114Part I:Getting Your Feet (Florida web design) Wet Firefox:The Worldplanet-with-a-mouse pointer
114Part I:Getting Your Feet Wet Firefox:The Worldplanet-with-a-mouse pointer icon opens the FirefoxWeb browser. See Chapter 9 for more. Evolution:Just to the right of the Web browser button; launches ane-mail and calendar program. See Chapter 9 for more. OpenOffice.org Writer:Resembles two pieces of paper (and a pen) andopens the OpenOffice.org Writer word-processing program. See Chapter17 for more. OpenOffice.org Impress:Opens the OpenOffice.org Impress presenta- tion creation program. See Chapter 17 for more. OpenOffice.org Calc:Opens the OpenOffice.org spreadsheet program. See Chapter 17 for more. Then you see a large blank space where you can add new icons. After theblank space, you find, from left to right: Updater applet: This icon alerts you to available updates for yoursystem. (See Chapter 12 for more information.) Date and Time applet: Here you can see the day and time. Master Volume Control applet:Click this to open the master volumecontrol. Now for the bottom panel. From left to right, you find on this panel: Hide/Restore Desktop Applications:This button lets you minimize all ofyour running programs immediately and then re-open them again withjust one click. Taskbar:In this large space, you find entries for each program runningon your desktop. You can change a program s status by using the boxesas indicated: If a program is minimized, you can open its window by clicking itspanel task box. If a program is maximized but buried under another program, clickits task box on the panel to bring this program to the front. If a program is maximized and on top, you can minimize it by click- ing its panel task box. Workspace Switcher:Allows you to work in four different desktop envi- ronments during a single login session. Each desktop environment hasthe same menus, panels, and background, but you can run different pro- grams in each of the environments. It s an easy way to remain organizedwhile you re working in multiple programs. Try it out. It s like having fourmonitors in one!