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Opensuse110 Kdeuser.Pdf openSUSE 11.0 www.novell.com June 12, 2008 KDE3 User Guide KDE3 User Guide Copyright © 2006-2007 Novell, Inc. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foun- dation; with the Invariant Section being this copyright notice and license. A copy of the license is in- cluded in the section entitled “GNU Free Documentation License”. SUSE®, openSUSE®, the openSUSE® logo, Novell®, the Novell® logo, the N® logo, are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Linux* is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other third party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. A trademark symbol (® , ™, etc.) denotes a Novell trademark; an asterisk (*) denotes a third-party trademark. All information found in this book has been compiled with utmost attention to detail. However, this does not guarantee complete accuracy. Neither Novell, Inc., SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, the authors, nor the translators shall be held liable for possible errors or the consequences thereof. Contents About This Guide ix Part I KDE Desktop 1 1 Getting Started with the KDE Desktop 3 1.1 Logging In and Selecting a Desktop . 3 1.2 Logging Out . 7 1.3 Desktop Components . 8 1.4 Managing Folders and Files with Konqueror . 19 1.5 Accessing Network Resources . 28 1.6 Finding Data on your Computer or in the File System . 29 1.7 Moving Text between Applications . 31 1.8 Printing . 32 1.9 Managing Internet Connections . 35 1.10 Exploring the Internet . 35 1.11 E-Mail and Scheduling . 35 1.12 Opening or Creating Documents with OpenOffice.org . 36 1.13 Managing Passwords with KWallet Manager . 36 1.14 Controlling Your Desktop's Power Management with KPowersave . 38 1.15 Displaying, Decompressing, and Creating Archives . 44 1.16 Taking Screen Shots . 45 1.17 Viewing PDF Files with KPDF . 46 1.18 Controlling Sound with KMix . 46 1.19 Obtaining Software Updates . 47 1.20 For More Information . 48 2 Customizing Your Settings 49 2.1 The KDE Control Center . 49 2.2 Configuring Desktop Objects . 52 2.3 Configuring the Main Menu . 56 2.4 Configuring the Panel . 59 2.5 Configuring KDE Behavior . 62 2.6 Configuring 3D Desktop Effects . 68 2.7 Configuring System and Security Aspects . 70 Part II Office and Collaboration 77 3 The OpenOffice.org Office Suite 79 3.1 Understanding OpenOffice.org . 79 3.2 Word Processing with Writer . 92 3.3 Using Spreadsheets with Calc . 102 3.4 Using Presentations with Impress . 104 3.5 Using Databases with Base . 107 3.6 Creating Graphics with Draw . 110 3.7 Creating Mathematical Formulas with Math . 111 3.8 Finding Help and Information About OpenOffice.org . 112 4 Kontact: E-Mailing and Calendaring 113 4.1 Kontact Overview . 113 4.2 Mail . 115 4.3 Contacts . 123 4.4 Calendar . 125 4.5 Kontact for GroupWise Users . 126 4.6 For More Information . 129 5 Synchronizing Handheld Devices with Kitchensync 131 6 Instant Messaging with Kopete 135 6.1 Configuring Kopete . 135 6.2 Chatting with Friends . 136 6.3 Customizing Kopete . 138 6.4 For More Information . 141 7 Using Voice over IP with Ekiga 143 7.1 Configuring Ekiga . 143 7.2 The Ekiga User Interface . 145 7.3 Making a Call . 147 7.4 Answering a Call . 147 7.5 Using the Address Book . 148 7.6 For More Information . 149 8 Accessing Network Resources 151 8.1 General Notes on File Sharing and Network Browsing . 152 8.2 Accessing Network Shares . 153 8.3 Sharing Folders in Mixed Environments . 154 8.4 Managing Windows Files . 157 8.5 Configuring and Accessing a Windows Network Printer . 160 8.6 Configuring Shortcuts to Network Folders . 162 8.7 Configuring and Using a Small Web Server . 164 9 Encryption with KGpg 169 9.1 Why Signing and Encrypting? . 169 9.2 Generating a New Key Pair . 170 9.3 Exporting the Public Key . 171 9.4 Importing Keys . 172 9.5 The Key Server Dialog . 173 9.6 Text and File Encryption . 175 9.7 For More Information . 177 10 Searching with Kerry 179 10.1 Searching Using Kerry . 179 10.2 Configuring Kerry . 181 11 Getting Started with BasKet 183 11.1 Creating Baskets . 183 11.2 Working with Baskets . 184 11.3 For More Information . 187 Part III Internet 189 12 Browsing with Konqueror 191 12.1 Tabbed Browsing . 192 12.2 Automatic Scrolling . 192 12.3 Profiles . 193 12.4 Saving Web Pages and Graphics . 193 12.5 Searching with Konqueror . 193 12.6 Bookmarks . 195 12.7 Java and JavaScript . 196 12.8 Enabling Advertisement Blockers . 197 12.9 For More Information . 197 13 Browsing with Firefox 199 13.1 Navigating Web Sites . 199 13.2 Finding Information . 201 13.3 Managing Bookmarks . 202 13.4 Using the Download Manager . 205 13.5 Password Management . 205 13.6 Customizing Firefox . 206 13.7 Printing from Firefox . 209 13.8 For More Information . 209 14 Transferring Data from the Internet 211 14.1 Adding Transfers to the List . 212 14.2 Adding Transfers from a File . 212 14.3 Timer-Controlled Transfers . 212 15 Reading News Feeds with Akregator 215 Part IV Multimedia 217 16 Manipulating Graphics with The GIMP 219 16.1 Graphics Formats . 219 16.2 Starting The GIMP . 220 16.3 Getting Started . 222 16.4 Saving Images . 224 16.5 Editing Images . 225 16.6 Printing Images . 233 16.7 For More Information . 234 17 Managing Your Digital Image Collection 235 17.1 Configuring Your Camera . 236 17.2 Downloading Pictures from the Camera . 237 17.3 Managing Albums . 239 17.4 Managing Tags . 239 17.5 Creating Powerful Search Filters . 241 17.6 Exporting Image Collections . 243 17.7 Viewing and Editing Images . 244 17.8 Useful Tools . 253 17.9 Troubleshooting . 255 17.10 For More Information . 256 18 Playing Music and Movies 257 18.1 Mixers . 257 18.2 Playing Music Files . 258 18.3 Handling Audio CDs . 264 18.4 Playing Movie Files . 267 19 Burning CDs and DVDs 269 19.1 Creating a Data CD or DVD . 269 19.2 Creating an Audio CD . 272 19.3 Copying a CD or DVD . 273 19.4 Writing ISO Images . 274 19.5 Creating a Multisession CD or DVD . 275 19.6 For More Information . 276 A Moving from Windows to Linux 277 A.1 Starting Applications from the Main Menu . 278 A.2 Managing Files . 279 A.3 Using the Command Line . 279 A.4 Customizing Your Desktop . 280 A.5 Switching between Applications . 281 A.6 Accessing Network Resources . 281 B GNU Licenses 283 B.1 GNU General Public License . ..
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