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Icons


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                                                                                               Taskbar

                 Icons


                 An icon is a small graphical representation of a program or file that appears on the desktop. Some default icons
                 like My Computer, Network, User folder, Recycle bin are already present. Some other icons can be added or
                 removed as per the need.

                 Taskbar
                 It is the thin strip present at the bottom of the screen. By default, it is always visible at the bottom but we can
                 choose the auto hide option in the taskbar settings which will disappears the taskbar. But it will reappear only
                 when the mouse cursor moves down to that area. It contains the various important components. Let us learn about
                 them.
                                                        Quick Launch Program Icons  Notification Area
                                       Widgets





                                                          Start Button

                 Start Button

                 It is a small button with a window logo present on the centre. It provides access to all commands, programs and
                 applications installed in a computer.
                 Quick Launch Program Icons

                 There is a set of few program icons made available in the taskbar for its immediate access without getting it into
                 the hassle of going through different menus and submenus. It also displays small popup rectangle windows of the
                 already opened programs. We can easily add and remove program in this taskbar by following the given steps:
                 Step 1:  Select the program from start menu.
                 Step 2:  Either drag or drop on the taskbar or right click on the program and select “Pin to Taskbar”.

                 Notification Area

                 This area in earlier versions was known as System Tray. It displays the system notifications and the status of the
                 other tasks running in the background. It has:
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