SHORTCUT VS. APPLICATION ICON
The application icon is used to start a program in Windows. The application icon is usually put in the start menu under programs. From there you can copy and create an icon on the desktop or quick launch. The main difference between a shortcut and an application icon is that the application icon is the original starting point for the program, and the shortcut is just a copy that starts a program.
Shortcuts and icons are not limited to programs. Both of these can refer to a folder or a document also. This is an important point. You can accidentally move a document to a network drive to protect it but then accidentally create a shortcut to the document vs. copying the document. By understanding the difference between a shortcut and an icon, you can prevent this from happening.
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BALLOON MESSAGES - Sorry no picture available.
Balloon messages typically show up at startup and come from the system tray. They typically notify you of problems or updates. The most common is the following message:
New updates are ready to install.
Updates for your computer have been downloaded from Windows update. Click here to review these updates and install them.
See Windows Updates
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MOVING ICONS TO THE DESKTOP
The easiest way to move icons is:
1. Right click on the icon you want to copy - select copy.
2. Go to your desktop and right click, then
select Paste a Shortcut
The icon will show up with the arrow on the left bottom corner.
You can also right click and hold on an icon and drag it to the desktop. This will move the application icon. In this case, it is the main application icon and not a shortcut.
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COPY AND PASTE, MENUS AND SHORTCUTS
There are multiple ways to do things in Windows. Typically there are three common ways. The first is to use the Windows menu item in a program. The second is to use the icon bar on the program. Third is to right mouse click on an item to get a pop up menu. In addition, there are shortcut keys to all of these functions. Shortcut keys are identified by letters that are underlined in the applications menu.
For example, to open a new file in Microsoft Word, you can press the ALT+F to open the file menu then you can press O to get the open file dialog box, or you can press the CTRL+O to open the file dialog box. To experiment with these features just scan over your menus. When you see an item that is underlined, you can access it using the ALT+(letter) combination. In the menus, they identify the CTRL+(letter) combinations on the right hand side of the menu.
1. COPY - CTRL+C.
2. PASTE - CTRL+V.
3. Selecting all items - CTRL+A.
4. Selecting multiple items - Holding down the CTRL KEY while selecting items with your mouse.
5. Selecting a group of items - Selecting one item with your mouse while holding down the SHIFT KEY and select another item.
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Application Menu
Application Icons
Menu Shortcuts
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My Computer
Provides access to all local and network disk drives.
Click on start the select my computer.
What drive is what?
Windows XP by default separates the local drives from the network drives.
Local drives
This will vary on a computer depending on what is installed on the computer. In most cases, all local disk drives will be designated from A to E. In some special cases, other letters will be used.
Network Drives
The typical drives that are available are:
F:\USERS
G:\GROUPS
T, W, X, Y, Z General network drives
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