THE START MENU

The Start menu is like a launch pad from which you can do most of the things you want to do with Windows XP. Using this menu, you can start applications, change the settings of your computer, find files, get help etc. The Start menu appears when you click on the Start button on the taskbar.

You can have two different Start menus, one is the usual Start menu and another one is Classic Start menu.

To select an option from this menu, just move the mouse pointer over the options, till the one that you want is highlighted. Now, with the mouse, just click on the option which is highlighted.

Can you see an arrow at the right of 'All Programs' on the Start menu? A right arrow indicates the presence of one or more levels of submenu.

To select an option on the submenu, move the mouse pointer sideways till one option on the submenu gets highlighted. Now, move the mouse pointer up/down till the option that you want is highlighted and then click.