eXo Platform 3.5

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## Chapter 2. Manage eXo WebOS applications

To go into the Desktop application, simply click Desktop on the Administration bar. You will be directed to the Desktop user interface as below:

Number | Meaning
--- | ---
| The administration bar which allows you to access and manage tasks quickly.
| The background of Desktop.
| The Dockbar which provides easy access to applications via icons.
| The application icons which are used as shortcuts to gadgets, applications or pages.
| The application.

In the Desktop, you can do the following actions:

- Add an application to the Dockbar

- Open an application

- Get a permanent link

- Quit an application

- Change the Desktop title and background

## Add an application

1. Open the Add Application form via one of two ways:

The first way

Hover your cursor over the Dockbar and click the Add Application icon.

The second way

Right-click any area inside the Desktop background and select Add Application from the drop-down menu.

The Add Application form will appear.

2. Select a category on the left pane. The applications of this category will be shown on the right pane.

3. Click corresponding to your desired application. Your selected application is then automatically added to the Dockbar.

## Open an application

- To open an application, hover your cursor over the Dockbar and click your desired application icon. The hovered icon will display the application name, allowing you to recognize your desired application easily.

The application window will be shown on the Desktop. When an application is running, will appear right under its icon on the Dockbar to indicate that application is running.

- To minimize the running application window, click on the info bar of the application or on the Dockbar. is remained, stating that the application is still running.

- To show the running application window, click or the application icon on the Dockbar.

- To maximize the opened application window, click on the info bar of the application to view its full size. will be changed into . Click if you want to restore to the original size of the application.

- To reset a changed application, right-click any area outside the application window and select Refresh.

## Get a permanent link

Each application added inside Desktop has a permanent link which is very useful for your bookmark.

Get the application's permanent link

1. Add the application that you want to get the permanent link to Desktop, for example Content Explorer.

2. Click on the application's info bar;

Or, right-click the application icon on the Dockbar and select Permanent link:

The permanent link of Content Explorer will be generated on your web browser's address bar.

Now, you can bookmark and use this link later to directly access the application without browsing and selecting it again.

You are required to have logged in before being directed to the link's application.

## Quit an application

The first way

Click at the right top of the application window.

The second way

Right-click the application icon on the Dockbar and select Quit.

The third way

This way allows you to close all running applications. Right-click any empty area on the desktop page and select Close All from the drop-down menu.

The icon will disappear after the running application has been closed.

## Change the Desktop title and background

First, right-click any area on the Desktop background.

Change the title

1. Select Page Title from the drop-down menu.

2. Enter your desired new name into the Page title field, and click Save to accept your change.

Change the background

1. Select Change Background from the drop-down menu.

All available images for the Desktop background are displayed in the Choose Background Image form.

2. Click to preview your background.

3. Click to select and apply the relevant background.

- To get the default background again, click the Get Default link at the right corner of this form.

- Also, from this form, you can do the following actions:

Delete any background

Click corresponding to the background you want to delete.

Upload an image from your local device

1. Click the Upload button at the bottom of the Choose Background Image form. The Upload Images form will appear.

2. Click Browse... to locate the image you want to set as background image and upload it.

After the image is uploaded, you can click to add more another image, or to delete the uploaded image.

3. Click Save to accept your upload, or Back to go back to the previous step.

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