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2. Choose ‘Configure Desktop’. A dialog opens that allows the modification of
the desktop settings ‘Background’, ‘Behavior’, ‘Multiple Desktops’, ‘Screen
Saver’, and ‘Display’.
3. Choose ‘Background’ and determine whether your settings should be ap-
plied to one specific desktop or to all. Select a background image, disable
background images, or start a slide show. ‘Options’ offers several settings
for the positioning of the background image, the background color, and the
blending of colored backgrounds.
4. Apply your changes and leave the dialog with ‘OK’.
Procedure 1.6: Creating a New Desktop Icon
1. Add a new folder icon:
(a) Right-click the desktop to open the context menu.
(b) Select ‘Create New’ ➝ ‘Folder’.
(c) Enter the name of the new folder when prompted to do so.
(d) Right-click the new icon and select ‘Properties’ in the context menu
that appears.
(e) The ‘Properties’ dialog consists of four tabs: ‘General’, ‘Permissions’,
‘Meta Info’, and ‘Share’. Name and icon of the folder are set via the
‘General’ tab. Permissions are modified via ‘Permissions’. ‘Meta Info’
lists size and number of items of the new folder. ‘Share’ can be used to
configure file sharing via NFS or Samba. For more information about
these two protocols, refer to the Administration Guide.
(f) Apply your changes and leave the dialog with ‘OK’.
2. Add a new file icon:
(a) Right-click the desktop for the context menu to appear.
(b) Select ‘Create New’.
(c) Choose the appropriate file type from ‘HTML File’, ‘Link to Applica-
tion’, ‘Link to Location’, or ‘Text File’.
(d) Enter the name of the new file when prompted to do so.
(e) Right-click the new icon and select ‘Properties’ in the context menu
that appears.
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