User`s guide

6
After you click on
the Start button,
the Start menu will
appear.
How do I get started?
When you turn on your
Mercury, the Mercury Control
Panel will load and will
always be available from the
Taskbar (see below).
From the Control Panel you
can launch software applica-
tions; adjust the Mercury
speaker and headphone
volume, brightness of the
display, the touchscreen and
switch inputs; and put your
Mercury in Stand By mode or
shut it down.
For details about the Mer-
cury Control Panel, see page
11.
After you turn on the Mercury, you will see the Windows
®
Taskbar at the bottom
of your desktop. You can access all your programs, files, and settings from the
Start menu on the Taskbar.
Click on All Programs
to start other pro-
grams not listed
above, on the Start
menu.
Click on shortcut
buttons to start
Outlook Express or
Microsoft
®
Internet
Explorer and fre-
quently used applica-
tions.
The name of the Control Panel button on the Taskbar
changes to “Battery __%” (the percentage of battery
power currently available) when the battery is
installed.
Taskbar