To open the Desktop background menu, right-click on a vacant space on the desktop background. You can use the Desktop menu to perform actions on the desktop background.
Table 7–3 describes the items in the Desktop background menu.
Table 7–3 Items on the Desktop Background Menu
Menu Item |
Function |
---|---|
Open Terminal |
Starts a |
Create Folder |
Creates a new folder object. |
Create Launcher |
Creates a launcher on your desktop background. For more information, see To Add a Launcher to the Desktop Background. |
Create Document |
Creates a document. You can create templates from documents that you frequently create. For example, if you often create invoices, you can create an empty invoice document and save the document as invoice.doc in the $HOME/Templates folder. |
Clean Up By Name |
Arranges the objects on the desktop background alphabetically by name. |
Keep Aligned |
Ensures that the left edges of the objects on the desktop background are aligned with one another. |
Paste Files |
Puts file or files into a selected folder or the desktop background. |
Use Default Background |
Resets the desktop
background to the last pattern that you chose from the Backgrounds
and Emblems dialog. You can access the Backgrounds and
Emblems dialog from |
Change Desktop Background |
Starts the |