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Working with Your Desktop
After having being introduced to the desktop, you can now start to work with your
desktop.
2.1 Starting Programs
You can start programs either from the main menu or from the command line, using
the Run Command dialog or a shell. Additionally, you can start programs from the
desktop or the panel by left-clicking the respective program icon once.
TIP: Selecting and Starting Objects
Clicking an object once in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop usually starts an action
directly: a program starts, a preview of the file is displayed, or the folder is
opened. To former users of Windows, this behavior may be rather unusual. If
you just want to select one or several objects without any other action, press
Ctrl then click the object. Alternatively, alter your mouse settings in the KDE
Personal Settings as described in
2.1.1 Using the Main Menu
To open the main menu, click the main menu icon in the panel or press Alt + F1 . The
main menu consists of the following elements: a search function at the top and several
tabs at the bottom, providing quick access to the key functions of the menu.
Adjusting the Mouse Settings
(page 47).
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