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Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System
Lesson 2: Using the TouchPad and control buttons together
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left button) of the adjoining control buttons to open the
Start menu.
NOTE: In this guide, the term “click” refers to the primary button,
which is usually the left one. Instructions requiring the secondary
button specifically mention that button. For example, “click the
secondary button.”
2 Click an empty area of the desktop to close the Start
menu.
3 With the cursor in an empty area of the desktop, click the
secondary button to open the desktop shortcut menu.
As the name implies, shortcut menus provide quick
access to many operating system features.
Sample desktop shortcut menu
4 Click an empty area to close the shortcut menu.
5 Click Start, then click My Computer.
The operating system opens the My Computer window.