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A Guided Tour of the Fedora GNOME Desktop

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The Desktop Background
[[Image:fedora_desktop_menu.jpg|The Fedora Desktop Popup Menu]]
 
* '''Create Folder''' - Creates a new folder in on the desktop. A new folder icon appears on the desktop with a field provided for the user to enter a folder name. The folder is physically located in the ''Desktop'' folder of the user's home directory.
 
* '''Create Launcher''' - Allows an icon to placed on the desktop which, when double clicked, launches a specified application. Another way to add application launchers to the desktop is to find them in the menu systems at the top of the screen, right click on them and select ''Add this launcher to desktop''.
 
* '''Create Document''' - Creates a new document on the desktop (file is physically located in ''Desktop'' folder of the current user's home directory.
 
* '''Clean Up by Name''' - Sorts and organizes the desktop icons in alphabetical order.
 
* '''Keep Aligned''' - A toggle setting which dictates whether icons should be neatly aligned on the desktop or allowed to be placed arbitrarily around the desktop.
 
* '''Change Desktop Background''' - Allows a different background image to be specified.
 
Right clicking on an icon produces the following menu allowing tasks to be performed on the selected item:
 
[[Image:fedora_desktop_item_menu.jpg]]

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