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<part id="part1-1"><title>A Tour of the GNOME Desktop</title><partintro><para>This section introduces the core GNOME components. This section
also provides information that helps you to start working with the desktop.
The desktop is very configurable, therefore this section covers the main functional
possibilities of the desktop features. If you want to find out how to implement
the various configuration possibilities that are mentioned in this section,
see <emphasis>Customizing Your GNOME Desktop</emphasis>. The chapters in this
section are as follows: </para><itemizedlist><listitem><para><emphasis>Basic Skills</emphasis></para><para>Read this chapter to find out about mouse usage, shortcut keys, basic
window skills, and basic dialog skills. </para></listitem><listitem><para><emphasis>Overview of the Desktop</emphasis></para><para>Read this chapter for an introduction to the major components and functions
 of the desktop. If you do not read anything else in this manual, read this
chapter.</para></listitem><listitem><para><emphasis>Desktop Sessions</emphasis></para><para>Read this chapter for information about how to start, manage, and end
desktop sessions. </para></listitem><listitem><para><emphasis>Working With Panels</emphasis></para><para>Read this chapter to find out more about using panels. Panels are a
key component of the desktop. This chapter tells you how to use the different
parts of your panels, and how to invoke the available functions of the desktop
using panels.</para></listitem><listitem><para><emphasis>Working With Menus</emphasis></para><para>Read this chapter to find out more about using menus. </para></listitem><listitem><para><emphasis>Working With Windows</emphasis></para><para>Read this chapter to find out more about using windows. This chapter
describes basic windows functions such as moving and resizing.  This chapter
also describes the controls that you use with windows. </para></listitem><listitem><para><emphasis>Nautilus File Manager</emphasis></para><para>Read this chapter to find out more about the <application>Nautilus</application>
file manager. This chapter describes how to use <application>Nautilus</application>
to work with your file system. This chapter also describes how to customize <application>Nautilus</application>.</para></listitem><listitem><para><emphasis>Using the Desktop Background</emphasis></para><para>Read this chapter to find out more about using the desktop background.
This chapter describes how to use the desktop background to start applications,
and open your files and folders. The chapter also describes how to use <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> from the desktop, how to use the <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu, and how to customize the desktop background.</para></listitem></itemizedlist></partintro>&gosbasic;
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