Using the Desktop Background Menu

Open Terminal

Starts a Terminal application.

Create Folder

Creates a new folder object. 

Create Launcher

Creates a launcher on your desktop background. For more information, see To Add a Launcher.

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 Nautilus windows.

Change Desktop Background

Starts the Desktop Background preference tool.

Change Desktop Resolution

Starts the Screen Resolution preference tool.