# The Desktop at a Glance

&newline;To help you organize and manage your work, the desktop provides windows, workspaces, controls, menus, and the Front Panel.

- Windows contain software applications and are framed with controls so you can move them, size them, or place them in additional workspaces.

- Workspaces are the screen areas where you place the windows needed for your work, arrange them, and put them away when you're done.

- Controls enable you to manipulate objects, select choices, or type information.

- Menus provide access to commands you use to manage windows and operate applications.

- The Front Panel is a collection of frequently used controls, available in every workspace.

Here are some of the windows, icons and objects you'll encounter as you use the desktop:

Window icons&newline;&newline;When you minimize a window, it becomes an icon on the workspace. Shown here are the window icons for File Manager, Style Manager, and Text Editor.&newline;&newline;To minimize a window, click the minimize button near the upper right corner of the window frame.&newline;∅&sigspace; Minimize button &newline;To restore the window, double-click mouse button 1 on the icon.&newline;&newline;∅ Style Manager

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Use Style Manager to easily customize many elements of the desktop including:

- Colors

- Workspace backdrops

- Font size

- Keyboard, mouse, and window behavior

To start Style Manager, click its Front Panel control.

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Workspace objects&newline;&newline;You can place the files, folders, and actions you use frequently on the workspace backdrop as icons.&newline;&newline;To place an object on the workspace, drag its icon from a File Manager or Application Manager window and drop it directly on the workspace backdrop.&newline;&newline;A workspace object is a reference to the actual object, not a copy.&newline;&newline;∅

File Manager&newline;&newline;File Manager displays the files, folders, and programs on your system as icons. Working with File Manager icons saves you from having to learn complex commands.&newline;

&newline;To open a File Manager view of your home folder, click the File Manager control in the Front Panel.&newline;∅&newline;&newline;Application Manager

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Application Manager provides easy access to the applications and actions you use in your everyday work.&newline;&newline;You can place the applications and actions you use frequently on the workspace backdrop.&newline;

To open Application Manager, click its Front Panel control.&newline;∅&newline;&newline;Front Panel

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The Front Panel provides controls, applications, and indicators you use in your everyday work. The Front Panel also provides the workspace switch for selecting a workspace.&newline;∅&newline;

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