How This Guide Is Organized

This guide is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1, Getting Started

  This chapter provides information about how to start, manage, and end Java Desktop System sessions.

• Chapter 2, Working With Panels

  Panels are a key component of the Java Desktop System. This chapter tells you how to use the different parts of your panels, and how to invoke the available functions of the Java Desktop System using panels.

• Chapter 3, Working With Menus

  This chapter provides information about how to use and customize the menus in the Java Desktop System.

• Chapter 4, Working With Windows

  This chapter describes basic windows functions such as moving and resizing. This chapter also describes the controls that you use with windows.

• Chapter 5, Using Your File Manager

  This chapter describes how to use the file manager to work with your file system.

• Chapter 6, Using Your 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 Trash from the desktop background, how to use the desktop background menu, and how to customize the desktop background.

• Chapter 7, Using Your Preference Tools

  This chapter describes how to use the preference tools to customize the Java Desktop System.

• Appendix A, Mouse and Keyboard Functionality

  This appendix provides information about mouse usage, shortcut keys, basic window skills, and basic dialog skills.

• Appendix B, Common Tasks

  This appendix describes some of the basic tasks that you perform across many of the Java Desktop System applications.

• Glossary

  The glossary contains a list of terms used in this guide, and definitions of the terms.