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Exploring Your Computer’s Features
Exploring the desktop
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Finding your way around the desktop
Your computer’s desktop includes several standard features:
icons, Start button, Taskbar, System tray, and background
pattern.
Icons
An icon represents a folder, file, or program that can be
quickly activated by double-clicking the icon.
You can create a new desktop icon for any folder, file, or
program by dragging the element’s icon from its location in a
window to the desktop area.
The icons initially displayed on your system desktop include:
Recycle Bin — Holds files you have 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 or flash
media, 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.
Windows
®
Media Player — Plays and organizes digital media
files on your computer and on the Internet.
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
®
online Help for more specific
information on each icon and how to use it.
NOTE