Taskbar:

This bar is present at the bottom of the Windows XP Desktop. Apart from displaying the buttons of the currently open programs, the Taskbar also displays information such as time, ete. on the right-hand side. It also shows a Quick Launch toolbar containing shortcuts to various useful programs like Internet Explorer 5.0, Windows Media Player ete. The Start button, present on the left-hand side of the Taskbar, helps you start programs in Windows XP.



Free Space:

The free space on the Desktop is used for the free movement of the mouse-poioter or for file related operations such as copying or. moving of files. In this chapte.r, we will use the free space to work with various examples which will give you a better understanding of mouse functions.