Toolbar
The toolbar is a series of shortcuts for the most commonly used tasks.
Menubar
| Solid choice | This item is available and may be selected |  |
| Ghosted Choice | This option is not currently available |  > |
| Shortcut Keys | Provides the alternate key combination that can be used to trigger the item |  > |
| Arrow | Denotes that there is a sub-menu below the current menu |  |
| Ellipse (...) | Denotes that selecting that option will display an option box |  |
| Bullet | Shows which option, in a menu, is selected | 
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| Checkmark | Denotes whether an item is selected |  |
Shortcut Keys
| You can use the key combination following a menu item to execute that command. | |
| You may also press the Alt key and the underlined letter to select that menu item. |  |
Minimize / Maximize / Move Windows
| Click the minimize button to hide your window to the task bar. |  |
| Click the maximize button to extend the window to fill the current screen. |  |
| Click the restore button to shrink the window to its original state. |  |
| Click the close button to close the window. |  |
| To move a window: |
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| To change the size of a window: Move the mouse over a border or corner until it becomes a double arrow. Click and hold the left mouse button. Drag the frame to the desired size. Release the left mouse button. |
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Selecting items from a list
| To select a single item: Single click on the item |
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| To select multiple continuous items: Single click on the first item of the set Press and hold the shift key Single click on the last item of the set Release the shift key |
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| To select multiple items that are non-continuous: Single click the first item of the set Press and hold the control key (Ctrl) Single click any other items you wish to select Release the control key (Ctrl) |
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Start Menu
| To search for files or programs on your drive you can use the search function found on the start menu. |  |
| To view a list of the 15 documents recently opened select the documents function on the start menu. |  |
Customizing the start menu
| To add items to the start menu: |
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| All shortcuts added to the start menu folder will appear on the top portion of your start menu.
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Shutting Down
| Log off: Will close any open applications and log off the current user. The log in window will appear after a successful log off. Shut down: Closes all applications and Windows 2000. This option will also power off most new machines. Restart: Closes all applications and Windows 2000 and restarts your machine. Stand by: Causes your machine to enter a power saving mode. You can restore your machine to its previous state by pressing the power button. |
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