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To move to a program:
• Tap the relevant Program icon; tap the Extras icon to display more
program icons. If the program is file-based, e.g. Data or Word, the
program displays the last file you were looking at. You can start a new file
using the New file toolbar button or the command on the File menu (see
“Creating New Files” later in this chapter for more details).
Note! If the last file you were looking at has been deleted, moved or renamed,
the program automatically looks for a file with a standard filename (e.g.
Word, Data, Calendar and so on) in the standard folder, and opens this file
instead. A new file is created if no such file exists.
Note! The Extras icon displays additional rows of program icons. If there are
more programs than will fit on the screen, tap the More button.
To see which files and programs are open:
• On the File menu, select List open files, or hold down the Ctrl key and tap
the Desktop icon. To move to a file or program in the list, highlight it and
press the Go to file button.
You can close programs and files.
To close the current folder:
• Tap on the Close folder icon at the top of the screen, or highlight it and
press Enter. When you close all folders in the Desktop screen, you move to
the highest level of the disk, called the “root” of the internal disk.
To close a file:
• On the File menu, select Close, either in the program in which the file is
open, or in the Desktop screen. Any changes you have made to the file are
automatically saved.
• You can also close files or programs by holding down Ctrl and tapping the
Desktop icon, then using the Close file button in the list of open files and
programs.
You can keep a maximum of 64 items (each file or folder counts as one item)
in the ‘root’ (top level) of the MC 218’s internal disk. It’s best to create a
number of folders in which to store all your files to prevent the top level of the
Desktop screen from becoming too full.
You might want to create some folders for work projects and others for home
use. For example, you may create a folder called ‘Home’ for files relating to
your home, and create another folder within the ‘Home’ folder called ‘Letters’
for Word files of correspondence. Using folders in a structured way can help
make your files easier to find.
To create a new folder
1. Move to the folder in which you wish to create the new folder, or close all
CLOSING PROGRAMS AND FILES
CREATING NEW FOLDERS