Owner's Manual

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Working with files and folders

You can organize your files and programs to suit your preferences much like you would store

information in a file cabinet. You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the

information just as you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet.

Viewing drives

Drives are like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. A notebook may have more than

one drive. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You may also have more

drives such as a disc drive.

To view the drives, folders, and files on your notebook:

1 Click (Start), then click Computer.

2 Double-click the drive icon.

Clicking the minimize button reduces

the active window to a button on the

taskbar. Clicking the program button

in the taskbar opens the window

again.

Clicking the maximize button

expands the active window to fit the

entire notebook display. Clicking the

maximize button again restores the

window to its former size.

Clicking the close button closes the

active window or program.

Clicking an item on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save.

Help

For more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and

Support. Type files and folders in the Search Help box, then press E

NTER.

Window item Description

Disc drive

Hard drive