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Enhancing Productivity
Exploring the desktop
Recycle Bin — Holds files you’ve deleted. You may be able to
retrieve these files until you empty the Recycle Bin.
TECHNICAL NOTE: If you delete a file from a diskette, it does
not go into the Recycle Bin. For more information on the
Recycle Bin, see Windows
®
online Help.
Internet Explorer — The Microsoft
®
browser that provides access
to the Internet.
NOTE: If you place the cursor over an icon, a popup
description of the file contents appears.
Your desktop may contain other icons depending on your
configuration. See Windows
®
XP online Help for more specific
information on each icon and how to use it.
Start button
You use the Start button to:
❖ Start programs
❖ Access Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP Professional operating
system update information
❖ Open documents
❖ Adjust system settings
❖ Find files
❖ Access Windows
®
Help
❖ Run programs
❖ Suspend system activity and shut down the computer