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KDE User Guide
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Contents
About This Guide
1. Available Documentation
2. Feedback
3. Documentation Conventions
4. About the Making of This Manual
5. Source Code
6. Acknowledgments
I. Introduction to the KDE Desktop
1. Getting Started with the KDE Desktop
1.1. Logging In
1.2. Exploring the Desktop Components
1.3. Leaving Your System
1.4. Switching Desktops
2. Working with Your Desktop
2.1. Starting Programs
2.2. Using Dolphin File Manager
2.3. Moving Text between Applications
2.4. Finding Data on your Computer or in the File System
2.5. Accessing Removable Media and External Devices
2.6. Using Virtual Desktops
2.7. Managing Internet Connections
2.8. Exploring the Internet
2.9. E-Mail and Scheduling
2.10. Instant Messaging
2.11. Managing Passwords
2.12. Opening or Creating Documents with OpenOffice.org
2.13. Viewing PDF Files and Other Documents
2.14. Taking Screen Shots
2.15. Displaying, Decompressing, and Creating Archives
2.16. Creating CDs or DVDs
2.17. Viewing and Managing Digital Images
2.18. Managing Your Music Collection
2.19. For More Information
3. Customizing Your Settings
3.1. The Personal Settings
3.2. Configuring Desktop Objects
3.3. Configuring the Main Menu
3.4. Configuring the Panel
3.5. Configuring KDE Behavior
3.6. Configuring System and Security Aspects
II. Managing Files and Resources
4. Accessing Network Resources
4.1. General Notes on File Sharing and Network Browsing
4.2. Accessing Network Shares
4.3. Sharing Folders in Mixed Environments
4.4. Managing Windows Files
4.5. Configuring and Accessing a Windows Network Printer
4.6. Configuring Shortcuts to Network Folders
4.7. Configuring and Using a Small Web Server
5. Searching with Kerry
5.1. Searching Using Kerry
5.2. Configuring Kerry
6. Managing Print Jobs
6.1. Starting Print Jobs in KDE
6.2. Monitoring Print Jobs in KDE
7. Managing Passwords with KWallet Manager
7.1. Starting KWallet
7.2. The KWallet Manager
7.3. Copying Your Wallet to Another Computer
8. Controlling Your Desktop's Power Management with KPowersave
8.1. Tracking the Current State
8.2. Suspending Your Computer
8.3. Saving Power by Using Schemes
8.4. Configuring Notifications
8.5. Configuring KPowersave
A. Moving from Windows to Linux
A.1. Starting Applications from the Main Menu
A.2. Managing Files
A.3. Using the Command Line
A.4. Customizing Your Desktop
A.5. Switching between Applications
A.6. Accessing Network Resources
B. GNU Licenses
B.1. GNU General Public License
B.2. GNU Free Documentation License
List of Figures
1.1.
A KDM Login Screen
2.1.
Finding Files with KFind
2.2.
Device Notifier
2.3.
KSnapshot
2.4.
Ark: File Archive Preview
3.1.
Personal Settings
4.1.
Network Browsing
4.2.
Enabling File Sharing
4.3.
Detailed Sharing Options
4.4.
Shared Folder
4.5.
Browsing Data on the AD Server
4.6.
Editing a Text File with Kate
4.7.
Saving a File to a Remote Windows Folder
4.8.
Accessing MS Exchange through Konqueror
4.9.
Adding a Printer
4.10.
Adding Printer Details
4.11.
Adding a Network Folder
4.12.
New Network Folder
4.13.
Opening a File from a Network Share
4.14.
Selecting the File Server Root Directory
4.15.
Published Contents
4.16.
File Server Statistics
6.1.
Starting a Print Job with KPrinter
6.2.
Monitoring Print Jobs with KJobViewer
7.1.
The KWallet Manager Window
8.1.
Tracking the Current Power Management State
8.2.
Configuring KPowersave Notifications
A.1.
KDE Desktop
A.2.
Main Menu in KDE
A.3.
Windows Explorer and Konqueror
A.4.
Windows Command Prompt and Konsole Terminal
A.5.
Windows Control Panel and KDE Control Center
A.6.
Windows Panel and KDE Panel
A.7.
Windows My Network Places and Konqueror Network Browsing
