What's new on the Start menu?

The Start menu contains several new items:

• Favorites: You can now open your favorite Web sites from anywhere on your computer. In fact, you'll notice that your list of favorite items is available not only from the Start menu, but from the menu bars in My Computer, Network Neighborhood, Windows Explorer, Control Panel, and even the Recycle Bin.
• Settings: Two new commands were added to this menu:

  • Folder Options: You can quickly open the Folder Options dialog box, where you can change settings like double-clicking.
  • Active Desktop: Using this menu, you can customize the Active Desktop or turn it on or off.

• Find: There are two new commands on this menu:

  • On the Internet: You can use this command to search the Internet.
  • People: Using this command, you can consult several directory services and address books in order to find an address.

• Log Off: You can quickly log off and log on again as a different user.

In addition, you can now easily rearrange the contents of the Favorites and Programs menus on the Start menu by dragging and dropping the icons where you want them.

See the following topics to find out about the new ways you can use the Start menu: