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Learning the Basics
Starting a program
Windows Explorer shows the contents of the Program Files
folder on the right side of the window. The left side of the
window shows all the folders contained within the Program
Files folder.
4 In the left part of the window, click Accessories.
Windows Explorer shows the contents of the Accessories
folder on the right side of the window.
5 In the left part of the window, double-click Wordpad.
Windows opens Wordpad.
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.
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\Accessories\Wordpad, then click OK.