Satellite® T210/T230 Series User's Guide - Howard Computers
Satellite® T210/T230 Series User's Guide - Howard Computers Satellite® T210/T230 Series User's Guide - Howard Computers
124 Exploring Your Computer’s Features Exploring the desktop Finding your way around the desktop Icons Your computer’s desktop includes several standard features: icons, Start button, taskbar, notification area, and background pattern. (Sample Image) Windows ® Start button Taskbar Notification area operating system desktop 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. You may see various icons 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.
NOTE NOTE Exploring Your Computer’s Features Exploring the desktop 125 ❖ TECHNICAL NOTE: If you delete a large number of files or very large files from the internal storage drive, there may be insufficient space available in the Recycle Bin to hold these files. In this case, Windows ® will prompt you to either permanently delete the file(s) or cancel the deletion. ❖ If you delete a file (of any size) from external media or flash media, it does not go into the Recycle Bin. The file is permanently deleted. ❖ Permanently deleted files cannot be recovered from the Recycle Bin. For more information on the Recycle Bin, see Windows ® online Help. If you place the pointer over an icon, a popup description of the file contents appears. Your desktop may contain other icons depending on your configuration. See Windows ® online Help for more specific information on each icon and how to use it. Start button You use the Start button to: ❖ Start programs ❖ Open documents ❖ Adjust system settings ❖ Find files ❖ Access Windows ® Help and Support ❖ Suspend system activity and shut down the computer Whenever a procedure in this User’s Guide instructs you to click Start, it means that you should click the Start button.
- Page 73 and 74: Getting Started Checking the intern
- Page 75 and 76: NOTE Getting Started Using the Touc
- Page 77 and 78: Adjusting TouchPad settings Getting
- Page 79 and 80: Selecting video cables Getting Star
- Page 81 and 82: Adjusting the quality of the extern
- Page 83 and 84: Getting Started Turning off the com
- Page 85 and 86: Using the Shut down command Getting
- Page 87 and 88: NOTE Getting Started Turning off th
- Page 89 and 90: NOTE Getting Started Turning off th
- Page 91 and 92: Getting Started Turning off the com
- Page 93 and 94: Getting Started Customizing your co
- Page 95 and 96: Chapter 2 Learning the Basics This
- Page 97 and 98: Learning the Basics Using the keybo
- Page 99 and 100: Learning the Basics Starting a prog
- Page 101 and 102: Learning the Basics Saving your wor
- Page 103 and 104: Learning the Basics Printing your w
- Page 105 and 106: Toshiba’s online resources Learni
- Page 107 and 108: NOTE Mobile Computing Running the c
- Page 109 and 110: Charging the main battery Mobile Co
- Page 111 and 112: Power button Mobile Computing Monit
- Page 113 and 114: Mobile Computing Monitoring main ba
- Page 115 and 116: NOTE Mobile Computing Monitoring ma
- Page 117 and 118: Mobile Computing Changing the main
- Page 119 and 120: Mobile Computing Taking care of you
- Page 121 and 122: Mobile Computing Disposing of used
- Page 123: Chapter 4 Exploring Your Computer
- Page 127 and 128: NOTE Exploring Your Computer’s Fe
- Page 129 and 130: Exploring Your Computer’s Feature
- Page 131 and 132: Removing memory media Exploring You
- Page 133 and 134: Chapter 5 Utilities NOTE Your compu
- Page 135 and 136: Connect The features available in t
- Page 137 and 138: Protect & Fix The features availabl
- Page 139 and 140: TOSHIBA Application Installer Utili
- Page 141 and 142: Using a supervisor password Utiliti
- Page 143 and 144: Utilities Setting passwords To regi
- Page 145 and 146: Utilities TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Too
- Page 147 and 148: Mouse Utility Utilities Mouse Utili
- Page 149 and 150: NOTE Utilities TOSHIBA Hardware Set
- Page 151 and 152: NOTE Utilities USB Sleep and Charge
- Page 153 and 154: NOTE Utilities USB Sleep and Charge
- Page 155 and 156: TOSHIBA Accessibility Utilities TOS
- Page 157 and 158: TOSHIBA Service Station Utilities T
- Page 159 and 160: Chapter 6 If Something Goes Wrong S
- Page 161 and 162: If Something Goes Wrong Problems wh
- Page 163 and 164: If Something Goes Wrong The Windows
- Page 165 and 166: If Something Goes Wrong Fixing a pr
- Page 167 and 168: If Something Goes Wrong Power and t
- Page 169 and 170: If Something Goes Wrong Display pro
- Page 171 and 172: If Something Goes Wrong Optical dis
- Page 173 and 174: If Something Goes Wrong Modem probl
124 Exploring Your Computer’s Features<br />
Exploring the desktop<br />
Finding your way around the desktop<br />
Icons<br />
Your computer’s desktop includes several standard features: icons,<br />
Start button, taskbar, notification area, and background pattern.<br />
(Sample Image) Windows ® Start button Taskbar<br />
Notification area<br />
operating system desktop<br />
Icons<br />
An icon represents a folder, file, or program that can be quickly<br />
activated by double-clicking the icon.<br />
You can create a new desktop icon for any folder, file, or program<br />
by dragging the element’s icon from its location in a window to the<br />
desktop area.<br />
You may see various icons displayed on your system desktop, for<br />
example:<br />
Recycle Bin—Holds files you have deleted. You may be able to<br />
retrieve these files until you empty the Recycle Bin.
Change language