Linux Dummies 9th

Chapter 4: Examining the GNOME Desktop
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1. Choose Applications and browse to the program you want to add to
the panel.
Don’t open the program. Just point to the menu item with your mouse
pointer.
2. Right-click the program and choose Add This Launcher to Panel to
add it to the panel, or choose Add This Launcher to Desktop to add it
to the desktop.
An icon for this program appears on your panel or desktop.
After you have your program on the panel, you can run the program just by
clicking its icon. If you added it to your desktop, double-click the icon.
If you’re not happy with where a desktop icon is placed, click it and then drag
it to a new location. For a panel entry, right-click it, choose Move, drag the
icon to where you want it, and then click to fix it into place.
You can also add a drawer (menu button) to your panel for an entire menu.
To do so, follow these steps:
1. Click Applications and browse to the submenu you want to add.
2. Enter that submenu.
For example, if you want to add a button for the Graphics menu to your
panel, open the Applications menu, move your mouse to the Graphics
menu, and then move your mouse to the right into the contents of the
Graphics menu.
3. Right-click to open the context menu.
4. Choose Entire Menu, and then choose either Add This As Drawer to
Panel or Add This As Menu to Panel.
Easy to see which is which: A drawer shows you its contents in icons
only; a menu looks more like a submenu from the Applications menu.
Removing a program from the
desktop or the panel
To get rid of an icon you have on your desktop, right-click the icon and
choose Move to Trash from the shortcut menu that appears.
If you want to remove one of the programs on the panel, just right-click the
icon you want to remove, and when the shortcut menu appears, choose
Remove from Panel. The icon vanishes from the panel. That’s it!