HP Pavilion t300 HP Pavilion Desktop PC - (English) Users Guide PAV SEA/ANZ/IN - Page 25

learning to use your pc, using the all programs menu, organizing your all programs list

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learning to use your pc Click the Start button and select About my HP PC (select models only). A window opens with a welcoming message. Click an item on the left of the message to view information about your PC, including: • Locations of drives and connectors on the front of the PC chassis. • Descriptions and uses of software programs included with your PC. • Access to the Internet. • Help and Support. • Recovery of the operating system and software programs. For detailed instructions and information about your PC (select models only): 1 Click Start. 2 Choose Help and Support. 3 Choose HP Pavilion PC Help. using the all programs menu To find the software programs on your PC: 1 Choose Start. 2 Choose All Programs. organizing your all programs list You see folders organized according to task (select models only) when you: 1 Click Start. 2 Choose All Programs. A folder contains a list of items. Each item is actually a shortcut, or link, to a program, document, or another folder. The Music folder, for example, contains shortcuts to the programs you use to play music CDs. To change the name of an item: 1 Right-click the item. 2 Select Rename. 3 Type the new name and press Enter on the keyboard. To move an item by using the drag-and-drop technique: 1 Select the item in All Programs or in a folder. 2 Left-click the item and hold down the mouse button. 3 Move the mouse pointer to where you want the item, and then release the mouse button. (If you have problems dropping the item into a folder, drag it to your desktop, and then drag it to the folder.) learning the basics 17

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learning the basics
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learning to use your pc
Click the
Start
button and select
About my HP PC
(select models only). A
window opens with a welcoming message. Click an item on the left of the
message to view information about your PC, including:
Locations of drives and connectors on the front of the PC chassis.
Descriptions and uses of software programs included with your PC.
Access to the Internet.
Help and Support.
Recovery of the operating system and software programs.
For detailed instructions and information about your PC (select models only):
1
Click
Start
.
2
Choose
Help and Support
.
3
Choose
HP Pavilion PC Help
.
using the all programs menu
To find the software programs on your PC:
1
Choose
Start
.
2
Choose
All Programs
.
organizing your all programs list
You see folders organized according to task (select models only) when you:
1
Click
Start
.
2
Choose
All Programs
.
A folder contains a list of items. Each item is actually a shortcut, or
link
, to a
program, document, or another folder. The Music folder, for example, contains
shortcuts to the programs you use to play music CDs.
To change the name of an item:
1
Right-click the item.
2
Select
Rename
.
3
Type the new name and press Enter on the keyboard.
To move an item by using the drag-and-drop technique:
1
Select the item in All Programs or in a folder.
2
Left-click the item and hold down the mouse button.
3
Move the mouse pointer to where you want the item, and then release the
mouse button.
(If you have problems dropping the item into a folder, drag it to your
desktop, and then drag it to the folder.)