Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Tell Us What You Think!
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Lesson 1. Navigating Windows 2000 Professional
- Lesson 2. Working with a Window
- Lesson 3. Using Menus
- Lesson 4. Using Windows 2000 Professional Help
- Lesson 5. Using Dialog Boxes
- Lesson 6. Working with Multiple Windows and Applications
- Lesson 7. Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications
- Lesson 8. Using My Computer
- Lesson 9. Managing Files with My Computer
- Lesson 10. Using WordPad
- Lesson 11. Understanding File Properties and the Recycle Bin
- Lesson 12. Printing
- Lesson 13. Using My Network Places
- Lesson 14. Using the Control Panel
- Lesson 15. Using Outlook Express Mail
- Lesson 16. Sharing Workstations and Setting Passwords
- Lesson 17. Using Internet Explorer 5
- Lesson 18. Web Site and Document Searching
- Lesson 19. Troubleshooting, Restarting, and Disaster Planning
- Lesson 20. Customizing the Windows 2000 Environment
Opening a Windows Application
Windows provides a Start menu from which you can perform many tasks, including starting Windows programs. To display the Start menu, click the Start button on the Windows taskbar. You can open the Help feature from the Start menu; you also can open various applications from the Start menu by choosing the Programs command. The menus you see stemming from the Programs menu will vary depending on your system setup (see Figure 6.1).
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Figure 6.1 Most of your software is listed in the Programs menu. Menus cascade from the Programs menu. Click the double down arrow at the bottom of the menu to see more programs.
To open an application, follow these steps:
- Choose the Start button.
- Select Programs to display the Programs menu.
- Choose the application you want to open if it's listed on the Programs menu; alternatively, select the group containing the application you want to open and then choose the application from the submenu.
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