Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 - STEP BY STEP GUIDE Manual page 34

20
The Start Here screen includes icons that allow you to access your favorite applications, desktop
preferences, Main Menu items, server configuration tools, and system settings.
Tip
You can add your favorite locations to the Bookmarks. Navigate to the location you want to book-
mark, and then select Bookmarks => Add Bookmark.
2.4.1. Customizing the Desktop
From the Start Here screen, you can select the Preferences icon to configure your desktop, which
presents you with a wide selection of configuration options. The following lists a few of the options
and tools in each area.
Background
You can configure your background with new colors or a new image. To learn more about con-
figuring your desktop background, refer to Section 2.4.1.1 Changing your Desktop Background.
Keyboard Shortcuts
You can configure shortcuts — pressing a combination of keystrokes on the keyboard — to
perform actions within an application or on your desktop. For example, you can configure a
shortcut to move from your current Workspace to Workspace 2 by pressing [Ctrl]-[F2].
Sound
In this section you can configure the system sounds associated with various functions. For exam-
ple, to play a sound when you log in to your desktop, you can configure it.
2.4.1.1. Changing your Desktop Background
One way to dramatically alter the appearance of your graphical desktop is to change the background
using the Background Preferences tool. You can choose from several background images included
with Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the
own image. To start the Background Preferences tool, right-click on the desktop and choose Change
Desktop Background from the menu. You can also double-click the Start Here icon, select Prefer-
ences, and finally select Background.
Chapter 2. Using the Graphical Desktop
/usr/share/backgrounds/
directory, or you can use your