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2.1 Changing Individual Desktop Elements
In the following, find some examples of how to change
individual desktops elements.
Creating New Desktop Objects
To add a new desktop object, proceed as follows:
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Right-click an empty space on the desktop and select
.
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From the submenu, choose the type of object to create on
the desktop: a folder or one of several types of files or
links.
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Enter the name of the new object when prompted to do so
and click .
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To change the properties of the new object, right-click
the new icon and select . A
dialog appears, showing four tabs where you can change the
properties of the object, such as the permissions.
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Apply your changes and leave the dialog with
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Changing Panel Elements
Add new elements to the quick launch area and the system
tray in the panel as follows:
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Right-click an empty patch of the panel.
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To add a new application to the panel:
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From the context menu, select .
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Select the application to add from one of the
categories of the submenu. The application icon is
inserted into the panel.
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To change the icon for the application, right-click
the button and select . By clicking the application icon in
the dialog box that appears, open a new window in which to
select a different icon.
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To remove the icon from the panel, right-click the
icon and select .
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To add a new applet to the panel:
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From the context menu select .
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In the dialog box that appears, you can restrict the
number of applets shown by selecting a special type of
applet in or by typing a part of
the applet name in .
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Select the applet to add and click . The applet is inserted into the
panel.
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To remove the applet from the panel, right-click the
icon and select . When the context
menu of the applet does not provide a
menu item, hold the mouse pointer
over the left-side boundary of the area and right-click
the small black arrow displayed there. Select
.
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To move an application icon to a different position in the
panel, right-click the icon and select
. The mouse pointer changes into
a crosshair. Drag the pointer to the place in the panel where
you want to insert the icon then press the left mouse button.
The icon is inserted at the new position.
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In the same way, you can also move areas of the panel, such
as the desktop previewer, the taskbar, and the system tray:
Hold the mouse pointer over the boundary of the area and click
the small black arrow displayed there. From the context menu,
select . Click again to insert the
area at the new position.
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