Posted: January 1st, 2010 under Windows 7, Windows Vista. What do you think, readers? Is it a Start button or an Orb? One more bit o’ proof: Hovering your mouse pointer over the Start button (or Orb) fetches the word “Start.”Īlthough many people adopted the term “Orb” or “Start Orb” as a slang term for the Start button, it’s not an official Microsoft term, so I didn’t use it in the book. Choose “Learn about Computer Basics,” then choose “The Start Menu (overview)” to see the figure below.Ī search of Microsoft’s Web site doesn’t show the word “Start Orb” used in any official documentation, although some people call it that on websites.Click the Start button and choose “Help and Support.”.For example, follow these steps to see Windows 7’s own Help menu mention the “Start button:” Microsoft, however, still refers to the button at the base of the Start menu as the “Start button” in both its online documentation and within Windows 7 itself. (He still refers to the mystery switch as the “Start Button” in both his books, Windows Vista Secrets and Windows 7 Secrets.) Even Paul Thurrott began calling it an Orb in his review of Windows Vista from November 16, 2006. And many folks on the Internet call the button a Start Orb. The continued reference to the now non-existent “Start” button fails to recognize an important and long overdue change.Ī: An “Orb,” eh? Well, the button is spherical. The Orb is a launch icon that provides access to Windows’ programs and features. As I understand it, the term “Start button” was changed in Vista (and continues in Windows 7), and the button is now called the “Orb.” That’s one reason why the word “Start” no longer appears on the icon. Q: Your book, Windows 7 For Dummies, uses the term “Start” button for the button that launches the Start menu. Windows XP For Dummies, Second Edition (3).Windows 10 For Dummies Second Edition (2).Upgrading and Fixing PCs For Dummies (4).Upgrading and Fixing Computers Do-It-Yourself For Dummies (10).Jeffrey Fox on What’s the difference between a System Image and a regular backup in Windows 7?.Andy Rathbone on What’s the difference between a System Image and a regular backup in Windows 7?.Hawaii Guy on What’s the difference between a System Image and a regular backup in Windows 7?.Gail on My laptop keeps opening windows and menus by itself!.cab jones on Shrinking or resizing a photo and e-mailing it in Windows 7.How do I right-click on a touch-screen tablet?.What's the difference between a System Recovery disc and Windows 7's System Repair disc?.Why does Windows show my file names in green letters?.What's the difference between a System Image and a regular backup in Windows 7?.How do I make Internet Explorer open in full-screen mode?.Where's the Clipboard Viewer in Windows XP?.
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