Finding Your Way Around The Desktop - Toshiba X500-Q840S User Manual

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Exploring Your Computer's Features
Exploring the desktop

Finding your way around the desktop

Your computer's desktop includes several standard features: icons,
Start button, taskbar, notification area, and background pattern.
Icons
Start button
(Sample Image) Windows
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.
You may see various icons on your system desktop, for example:
Recycle Bin—Holds files you have deleted. You may be able to
retrieve these files until you empty the Recycle Bin.
NOTE
Your desktop may contain other icons depending on your
configuration. See Windows
information on each icon and how to use it.
Taskbar
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
If you place the pointer over an icon, a popup description of the file
contents appears.
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operating system desktop
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online Help.
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online Help for more specific
Notification area