|BASICS OF THE START MENU EXPLAINED| After starting your
computer the first place you will go to each time is either the
Desktop (to double click on an Icon) or to the START Menu. The
START Menu is where you launch most of your programs from,
switch off the computer and carry out common tasks. You can see
the START Menu by clicking on the START button, located in the
bottom-left corner of the desktop (screen) - Move the mouse
pointer towards the START button until the mouse pointer is
hovering over it (Fig 1.0). Keep the mouse pointer still, whilst
over the START button, and then click (press) the left mouse
button once. This will reveal the START Menu (Fig 1.1). The
START Menu is split into four main areas. On the left is the
Programs area where you access the commonly used programs (i.e.
Microsoft Office, Paint, NotePad, Calculator, Printer Software,
etc) and on the right is the Commonly Used
Folders/Files/Settings area where you access commonly used
folders/files (i.e. your Documents, Music and Pictures) a