Linux-Old/C2/Desktop-Customization-14.04/English

Title of script: Desktop Customization

Author: Gaurav

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Visual Cue	Narration
Title slide	Hello everyone. Welcome to this spoken tutorial on Desktop Customization in Ubuntu Linux OS
Learning Objective	In this tutorial we will learn about the Launcher and how to: Remove and add applications in the Launcher Use multiple desktops Internet connectivity Sound settings Time and Date settings and switch to other user accounts
System Requirements	For this tutorial I am using Ubuntu Linux OS 14.10
About Launcher	Let's begin with the Launcher.
Slide Number Launcher	Launcher is the default left-side panel in the Ubuntu Linux desktop, which has some default applications. The Launcher makes it easy to access frequently used applications. So, we can launch a program by clicking on its "desktop shortcut" on the Launcher.
Screen shot of Launcher with icons	By default, the Launcher has some applications.
	Let us learn to customize the Launcher based on our requirements.
Slide Number	For my regular work, I need applications like Terminal, LibreOffice Writer, Gedit and so on. Let's add these applications on the Launcher.
Removing Icons from the Launcher	Before doing that, I will remove some of the applications which I don't want.
Point to Amazon application Amazon >> Right-click >> Unlock from Launcher	Say, I wish to remove the VLC application. Right-click on the VLC application icon and select Unlock from Launcher.
Point to the Launcher	You can see that the VLC application icon has been removed from the Launcher.
Screen shot of Removed Unwanted applications from Launcher	In the same way, we can remove all the shortcuts which we do not use frequently. I have removed some applications from the Launcher on my desktop, as you can see here.
	Now, I will add the Terminal shortcut to the Launcher.
Click on Dash Home	Click on Dash Home.
Type Terminal in search bar >> click on it.	In the search bar, type “terminal”. Click on the Terminal icon to open it.
Pointing to the terminal in the Launcher	You can see the Terminal icon on the Launcher.
Right click on terminal icon >> Lock to Launcher.	To fix the Terminal icon on the Launcher, first right-click on it. Then click on Lock to Launcher.
	Another way to fix application shortcuts on the Launcher is by dragging and dropping. I will demonstrate this now.
Open Dash Home >> In the search bar  type LibreOffice.	Open Dash Home and in the search bar, type libreOffice.
Drag & Drop LibreOffice icon on the Launcher. Help text should be visible now.	Drag the LibreOffice icon onto the Launcher. As we do so, the help text may appear saying “Drop to Add application”. Don’t worry if no help text appears.
Drop LibreOffice icon on the Launcher	Now, drop the LibreOffice icon on the Launcher. You can see that the shortcut is now added to the Launcher.
	This is how we can add shortcuts on the Launcher.
About Multiple Desktop/Workspace switcher (Slide)	The next important feature in Ubuntu Linux OS is multiple desktop or Workspace Switcher.
About Multiple Desktop/Workspace switcher (Slide)	Sometimes we may be working on multiple applications. And we may find it difficult to switch from one application to another. To make it more convenient, we can use Workspace Switcher.
Back to the desktop.	Let’s come back to the Launcher.
Click on the Launcher >> locate Workspace Switcher.	On the Launcher,locate Workspace Switcher icon and click on it.
Point to the 4 quadrants.	It shows 4 quadrants with 4 Desktops.
Point to the top-left quadrant.	By default, the top-left Desktop is selected. That is the Desktop in which we are currently working.
Click on Workspace Switcher >> select 2nd Desktop	Now, let’s select the second Desktop by clicking on it.
Open the Terminal	I will open the Terminal here by clicking on the icon in the Launcher.
Click on Workspace Switcher	Now, click on the Workspace Switcher again.
Point to 1st & 2nd Desktop	You can see the Terminal on the second Workspace Switcher and our Desktop on the first. In this way, you can work on multiple Desktops. <<PAUSE>>
Double-click on the first desktop	Let us come back to the first Desktop.
Point to Trash icon on Launcher.	Trash is another important icon on the Launcher.
Slide Number About Trash	Trash contains all the deleted files and folders. In case we delete a file accidentally, we can restore it from Trash.
Back to desktop >> Right click on file>> select Move to Trash option	To demonstrate this, I will delete DIW file, which is on my Desktop. Right-click on the file and click on the option Move to Trash.
Click on Trash icon	To restore it, just click on the Trash icon in the Launcher. The Trash folder opens.
Select the file >> click on Restore option	Select the file, right-click on it and click on Restore.
Close it. Screenshot of the restored File	Close the Trash folder window and come back to the desktop. We can see the file which we deleted earlier is now restored.
Select the file >> Press Shift+Delete.	To delete a file permanently from your system, first select it and then press Shift+Delete.
	A dialog box saying Are you sure want to permanently delete DIW will appear. Click on Delete.
Click on Trash icon	Click on the Trash icon once again.
In the Trash folder	We can't find the file in the Trash folder, as it is permanently deleted from our system. <<PAUSE>>
Point towards the top right corner	Now, we'll see some applications available at the top right corner of the Desktop.
Internet Connectivity icon	First one is Internet connectivity. Connection is established if you are connected to any Lan or Wifi network. You can see these over here.
Pointing to the available networks	You can select the network which you have access to.
Point to Enable Networking	To Enable/ Disable the network, check/uncheck the Enable Networking option.
Point to Edit Connections...	We can also edit the networks using Edit Connections option.
Point to Sound icon	Next option is Sound. Click on it.
Point to the slider	You can see a slider here.
Now, drag the slider to the left and then to right.	This helps us to increase or decrease the audio level, as per our choice.
Click on Sound Settings.	We can further adjust the sound level of our system by clicking on Sound Settings. Explore the settings in this window on your own.
Time & Date icon	Next icon is Time & Date. If we click on this icon, the calendar opens up. We can see the current date, month and year here.
Point and click on the left and right arrow buttons on Month and Year	Arrow buttons allow us to move to other months and years, as per our choice.
Clicking on Time & Date settings	We can edit date and time by clicking on Time & Date Settings. Explore this option further on your own.
Clicking on Wheel icon Point to System Settings, Printers, Log Out and Shut Down options.	Next, click on the wheel icon. Here we can see some shortcut options along with Log Out and Shut Down options.
Point to user account	We can also see all the User accounts available in our system. We can switch to whichever user account we wish to, by clicking on that particular user.
Summary	Let us summarise.
	In this tutorial we have learnt about the Launcher and how to: Remove and add applications in the Launcher Use multiple desktops Internet connectivity Sound settings Time & Date settings and switch to other user accounts
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Previous slide	This tutorial is contributed by Gaurav Shinde and Praveen S. Thankyou for Joining.

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