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The Basics of Windows XP For Beginners P2!

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* The Taskbar?
* Task Buttons?
* Notification Area?

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The Taskbar?

 

The Taskbar? The taskbar is a row of buttons and icons that usually appears along the bottom of the screen that looks like a bar (you can more it around). You can configure Windows to display the taskbar along the top or side of your screen or the sides. You can also tell Windows to hide the taskbar when you aren't using it. WinXpFix.com

The Several Parts of the Taskbar!

The Start button is usually at the left end of the taskbar.
The task buttons represent each window that is open on the desktop.
The taskbar can contain one or more toolbars (sets of buttons).
The notification area contains icons for Windows programs that require your attention, next to the clock. This area used to be called the system tray.

What Is the Start Menu? If you click the Start button that's on the taskbar, the Start menu will appears. You can also display the Start menu by pressing the WINDOWS key or by pressing CTRL-ESC keys.

The Start menu lists most of the programs that you can run on your computer.

The Start menu has fewer commands than appeared in older versions of Windows. The Favorites and Settings commands that appeared in Windows 98 and Me are gone. Windows adds commands for your frequently used programs to the Start menu, as you use your computer. When you Install some programs it's adds commands to the Start menu, also. You can customize and arrange which programs appear on the Start menu.

Most all of the programs installed on your computer appear on the Start > All Programs menu. The All Programs menu was called Programs in older versions of Windows. WinXpFix.com

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Task Buttons?

 

Task Buttons? Task buttons are the buttons on the taskbar that represent each program that is running. If a program displays more than one window, more than one task button may appear. Each task button displays the icon for the program and as much of the program name as can fit. Some programs display other information on the task button; for example, Notepad displays the name of the text file that is open. The task buttons used to be called the Task Manager in older versions of Windows, but Microsoft has renamed it to system management program.

You need to click the window's task button to select that window, that is, how to make the window active. You may also right-click a button to see the system menu, a menu of commands you can give regarding that window, including opening and closing the window.

When taskbar gets too full to fit all the task buttons for all the open windows, Windows will groups the buttons together, with one button for each application. WinXpFix.com

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Notification Area?

 

The Notification Area? The notification area appears at the right end of the taskbar and contains the system clock along with a group of tiny icons in it.

If you move the mouse pointer to the clock, after a moment the current date also appears. The icons in the notification area represent programs that need your attention. Windows XP displays fewer icons here than previous versions of Windows did. Windows XP only displaying them when you need to do something.

Some Windows programs add icons to the notification area. If you want to find out the name of an icon, you need to move the mouse pointer to the icon, without clicking. After a moment, the icon's label will appears. Some icons will display information rather than a label. You can exit the program or change the settings for that program. You need to right-click or double-click on the icon and then choose the command from the menu that appears. WinXpFix.com

 

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