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Adding icons to the desktop
You may want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop for a program that you
use frequently.
To add icons to the desktop:
1 Click Start, then click All Programs.
2 Right-click (press the right mouse or touchpad button) the program that
you want to add to the desktop.
3 Click Send To, then click Desktop (create shortcut). A shortcut icon for
that program appears on the desktop.
Help and Support
For more information about the
Windows desktop, click Start, then click
Help and Support. Type the keyword
desktop icons in the Search box, then
click the arrow.
Identifying window items
When you double-click the icon for a drive, folder, file, or program, a window
opens on the desktop. This example shows the Local Disk (C:) window, which
opens after you double-click the Local Disk (C:) icon in the My Computer
window.
Every program window looks a little different because each has its own menus,
icons, and controls. Most windows include these items:
Minimize
Maximize
Close
Title bar
Menu bar
Window item Description
The title bar is the horizontal bar at the top of a window
that shows the window title.
Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to
a button on the taskbar. Clicking the program button in the
taskbar opens the window again.