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Getting to Know the Windows® XP Operating System
Lesson 6: Starting programs
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The operating system displays the document as an icon
on the desktop.
5 Click the document icon and drag it toward your New
Folder icon. Position the document icon over the New
Folder icon until it changes color, then release the
primary button.
The outline of the document icon moves across the
desktop and disappears into the folder.
6 To see your document, double-click the folder icon.
A window opens and displays the contents of the folder.
7 Close the window by clicking its Close button and
continue with the next lesson to learn how to start
programs.
Lesson 6: Starting programs
Usually, you will know which program you want to use for a
particular task.
This lesson teaches you how to launch programs from the
Start menu, using two of the programs that are built into the
Windows
®
XP operating system: Paint and Windows
Explorer.
1 Click Start, then point to All Programs.
The operating system displays a list of program folders.
2 Point to Accessories, then click Paint.
The operating system opens Paint—a basic drawing
program.