Satellite User's Guide

Getting to Know Windows XP

Lesson 1: Exploring the desktop

The desktop is the launching pad for everything you can do in the

Windows

XP operating system. You use its features to start

programs, find documents, set up system components, and

perform most other computing tasks.

HINT: The illustrated examples in this guide may appear

slightly different from the screens displayed on your

computer. However, the differences are not significant and do

not indicate any change in the functionality of your system.

Finding your way around the desktop

Your computer’s desktop includes several standard features: icons,

Start button, shortcut tray, taskbar, system tray, and the desktop

background pattern.

Sample desktop

Icons

Start button Taskbar System tray