Navigating the Desktop

If you use Windows, Macintosh, or any other GUI operating system, you should already be at least moderately familiar with the use of the mouse or another pointing device. Feel free, therefore, to follow along and to click at will on desktop items you're curious about.

Across the top of the display is the menubar, containing a number of menus and icons. The menubar is designed to give you immediate access to frequently used applications, storage areas, settings, and information. You will use the menubar to launch programs, access your hard drive or the network, tailor your computing environment to suit your needs, or log out of your desktop before shutting down. Starting at the left, the menubar contains the following features: ...

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