Table of Contents

1. Using KDE

1. Discovering the K Desktop Environment

1.1. The Desktop

1.2. The Panel

1.3. Virtual Desktops

2. How to Access Folders

2.1. Welcome Home!

2.2. Accessing Other Folders

2.3. Accessing Removable Media

2.4. Accessing Remote Shares

3. Personalizing Your Desktop

3.1. Changing Your Desktop's Appearance

3.2. Customizing Your Panel

4. Searching for Files

5. KDE Sessions

6. Manipulating the 3D Desktop

6.1. Manipulating the 3D Desktop with Compiz

6.2. Metisse, an Innovative Windows Manipulation System

2. Using the Internet

1. Writing E-mails

1.1. Mail Configuration

1.2. Mail Client Interface

1.3. Composing a Message

2. Stay Informed With News Feeds

3. Browsing the Web

3.1. Tab Browsing

3.2. Built-in Search Bar

3.3. Installing Plugins

3. Doing Office Work

1. Writing Documents

1.1. Word Processor Interface

1.2. Styles

1.3. Lists

1.4. Page Headers and Footers

2. Calculations and Simulations

2.1. Spreadsheet Interface

2.2. Entering Data

2.3. Adding Formulas

2.4. Charts: Explaining Data in a Simpler Way

3. Communicating Your Ideas

3.1. Presentation Interface

3.2. Adding Slides to Your Presentation

3.3. Simple Charts

3.4. Slide Background

3.5. Transitions, Animations and Effects

3.6. Running Your Presentation

4. Going Further

5. Printing and Faxing from Applications

5.1. Accessing KPrinter

5.2. KPrinter's Interface

5.3. Building PDF Files

5.4. Sending Faxes

4. Audio, Movie and Video Applications

1. Audio Applications

1.1. amaroK Audio Player

1.2. KsCD CD Player

1.3. Using the KMix Mixer

2. Playing Movies

2.1. Introduction

2.2. KMPlayer

3. CD and DVD Burning

3.1. Getting Started

3.2. Burning Data CDs

3.3. Burning Audio CDs (CDDA)

3.4. Audio CD Extraction or Ripping

3.5. Duplicating a CD

3.6. Erasing CD-RW media

5. Graphics Tools And Practical Devices

1. Graphic Art And Image Manipulation

1.1. GIMP

1.2. Vector Graphic Applications

2. Digital Cameras

2.1. Configuring Your Digital Photo Camera

2.2. Handling Digital Camera Storage Media

2.3. Transferring Pictures

2.4. Touching Up Pictures

2.5. EXIF Photographic Settings, Comments and Tags

2.6. Web Albums

3. Scanning Documents and Images

3.1. Scan Documents with Kooka

3.2. Scan Images with The Gimp

3.3. A Note About the Resolution

3.4. Extracting Text from Scanned Documents (OCR)