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about search patterns and the use <strong>of</strong> wild cards or regular expressions, refer to Section<br />

3.1, “Getting Started with the Bash Shell” (page 90).<br />

5.7 Exploring the Internet<br />

In KDE, the default Web browser is Konqueror. To start Konqueror, click the Konqueror<br />

icon on the panel or press Alt + F2 and enter konqueror. Learn more about<br />

Konqueror as a Web browser in Chapter The Web Browser Konqueror (↑Applications).<br />

In addition to Konqueror, you can use a Mozilla-based browser, Firefox. Start Firefox<br />

from the main menu or by pressing Alt + F2 and entering firefox. You can type<br />

an address into the location bar at the top or click links in a page to move to different<br />

pages, just like in any other Web browser. For more information about Firefox, see<br />

Chapter The Web Browser Firefox (↑Applications) .<br />

5.8 E-Mail and Scheduling<br />

KMail is an e-mail client that supports e-mail protocols like POP3 and IMAP. It also<br />

has multiple e-mail account support, powerful filters, PGP/GnuPG privacy, and online<br />

attachments. Start KMail from the main menu or press Alt + F2 and enter kmail.<br />

Kontact is a personal information management (PIM) tool that combines well-known<br />

applications like KMail, KOrganizer, and KAddressBook into a single interface. This<br />

lets you have easy access to your e-mail, calendar, address book, and other PIM functionality.<br />

To launch Kontact, press Alt + F2 and enter kontact. For detailed information<br />

about using Kontact, see Chapter Kontact: An E-Mail and Calendar Program<br />

(↑Applications).<br />

5.9 Moving Text between Applications<br />

To copy text to the clipboard and insert it again, former MS Windows users automatically<br />

try the shortcut keys Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V , which <strong>of</strong>ten work in Linux as<br />

well. But copying and inserting texts is even easier in Linux: to copy a text to the clipboard,<br />

just select the text with the mouse then move the mouse cursor to the position<br />

Getting Started with the KDE Desktop 153

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