 Start button

Start button is the path to “start”programs and to access your computer resources.

Click the start button to see the options available to your computer.

Document menu : Lists your most recently used documents.

Program menu: lists the application software stored in your computer.

Shutdown menu: Allows to shutdown or restart your computer.

 How to open programs

How to start word Pad

Practical Exercise 1

1) Click the Start button

2) move the mouse pointer over Programs and click.
3) Click Accesseries,
4) Click WordPad

What happens ? MS- Word Pad file appears on the screen as shown below.

Control buttons
Control buttons located on the upper right corner of the window.These button allow you to
control the window view on your screen.

Button Name Use(function)

Minimize Shrinks window to bottom on taskbar.

Maximize Enlarges the window to fill the desktop space.

Restore Reduces window to smaller size on desktop

Close Closes the program

Exercise 1

Write the name of the following control buttons.

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Exercise 2 Match the following

A B

___1. Maximize A. Closes the program

___2. Restore B. Shrinks window to bottom on taskbar

___3. Minimize C. Enlarges the window to fill the desktop space

___4. Close D. Reduces window to smaller size on desktop

Exercise: 1 answer Exercise :2 answer

1. Close button 2. Minimize button 3. Maximize button 1 .C 2. D 3. B 4. A