The Notifications area

The Notifications area contains the clock, and icons that keep you posted as to the status of various
programs or services running on your computer. Pointing to the current time reveals the current date.
Double-clicking the current time brings up a dialog box that lets you set the current date, in case it’s
wrong. (As you’ll learn, a dialog box is a window that pops up on the screen and provides options from
which you can choose.)
When you point to an icon in the Notifications area, a brief message displays describing what the icon
means. Although this varies from one program to the next, clicking an icon in the Notifications area will
display options for that item. Double-clicking the icon will display more information and options for that
item.