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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
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.
Various icons are initially displayed 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.
Internet Explorer
to the Internet.
Exploring Your Computer's Features
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
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Exploring the desktop
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operating system desktop
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