Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1010, Early 2009) User Manual

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Getting Started With Your Dell Desktop

1

Launcher — The Launcher organizes applications,
bookmarks, folders, and documents into categories.
Click a Category, and then click an item to open it.
Customize the Launcher by adding your favorite items
to a Category, or even add a new Category — using
the Plus icons.

2

Desktop — Right-click the background to change the
background image.

3

Categories — Click a category to view a list of
applications, bookmarks, folders, or documents.

4

Home icon — Click this icon to minimize all windows
and to display the Launcher.

5

Ubuntu icon — The Ubuntu icon opens the Ubuntu
Menu. From the Ubuntu Menu, access applications,
preferences, system commands, system settings,
and tools.

6

Help icon — Click this icon to access the Help
Center.

7

Running tasks — To bring a running task to the
foreground, click the corresponding item
on the Panel.

8

Panel — The Panel provides quick access to open
running tasks on the desktop, or to frequently-used
programs, files, or utilities on your computer.

9

Search icon — Click this icon to search for files and
folders.

10 Battery/Charging status indicator — Move the

mouse over this icon to view the battery status.
Right-click to change your Power Manager settings.

11 Network status indicator — Click the icon to view

the list of available networks. When connected to
a wireless network, the icon changes to a series of
bars indicating signal strength. The more bars, the
stronger the signal.

12 Volume control icon — Click this icon to adjust the

volume of the computer.

13 Notification area — Includes a clock and icons

associated with programs.

14 Plus icons — Click the upper Plus icon to add a

category to the Launcher. Click the lower Plus icon to
add applications or website bookmarks.

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