User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE P25-S526

[. . . ] Satellite P25 Series User's Guide If you need assistance: ® Toshiba Global Support Centre Calling within the United States (800) 457-7777 Calling from outside the United States (949) 859-4273 For more information, see "If Something Goes Wrong" on page 164 in this guide. Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling. PMAD00013010 04/04 2 Model: Satellite P25 Series ReWritable CD/DVD Drives The computer system you purchased may include a ReWritable CD and/or DVD drive(s), among the most advanced data storage technologies available. As with any new technology, you must read and follow all set-up and usage instructions in the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed. [. . . ] A window opens and displays the contents of the folder. Close the window by clicking its Close button and continue with the next lesson to learn how to start programs. Lesson 6: Starting programs Usually, you will know which program you want to use for a particular task. This lesson teaches you how to launch programs from the Start menu, using two of the programs that are built into the Windows® XP operating system: Paint and Windows Explorer. 1 2 Click Start, then point to All Programs. The operating system displays a list of program folders. Point to Accessories, then click Paint. Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 6: Starting programs 121 The operating system opens Paint--a basic drawing program. Sample Paint window 3 4 To open the second program, click Start, then click All Programs. Point to Accessories, then click Windows Explorer. The operating system opens Windows Explorer, which provides access to all your computer's resources. For example, it lets you see all the files in a particular folder on the computer's hard disk. 122 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding windows Sample Windows Explorer window Notice the taskbar now has two buttons on it--one for Paint and one for Windows Explorer. 5 Click the Paint button on the taskbar. The operating system displays the Paint program. The operating system places the active window on top of other windows on the desktop unless you have selected a different display option. You can move back and forth between the two programs by alternately clicking each button. Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding windows If you have followed the lessons in this chapter, you now have a screen with several program windows open. You can organize these windows by resizing and repositioning windows so that you can see more than one of them at a time. You can also hide windows by removing them from the desktop without actually closing your document or program. Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding windows 123 This lesson introduces several ways to adjust the size, shape, and position of windows open on the desktop. Using the taskbar If you have applications open on the desktop, you can rearrange them by pointing to the taskbar using the TouchPad and clicking the secondary button. The Windows® XP operating system provides these options: Move windows Size windows Minimize all windows--display only the taskbar buttons Maximize windows Close windows Choose your option depending on how you wish to set up your desktop. Minimizing and maximizing windows 1 To make the Windows Explorer window the active window, click the Windows Explorer button on the taskbar. The operating system highlights the Windows Explorer title bar to show that Windows Explorer is the active window. 2 Click the Minimize button at the top-right of the Explorer window to hide the window. Windows Explorer disappears from the desktop. However, it is still open, as you can see from the taskbar. HINT: Minimizing program windows is a good way to clean up the desktop without actually closing programs. 124 3 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 7: Resizing, repositioning, and hiding windows Click the Maximize button in the top-right corner of the Paint window. The Paint window expands to fill the screen, hiding everything except the taskbar. [. . . ] RJ-11 -- A modular connector used on most U. S. telephone systems and direct-connect modems. The RJ-11 connector is a 6-wire connector. RJ-45 -- A connector used to attach computers to LANS (local area networks) and to link ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) devices to NT-1 (Network Terminator devices). [. . . ]