Chapter 2. Overview of the Desktop
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Chapter 2. Overview of the Desktop

Table of Contents

2.1. Introducing Desktop Components
2.2. Panels
2.2.1. To Create Panels
2.2.2. To Delete Panels
2.2.3. To Hide Panels
2.2.4. To Add Objects to Panels
2.2.5. To Manipulate Panel Objects
2.3. Menus
2.4. Windows in the Desktop
2.4.1. Types of Windows
2.4.2. To Manipulate Windows
2.4.3. To Give Focus to a Window
2.5. Workspaces
2.5.1. To Switch Between Workspaces
2.5.2. To Add Workspaces
2.6. Nautilus File Manager
2.6.1. To Open Files From the Nautilus File Manager
2.6.2. To Move Files Between Folders
2.7. Desktop Background
2.7.1. To Open Desktop Background Objects
2.7.2. To Add Objects to the Desktop Background
2.8. Start Here Location
2.9. Desktop Preferences
2.10. Applications
2.11. To Find Out More
2.11.1. To Find Out More About Desktop Topics
2.11.2. To Find Out More About Applets
2.11.3. To Find Out More About Applications

This chapter introduces you to the features and main components of the GNOME desktop. Before you start to use the desktop read this chapter to familiarize yourself with the various features, and how the main components work. The desktop is very configurable, so this chapter describes the typical default configuration, covering the following topics.

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