Chapter 5. Programs and Documents

• Launching Programs

• Switching Programs

• Exiting Programs

• When Programs Die

• Saving Documents

• Closing Documents

• The Open Dialog Box

• Moving Data Between Documents

• Filename Extensions

• Installing Software

• Uninstalling Software

When you get right down to it, an operating system like Windows is nothing more than a home base from which to launch applications (programs). And you, as a Windows person, are particularly fortunate, since more programs are available for Windows than any other operating system on earth.