course 1: Task Bar and Start Menu

Task Bar and Start Menu
Task Bar
The taskbar is the long horizontal bar at the bottom of your screen. Unlike the desktop, which can get obscured by open windows, the taskbar is almost always visible.
Taskbar has three main sections:
• The Start button, which opens the Start menu.
• The middle section, which shows you which programs and files you have open and allows you to quickly switch between them.
• The notification area, which includes a clock and icons (small pictures) that communicate the status of certain programs and computer settings.

Whenever you open a program, folder, or file, Windows creates a corresponding button on the middle section of the taskbar, the button shows an icon that represents the open program. In the picture below, two programs are open (Calculator and Minesweeper game) and each has its own button on the taskbar.