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Learning the Basics
Starting a program
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program’s documentation to determine whether it uses the
right mouse button. For more information on programming
buttons and keys, see
The small left button performs the Internet Back button.
The small right button performs the Universal scroll.
Starting a program
The easiest way to start a program is to double-click the name
of the file that contains the information you want to work on.
To find the file, use My Computer or Windows
®
Explorer.
If you prefer to open the program first, you have four options.
You can:
❖
Double-click the icon for the program on your desktop
❖
Use the Start menu
❖
Use Windows
®
Explorer or My Computer to locate the
program file
❖
Use the Run dialog box
The next three sections explain how to start a program from
the Start menu, Explorer and the Run dialog box.
Starting a program from the Start menu
When you install a program, the operating system usually
puts an icon in the All Programs menu. To start a program
that has an icon in the All Programs menu, follow these steps,
which use the Windows
®
Wordpad program as an example:
1
Click
Start
, then point to
All
Programs
.
The Windows
®
XP operating system displays the All
Programs menu, which lists programs and program groups. If
your program is listed, go to Step 3, otherwise, continue to
Step 2.