {, }, (, ), @, [, ], +, -, ;,
and ’. The names can include spaces.
If you plan to share your files with a computer using MS-DOS
®
or a pre-
Windows
®
95 version of Windows
®
, the file name must be no more than
eight characters followed by a period and a three character extension. An
MS-DOS file name may not contain a space.
Most programs assign an extension that identifies the file as having a
particular format. For example, Microsoft
®
Word saves files with a .doc
extension.
