Starting Programs; Customizing Your Desktop - Novell SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 KDE Quick Manual

folders, and functions, such as an Internet browser, your
home folder, and the online Help Center.
Desktop Previewer: Between the quick launcher and
the taskbar, find a miniature preview that shows your virtual
desktops. SUSE Linux Enterprise allows you to organize your
programs and tasks on several desktops, which minimizes
the number of windows to arrange on the screen (Section
"Using Virtual Desktops"). To switch between desktops, click
one of the symbols in the previewer.
Taskbar: By default, all started applications and open
windows are displayed in the taskbar, which allows you to
access any application regardless of the currently active
desktop. Click to open the application. Right-click to see
options for moving, restoring, or minimizing the window.
System Tray: This rightmost part of the panel usually
holds some smaller icons, including the system clock display-
ing time and date, the volume control, and icons for several
other helper applications.

Starting Programs

To run a program in SUSE Linux Enterprise, click the main
menu icon in the panel or press
navigate the submenus. Click an entry to start the corre-
sponding program.
If you already know the name of an application but are not
sure how to start it from the main menu, use the main menu
search function. Just type a part of the application's name
into the search field without pressing
the application is installed on your system, the menu
structure leading to this application is highlighted in the
main menu.

Customizing Your Desktop

You can change the way your KDE desktop looks and be-
haves to suit your own personal tastes and needs.
Changing Individual Desktop Elements
In the following, find some examples of how to change in-
dividual desktops elements.
Alt + F1 to open it and
Enter afterward. If
Adding Program Icons to Your Desktop
To create a link to an application and place it on the desk-
top, proceed as follows:
1. Click the main menu button.
2. Browse to the desired program.
3. Left-click and drag the menu entry to the desktop then
release the mouse button.
4. Select Link Here from the context menu that appears
then position the icon as desired.
To delete an icon from your desktop, right-click the pro-
gram icon and select Move to Trash.
Customizing the KDE Panel
You can customize the KDE panel according to your prefer-
ences by adding, deleting, or moving icons or changing the
overall appearance of the panel.
1. To add or remove icons from the panel, right-click an
empty patch in the panel. A context-menu appears.
2. To add an application, click Add Application to Panel
and select the desired application from one of the cat-
egories of the submenu.
3. To add an applet (miniprogram), click Add Applet to
Panel and, from the dialog box that appears, select the
desired applet. Click Add to Panel to insert the applet
into the panel.
4. To remove icons from the panel, select Remove from
Panel → Applications or Remove from Panel → Applet
and choose the icon to remove.
5. To change the overall appearance or behavior of the
panel, select Configure Panel from the context menu.
A configuration dialog appears where you can adjust
further settings.
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