User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE P15-S420

[. . . ] Satellite P10/P15 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 168 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. C6661-0304M2 03/04 2 Model: Satellite P10/P15 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. [. . . ] As the name implies, shortcut menus provide quick access to many operating system features. Sample desktop shortcut menu 122 4 5 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 2: Using the TouchPad and control buttons together Click an empty area to close the shortcut menu. The My Computer window appears. Sample My Computer window 6 Now click the Close button in the upper-right corner of this window. The operating system closes the My Computer window. NOTE If the taskbar is locked, you need to unlock it. To unlock the taskbar, place the cursor on the taskbar and click the secondary button. Uncheck "Lock the Taskbar. " 7 Click an empty area of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and, while holding down the primary button, use the TouchPad to drag the pointer to the right edge of the desktop, then release the primary button. (This process is known as "clicking and dragging. ") The taskbar moves from the bottom to the right edge of the desktop. Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 3: Learning about the Internet 123 Taskbar Sample desktop with the taskbar on the right HINT: You can move the taskbar to any of the desktop's four edges. 8 Click the taskbar once again and drag it back to the bottom of the desktop. Lesson 3: Learning about the Internet This lesson demonstrates how to access a Web page from a window and from the taskbar. The lesson assumes you have an account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Opening a Web page from a window The most common way to open a Web page is by typing a Web address in the address line of the Web browser itself. But 124 1 2 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 4: Creating a new document you can also type a Web address in the My Computer window. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, then click Address Bar if it is not checked. It indicates that you are in "My Computer. " You can also type a Web address in the address line. Sample My Computer window Lesson 4: Creating a new document This lesson teaches you how to create a text file without having to first open a program. 1 Move the pointer to an empty area of the desktop, then click the secondary button. The operating system displays a shortcut menu of commands applicable to the desktop. 2 Click New, then click Text Document. Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 4: Creating a new document 125 The operating system creates an icon on the desktop called New Text Document with the icon name highlighted. 3 4 To give your document a meaningful name, type My New Doc. txt and press Enter. The operating system opens the new document in Notepad--the text editor built into the operating system. Sample Notepad window Notice that when the document opens, there is a new button on the taskbar that reads My New Doc- Notepad (the name may be too long to fit into the taskbar space but, if you point to the name, the complete name is visible). By displaying buttons like this one, the taskbar helps you keep track of the programs and files you currently have open. To learn more about Notepad, click Help or open the Help menu by pressing F1. For now, leave Notepad open and go on to the next lesson. 126 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 5: Creating a new folder Lesson 5: Creating a new folder DEFINITION: A folder is an area where you can store documents and other types of files. In this case, a disk drive in the computer is the file cabinet. The operating system stores documents and programs in folders. In this lesson, you will create a folder in which to store your new document. 1 Move the pointer to an empty area of the desktop, then click the secondary button. The operating system creates an icon on the desktop called New Folder with the icon name highlighted. [. . . ] For example, the properties of a file include the file's type, size, and creation date. R RAM (random access memory) -- Volatile memory that can be written to as well as read. By volatile, we mean that information in RAM is lost when you turn off your computer. resolution -- A measure of the sharpness of the images that can be produced by a printer or displayed on a screen. For a screen, it is expressed as the number of pixels available horizontally and vertically. [. . . ]