Introducing the KDE Desktop 78 Getting Started Guide NOTE: If you want to enter a long name, use the Width slider to change how wide the Desktop labels are on the Panel. 4. Chose Apply to close the dialog box and apply your changes. NOTE: When you rename the Desktops, you can still use the Ctrl+F1 through Ctrl+F8 keys to switch between them. Each Desktop still has a number associated with it, even if the name has been changed to something you choose. Starting Other Applications You’ve already seen how you can start graphical applications by clicking an icon on the Panel or by selecting an item from the main menu. If you know about other applications that you want to start that aren’t part of KDE (or aren’t included in the KDE main menu), you can start them by follow- ing these steps: 1. Press Alt+F2 to open a pop-up command window. 2. Enter the name of the program you want to run. 3. Press Enter The application starts. If the application doesn’t start when you follow the previous steps, or if you’re not certain what the name of the application is, you may have to browse through the file system to locate the application you want to start. Chapter 6, Working with Files and Directories, describes how to use the file man- agement windows in KDE to locate files you want to work with. Once you have located an application in a file manager window, click on that program’s icon to run it. If you have trouble locating the file you want, you may need to open a command line window and explore a little to find the application or other file you need. Using the command line window is described as part of Chapter 9, Completing Advanced Configuration. To summarize, you can start an application using any of these methods (pre- sented from easiest to most complicated) 1. Click on a Panel icon for the application