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...ou get started, think about how you like to use your computer and how you like to browse the Web. Do you like exploring your computer the way you explore the Web, that is, by single-clicking links (icons), moving back and forward through pages (folders), and so on? Do you like information about your computer's contents displayed as Web pages within folders? Do you like having multiple access points to get where you want to go? The following topics can help you start creating the desktop you want. After you have tried a few of these, look in Help Contents for more ideas. Basic setup Introducing the new desktop The mingling of the world of the Web with your desktop and folders has many advantages: You now have many points of access to the Web from your desktop, plus you can add Web content to your desktop and your folders, personalizing everything you see and use on your screen. Browse the Web from anywhere You'll find the Go and Favorites menus everywhere. For example, you can reach your favorite Web sites right from the Start menu or the Internet Explorer icon on your taskbar. You're able to add an Address bar to the taskbar or the desktop, ready for you to type an Internet address without first opening the browser. And Windows Explorer has an Address bar too. Customize your desktop, taskbar, Start menu, and folders You can add Web pages containing "active content," such as a channel or stock ticker, to your desktop. Or use a Web page as your desktop wallpaper or as a folder background. You can put a toolbar in a handier place, on your desktop or taskbar. Want to reorganize your Start menu? Just drag and drop! Use the Start menu to find people and search the Web From the Start menu you can go straight to the Microsoft Find It Fast page, which connects you to the search service of your choice or a host of helpful reference sites. You can also search for people on the Internet, using any of several directory services. Getting started with the new desktop Because the Web and the desktop are now integrated, your desktop and its folders look and work more like the Web. You can now browse your computer just as you browse the Web - and you can browse the Web from anywhere on your computer: You'll find the Go and Favorites menus everywhere. You can also add "active content," from the Web to your desktop, the taskbar, or your folders. Before you get started, think about how you like to use your computer and how you like to browse the Web. Do you like exploring your computer the way you explore the Web, that is, by single-clicking links (icons), moving back and forward through pages (folders), and so on? Do you like information about your computer's contents displayed as Web pages within folders? Do you like having multiple access points to get where you want to go? The following topics can help you start creating the desktop you want. After you have tried a few of these, look in Help Contents for more ideas. Basic setup Introducing the new desktop The mingling of the world of the Web with your desktop and folders has many advantages: You now have many points of access to the Web from your desktop, plus you can add Web content to your desktop and your folders, personalizing everything you see and use on your screen. Browse the Web from anywhere You'll find the Go and Favorites menus everywhere. For example, you can reach your favorite Web sites right from the Start menu or the Internet Explorer icon on your taskbar. You're able to add an Address bar to the taskbar or the desktop, ready for you to type an Int...