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>One great thing about KDE is the ability to customize just about every aspect of the desktop environment. Wallpapers, themes, widgets, color schemes, splash screens and more, the options for customization are endless. </para>

<para

><ulink url="http://www.kde-look.org"

>KDE-Look.org</ulink

> is the number one location to find customized settings for the KDE desktop. Some of the applications within KDE even allow direct connections to KDE-Look to download a new configuration or image. </para>

<para

>For further information concerning Desktop Customization, please review the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/system-settings"

>System Settings Documentation</ulink

>. </para>

</sect1>

<title

>Desktop Tips</title>

<para

>This section offers some tips for using and customizing the desktop. </para

<title

>Run programs automatically when KDE starts</title>

<step>

<para

>The easiest way to run programs automatically when KDE starts is to use the <emphasis

>Startup and Shutdown</emphasis

> feature of KDE. KDE can be set up to be exactly right with every login. </para>

</step>

<step>

<para

>Choose <menuchoice

><guimenu

>Kickoff Application Launcher</guimenu

><guisubmenu

>System Settings</guisubmenu

><guimenuitem

>Startup and Shutdown</guimenuitem

></menuchoice

> from the <guilabel

>System Administation</guilabel

> section at the bottom. </para>

</step>

<step>

<para

>Another method to start programs automatically with login is to copy the desktop entry of the application from <filename

>/usr/share/applications</filename

> to the <filename

>~/.kde/Autostart</filename

> directory. </para>

</step>

</procedure>

</sect2>

<title

>Login automatically to KDE when the computer starts</title>

<para

>It is possible to login a user automatically when the computer boots. This is not recommended for most computers, as it is not secure and may allow other users access to private information. </para>

<step>

<para

>Go to <application

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>System Settings</application

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> by going to &menusysset;. </para>

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</step>

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<para

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>Under the <guilabel

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>System Administation</guilabel

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> section, select the <guilabel

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>Login Screen</guilabel

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>. </para>

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</step>

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<para

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>Select the <guibutton

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>Convenience</guibutton

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> tab. Check the <guilabel

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>Enable Autologin</guilabel

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> and select the user to autologin from the drop-down menu and select an appropriate time delay. </para>

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</step>

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</procedure>

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</sect2>

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>Start a Program Manually</title>

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<para

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>Sometimes it can be useful to start a program manually, such as when the program does not have an entry in the menu. This is easy to do with the <application

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>KRunner</application

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> application. </para>

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<para

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>Open <application

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>KRunner</application

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> application by pressing <keycombo

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><keycap

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>Alt</keycap

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><keycap

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>F2</keycap

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></keycombo

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> </para>

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</step>

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<para

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>Enter the name of the program to run, and press the <keycap

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>Enter</keycap

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> key. </para>

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</step>

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</procedure>

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>Automatically turn on NumLock when KDE starts</title>

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<para

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>Open <application

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>System Settings</application

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> by going to &menusysset;. In the <application

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>System Settings</application

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> window, select the <guilabel

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>Input Devices</guilabel

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> option. </para>

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</step>

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<para

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>Under the <guilabel

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>Keyboard</guilabel

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> section, click on the <guilabel

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>Hardware</guilabel

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> tab, locate the subsection titled <guilabel

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>NumLock on KDE Startup</guilabel

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>, enable the <guibutton

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>Turn On</guibutton

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> checkbox. Click on <guibutton

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>Apply</guibutton

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> to save the settings. </para>

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</step>

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</procedure>

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<para

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>The change will take effect with the next log-in to KDE. To test it right away, turn off NumLock and restart KDE. </para>

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>Edit Kickoff Application Launcher</title>

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<para

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>Kubuntu comes with the <application

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>KDE Menu Editor</application

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>, so menus can be customized and entries added for applications that don't automatically appear after they are installed. To add, remove, or modify an entry, use the following procedure. </para>

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<para

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>Open <application

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>KDE Menu Editor</application

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> by <mousebutton

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>right</mousebutton

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> clicking on <application

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>Kickoff Application Launcher</application

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> icon (the KDE Menu) and choosing <guimenuitem

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>Edit Applications...</guimenuitem

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>. If the <application

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>Kicker</application

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> is locked, <application

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>KDE Menu Editor</application

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> can be opened by pressing <keycombo

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><keycap

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>Alt</keycap

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><keycap

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>F2</keycap

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></keycombo

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> and typing <userinput

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>kmenuedit</userinput

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> followed by pressing the <keycap

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>Enter</keycap

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> key. </para>

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</step>

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<para

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>In <application

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>KDE Menu Editor</application

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>'s left-hand pane, choose the submenu the new entry should appear in. </para>

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<para

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>Choose <menuchoice

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><guimenu

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>File</guimenu

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><guimenuitem

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>New Item</guimenuitem

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></menuchoice

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> or press the <guibutton

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>New Item</guibutton

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> button. In the <guilabel

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>New Item</guilabel

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> window, choose a <guilabel

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>Name</guilabel

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>. Then add the <guilabel

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>Description</guilabel

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>, <guilabel

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>Comment</guilabel

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>, and <guilabel

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>Command</guilabel

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>. Select the icon by clicking on <guilabel

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>Icon</guilabel

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>. The <guilabel

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>Command</guilabel

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> will usually be the package name, <guilabel

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>Name</guilabel

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> is what will appear on the menu, and the <guilabel

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>Comment</guilabel

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> will appear in the tooltip that appears near the menu entry. <guilabel

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>Icons</guilabel

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> are chosen from <filename

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>/usr/share/icons/icon_theme</filename

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> directory by default, or can be chosen from any directory. </para>

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</procedure>

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>To change the order of menu entries, click and drag the entry in the <application

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>KDE Menu Editor</application

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> window. </para>

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>Install Extra Fonts</title>

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>This section describes how to install extra fonts from the &kubuntu; archives. </para>

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>For <emphasis role="bold"

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>international fonts</emphasis

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>, install the following packages (please refer to the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications/"

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>Adding Applications</ulink

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> documentation for help on installing extra applications): </para>

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<para>

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<literallayout

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>xfonts-intl-arabic

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xfonts-intl-asian

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xfonts-intl-chinese

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xfonts-intl-chinese-big

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xfonts-intl-european

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xfonts-intl-japanese

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xfonts-intl-japanese-big

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xfonts-intl-phonetic

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</literallayout>

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</para>

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</step>

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<para

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>For <emphasis role="bold"

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>Microsoft TrueType core fonts</emphasis

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>, install the <ulink url="apt:ttf-mscorefonts-installer"

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>ttf-mscorefonts-installer</ulink

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> package. </para>

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>For <emphasis role="bold"

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>Ghostscript fonts</emphasis

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>, install the <application

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>gsfonts-x11</application

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> package (please refer to the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications/"

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>Adding Applications</ulink

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> documentation for help on installing extra applications). </para>

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</step>

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</procedure>

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>Individual fonts can be installed easily by opening <application

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>Konqueror</application

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> and typing <userinput

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>fonts:/</userinput

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> into the location bar. The font can then be installed, either system-wide or for personal use, by dragging and dropping into the respective folders. </para>

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</sect2>

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>Changing themes</title>

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>&kubuntu; allows themes to be changed simply. Go to the <application

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>Kickoff Application Launcher</application

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> (K Menu) </para>

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<para

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>Click on Computer </para>

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<para

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>Open <application

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>System Settings</application

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>. </para>

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</step>

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<para

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>In the <guilabel

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>Worksapce Appearance and Behavior</guilabel

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> section, click on <guibutton

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>Workspace Appearance</guibutton

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> </para>

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</procedure>

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>From here, it's possible to choose from the list of installed themes. </para>

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<para

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>To install a new theme, click on the button at the bottom right. </para>

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>From here, pick the source and run a search for the desired theme. </para>

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>Once the theme is downloaded and installed, it can be picked from the list of installed themes. </para>

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>Adding New Plasmoids to the Desktop</title>

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>Adding Plasmoids (also called Widgets) is done from the desktop itself. </para>

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>Find the small cashew-shaped button and click on it to bring up a menu. </para>

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>Select the Add Widets... button to bring up a list of widgets. </para>

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>From here select the desired widget. </para>

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</procedure>

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>To install a new widget, select the Get New Widgets button on the upper left of the window. </para>

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>Select search and download or install from file, and follow the on screen instructions from there. </para>

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</procedure>

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>Adding a New Panel</title>

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<para

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>Find the small cashew-shaped button and click on it to bring up a menu. </para>

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</step>

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>Click on Add Panel </para>

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</step>

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>Find the new panel cashew and <mousebutton

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>Left</mousebutton

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> click on it to alter the properties of the panel. </para>

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>There are settings for height, width, add widgets and all of the other properties of the panel. </para>

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