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>    
    There are a few desktop menus you may use in GNOME. These menus are accessed
    by making a right-button mouse click on any clean space on the desktop. This
    will bring up a <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>pop-up</B
> menu which contains a few items:
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>      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>New | Terminal</B
> - This launches a new GNOME
      Terminal window that will automatically navigate to the
      <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>~/.gnome-desktop</TT
> 
      directory.
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>      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>New | Directory</B
> - This creates a new directory
      on your desktop into which you can place files: a convenient way to clean
      up your desktop.
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>      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>New | Launcher</B
> - This allows you to place a new
      application launcher on the desktop. When selected, this menu item will
      launch an <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Application Launcher</B
> dialog that
      allows you to specify which application and its properties.
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>      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>New | [application]</B
> - Some applications may put
      items for you in the <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>New</B
> menu. For example, the
      Gnumeric spreadsheet will put a <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>New Gnumeric
      Spreadsheet</B
> menu item in the <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>New</B
> menu so
      you can start up a new spreadsheet easily.
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>      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Arrange Icons</B
> - This automatically arranges
      your desktop icons.
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>      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Create New Window</B
> - This launches a new GNOME
      File Manager window displaying your Home directory.
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>      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Recreate Desktop Shortcuts</B
> - This rescans the
      mountable devices on your machine and display an icon for any new device
      it might find. It also reloads any desktop items your distribution places
      on the desktop by default.
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>      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Rescan Desktop</B
> - This rescans the
      files in your <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>~/.gnome-desktop</TT
>
      directory. Any new files found will be placed on the desktop as
      icons.
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