User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE A45-S250

[. . . ] Satellite A40/A45 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 201 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. C6669-1103M1 2 Model: Satellite® A40/A45 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. [. . . ] With some programs, a button appears on the taskbar for each document or window you open. You can use these buttons to quickly switch between the programs or windows. To make a program or window the active one, click the program's or window's button on the taskbar. System tray The system tray displays icons of tasks or programs that run continuously in the background. To learn more about each task, position the cursor over the icon for a few moments and a short description of the task appears. Typical tasks in the system tray are Current time, Power usage mode, and speaker volume. To activate a specific task, double-click the appropriate system tray icon. Windows® XP file system All files on your computer are organized for accessibility using a hierarchal file system. These files can be grouped together in folders, and folders can be grouped inside other folders for convenient organizing. All 136 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 2: Using the TouchPad and control buttons together the files and folders reside in your computer on a storage device, such as a disk drive. You can think of your computer storage system in terms of office equipment. You have a file cabinet (device), that contains folders, and each folder may contain documents. Your office may have more than one file cabinet, just as your computer may have more than one disk drive. Computers can be connected together to form a network, so that programs, documents and other data can be quickly and easily shared between computers. You can use the My Computer feature on the Start menu to access any file in the Windows® file system. For more information, read the Microsoft documentation that comes with your computer. Lesson 2: Using the TouchPad and control buttons together The "Getting Started" chapter introduced you to the TouchPad, which is your basic tool for moving around the screen. This lesson lets you practice using the TouchPad and control buttons in tandem. 1 Using the TouchPad, move the pointer to the Start button, then click the primary button (usually the left) to open the Start menu. In this guide, the term "click" refers to the primary button, which is usually the left-hand button. You can also double-tap the TouchPad surface to perform the same function. Instructions requiring the secondary button specifically mention that button. For example, "click the secondary button. " Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 2: Using the TouchPad and control buttons together 137 2 3 Click an empty area of the desktop to close the Start menu. With the pointer in an empty area of the desktop, click the secondary button (the right-hand button) to open the desktop shortcut menu. As the name implies, shortcut menus provide quick access to many operating system features. Sample desktop shortcut menu 4 5 Click an empty area to close the shortcut menu. [. . . ] For a screen, it is expressed as the number of pixels available horizontally and vertically. To reset the computer by reloading the operating system without turning the computer off. 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). ROM (read-only memory) -- Non-volatile memory that can be read but not written to. [. . . ]