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Learning the Basics
Starting a program
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8 Click Accessories.
Windows
®
Explorer shows the contents of the
Accessories folder on the right side of the window.
9 In the right part of the window, double-click WordPad.
The operating system opens WordPad.
To close the program, click the Close button in the
upper-right corner of the program’s window.
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:
❖ For a program in the Windows
®
NT folder, type just the
program name. Otherwise, if you know the program’s
location, type the full file path. Then click OK.
❖ If you do not know the program’s location, you can
search for it by clicking Start, and then Search. When
the Search screen displays, follow the displayed
instructions.