HP VUE provides the following to help organize and maintain the files and directories you use:
File Manager is an application for managing files and directories.
The Desktop allows you to place any file or directory icon directly on the workspace backdrop for easy access.
Toolboxes are special File Manager views for managing applications and other software available to you.
Introducing File Manager. The HP VUE File Manager displays files and directories as icons. Using a mouse, you can manipulate the icons directly by dragging and dropping them into place. For example, to print a file, simply drop it on the printer in the Front Panel.
File Manager associates a meaningful icon with each file and directory based on its filetype. More importantly, actions associated with
each filetype define the desired behavior for the file or directory.
For instance, you might have a filetype that identifies document files. The default action — performed by double-clicking the file's icon — would open the file for editing. That is, the action saves you the trouble of remembering and typing the command to start your word processor. The action automatically starts your word processor and loads the file. Additional actions may provide shortcuts to other frequent tasks, such as printing the document.
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The Desktop for fingertip access. Any file, directory, or action that you access frequently can be placed directly on the Desktop for quick access. The Desktop occupies the entire backdrop in each workspace. In fact, since HP VUE has six workspace (by default), you effectively have six separate Desktops.
When you put an object on the Desktop, the original object is not altered. Each Desktop object is really just a reference to the actual object that remains in its original location.
You can leave objects on the Desktop as long as you want. Their locations are remembered when you log out and restored when you log in again.
Popup Menus. To display a popup menu, you point to the object's icon, then press and hold mouse button 3 (the right button on a two-button mouse). The popup menu contains a few standard commands for each object, but it also includes all of the available actions for the object.
When you no longer need an object on the Desktop, choose Remove From Desktop from the object's popup menu.
See Also.
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