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<article id="files-and-docs" status="complete">
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<title>Files, Folders and Documents</title>
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This section contains advice and help on working with files and folders.
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<sect1 id="file-managers" status="complete">
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<title>Applications to Manage Files</title>
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<sect2 id="dolphin" status="complete">
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<title>Dolphin</title>
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<application>Dolphin</application> is the KDE4 default file manager. It is easy to use, clean and uncluttered. It will display previews of your files and organize them in grid or detailed view. The navigation window can be split and <application>Dolphin</application> sports the use of tabs to browse different directories in the same window.
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<imagedata fileref="../../images/C/dolphin.png" format="PNG"/>
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For more information, please refer to the <ulink type="help" url="help:/dolphin/index.html">Dolphin Handbook</ulink>.
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<sect2 id="konqueror" status="complete">
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<title>Konqueror</title>
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<application>Konqueror</application> is a powerful multi-purpose tool that used to be KDE file default manager before KDE4 release. It is now KDE default web browser but kept its file management abilities. Its very configurable interface might look confusing for the beginner due to its numerous possiblities.
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<imagedata fileref="../../images/C/konqueror.png" format="PNG"/>
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For more information, please refer to the <ulink type="help" url="help:/konqueror/filemanager.html">Konqueror Handbook</ulink>.
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<sect1 id="tips-to-manage-files" status="complete">
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<title>Additional Tips to Manage Files</title>
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<sect2 id="show-hidden-files" status="complete">
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<title>Show hidden files or folders</title>
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In <application>Konqueror</application> or
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<application>Dolphin</application>, use
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<guimenu>View</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Show Hidden Files</guimenuitem>
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</menuchoice> to toggle hidden files and folders.
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<sect2 id="krename" status="complete">
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<title>Rename all files in a directory at once</title>
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Using the program <application>Krename</application>, it is possible to rename
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multiple files according to a naming scheme which you define.
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<application>Krename</application> can be easily installed with
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the <application>Adept Package Manager</application>.
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<application>Krename</application> is located in the
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<emphasis>Universe</emphasis> repositories. Refer to the <ulink type="help"
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url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications/">Adept Package Manager</ulink>
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Launch <application>Krename</application> by choosing
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<guimenu>KMenu</guimenu>
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<guisubmenu>Utilities</guisubmenu>
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<guimenuitem>Krename</guimenuitem>
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<sect2 id="unrar" status="complete">
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<title>Opening RAR files</title>
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Usually, most archive files can be opened by simply
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<mousebutton>double</mousebutton> clicking on the file. However, to handle
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<emphasis>rar</emphasis> files, follow the following steps.
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Install the <application>unrar</application> package from the
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<emphasis>Multiverse</emphasis> repositories using the
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the <application>Adept Package Manager</application>.
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Refer to the <ulink type="help"
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url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications/">Adept Package Manager</ulink>
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<mousebutton>Double</mousebutton> click to open the file.
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<sect2 id="keyboard-navigation" status="complete">
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<title>Navigating using the keyboard</title>
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In order to make navigation in the file system quicker, you can type the first letters of a sub-directory belonging to the directory opened in Dolphin to highlight it. Once it is highlighted, typing enter will open it.