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Learning the Basics
Starting a program
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Starting a program from the Run dialog box
This example uses the Run command to start WordPad:
1 Click Start, then click Run.
The Run dialog box appears.
Sample Run dialog box
2 In the Run dialog box:
❖ If you know the program’s location, type the
command line. For a program in the Windows
®
folder, type just the program name. Otherwise, type
the full file path. For example, to access WordPad,
type:
c:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\Wordpad.exe,
then click OK.
❖ If you do not know the location, you can search for it
by clicking Start, and then Search. When the Search
screen displays, follow the displayed instructions.
HINT: To run the same program again, click the arrow to the
right of the text box and select the command line from the
drop-down list.