Windows for the In^xperienced

Chapter 1

 

The Start Menu Left Column continued.

Command Prompt Icon

This icon starts the Command Prompt program. You can perform command-line functions with this program.

Calculator Icon

This icon starts the Calculator program.

Paint Icon

This icon starts the Paint program. You can edit or create graphic drawings and display or edit digital photos.

Notepad Icon

This icon starts the Notepad program so you can edit or create text files.

The All Programs Menu

The All Programs menu contains shortcuts for the programs which are installed on your computer. Some of the shortcuts point to further submenus containing more program icons. These icons have the black arrowhead, which was described earlier, indicating a submenu.

Log Off

The Log Off icon allows you to Switch Users, while staying logged on yourself, or to log off to allow another user to log on. If you choose the Switch User option, all of your currently running programs keep running. If you choose the Log off option, windows closes all open files to prevent loss of data, closes all programs and network connections, then presents the Log on dialog box for you or another user to log on.

 

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