Translations by Axel Bojer

<p>If you are using Konqueror and want to type another location into the location field below the toolbar to get there, you can clear the whole field very quickly with the black button with a white cross to the left of the "Location" label and start typing.</p> <p>You can also press Ctrl+L to clear the location field and place the text cursor there.</p>

<p> You can access a <strong>man page</strong> by entering a hash mark (#) and the name of the man page wherever you can enter a URL, like in the location field of the web browser or the <strong>Alt+F2</strong> command-line.</p><br> <center> <img src="crystalsvg/48x48/apps/khelpcenter.png">

<p> You can access an <strong>info page</strong> by entering a double hash mark (##) and the name of the info page wherever you can enter a URL, like in the URL line of the web browser or the <strong>Alt+F2</strong> command-line. </p> <br> <center> <img src="crystalsvg/48x48/apps/khelpcenter.png">

<p> If you cannot access the titlebar, you can still <strong>move a window</strong> on the screen by holding the Alt key, clicking anywhere into the window and "dragging" it with the mouse.</p><br> <p>Of course, you can change this behavior by using the Control Center.</p>

<p> Want KDE's printing power in non-KDE apps? </p> <p> Then use <strong>'kprinter'</strong> as "print command". Works with Netscape, Mozilla, Galeon, gv, Acrobat Reader, StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, any GNOME application and many more...</p> <p>See <a href="http://printing.kde.org/faq/kdeprint.phtml#out">printing.kde.org</a> for more detailed hints... </p> <center> <img src="crystalsvg/48x48/devices/printer1.png"> <p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>

<p> You can <strong>resize a window</strong> on the screen by holding the Alt key, right-clicking anywhere into the window and moving the mouse.</p>

<p> KDE's mail client (KMail) provides seamless <strong>PGP/GnuPG integration</strong> for encrypting and signing your email messages.</p> <p>See <a href="help:/kmail/pgp.html">the KMail Handbook</a> for instructions on setting up encryption.</p>

<p> You can find KDE developers all over the world, e.g., in Germany, Sweden, France, Canada, USA, Australia, Namibia, Argentina, and even in Norway!</p> <p> To see where KDE developers can be found, take a look at <a href="http://worldwide.kde.org">worldwide.kde.org</a>.</p>

<p> KDE's CD player, KsCD, accesses the Internet CD database freedb to provide you with title/track information. </p> <p>Full details of KsCD's functions are available in <a href="help:/kscd">the KsCD Handbook</a>.</p>

<p> Some people open many terminal windows just to enter <em>one single</em> command.</p> <ul> <li>Use <strong>Alt+F2</strong> for just firing up programs (Alt+F2 "kword") or <li>use Konsole sessions ("New" in toolbar) if you need text output. </ul>

<p> You can change the color of the window titlebars by clicking on the title bar of the color example in the <em>Appearance & Themes</em> module within the Control Center. </p> <p>This works for all of the other available colors too.</p>

<p align="center"><strong>KDE Command Line Printing (I)</strong></p> <p> Want to print from command line, without missing KDE's printing power?</p> <p> Type <strong>'kprinter'</strong>. Up pops the KDEPrint dialog. Select printer, print options and print files (note that you may select <em>different</em> files of <em>different</em> types for <em>one</em> print job...). </p> <p>This works from Konsole, any x-Terminal, or "Run Command" (called by pressing <em>Alt+F2</em>)</p>

<p align="center"><strong>KDE Command Line Printing (II)</strong></p> <p> You may specify print files and/or name a printer from the command line: <pre> kprinter -d infotec \ /home/kurt/paragliding.jpg \ ../kdeprint-handbook.pdf \ /opt/kde3/flyer.ps </pre> This prints 3 different files (from different folders) to printer "infotec". </p> <center> <img src="crystalsvg/48x48/devices/printer1.png"> <p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>

<p> The difference between window manager styles and old-fashioned themes is that the former even reflect window titlebar color settings from the Control Center and might implement different features.</p>

<p> The K in KDE does not stand for anything. It is the character that comes before L in the Latin alphabet, which stands for Linux. It was chosen because KDE runs on many types of UNIX (and perfectly well on FreeBSD). </p>

<p>If you want to know when <b>the next release</b> of KDE is planned, look for the release schedule on <a href="http://developer.kde.org/">http://developer.kde.org</a>. If you only find old release schedules, there will probably be some weeks/months of intensive development left before the next release.</p><br> <center><img src="crystalsvg/48x48/apps/konqueror.png"></center>

<p> Under the <em>"B II"</em> window decoration, the title bars automatically move by themselves so they are always visible. You can edit your title bar decoration by right clicking on your title bar and selecting "Configure Window Behavior...".</p>

<p>If you do not like the default completion mode (e.g. in Konqueror), you can right-click on the edit-widget and choose a different mode, e.g. automatic or manual completion. Manual completion works in a similar way to completion in a UNIX shell. Use Ctrl+E to invoke it. </p>

<p>If you want another panel, to make more space for your applets and buttons, press right mouse button on the panel to invoke the panel menu and select "Add to Panel->Panel->Panel".</p><p> (You can then put anything on the fresh panel, adjust its size and so on.)</p>

<p>If you want to contribute your own "tip of the day", please send it to <a href="mailto:kde-doc-english@kde.org">kde-doc-english@kde.org</a>, and we will be happy to include it in the next release.</p>

<p> If you drag a file from Konqueror or from the desktop to Konsole, you will have the choice between pasting the URL or entering that folder.</p> <p> Choose the one you want, so you do not have to write the entire path in the terminal window.</p> <p align="right"><em>Contributed by Gerard Delafond</em></p>

<p> You can hide mixer devices in KMix by clicking on "Hide" in the context menu that appears when you click with the right mouse button on one of the sliders. </p> <p>Take a look at <a href="help:/kmix">the KMix Handbook</a> for more KMix tips and tricks.</p> <p align="right"><em>Contributed by Stefan Schimanski</em></p>

<p> You can add your own "Web Shortcuts" to Konqueror by selecting Settings->Configure Konqueror->Web Shortcuts. Click "New..." and complete the fields. </p> <p>For further instructions, and details about the advanced features available with Web Shortcuts, see <a href="help:/konqueror/enhanced-browsing.html">the Konqueror Handbook</a>.</p> <p align="right"><em>Contributed by Michael Lachmann and Thomas Diehl</em></p>

<p> Each UNIX user has a so-called Home folder in which his or her files as well as user-dependent configuration files are saved. If you work in a Konsole window, you can easily change to your home folder by entering the <b>cd</b> command without any parameters. </p> <p align="right"><em>Contributed by Carsten Niehaus</em></p>

<p> You might wonder why there are very few (if any) files whose names end in <code>.exe</code> or <code>.bat</code> on UNIX systems. This is because filenames on UNIX do not need an extension. Executable files in KDE are represented by the gear icon in Konqueror. In the Konsole window, they are often colored red (depending on your settings). </p> <p align="right"><em>Contributed by Carsten Niehaus</em></p>

<p> If you want to make your desktop look more interesting, you can find tons of themes, widget styles window decorations and more at <a href="http://kde-look.org/">kde-look.org</a>. </p> <p align="right"><em>Contributed by Carsten Niehaus</em></p>

<p> Did you know that you can use the middle mouse button to paste text? Try selecting some text with the left mouse button and click elsewhere with the middle mouse button. The selected text will be pasted at the click position. This even works between different programs. </p> <p align="right"><em>Contributed by Carsten Niehaus</em></p>

<p> Want to print by using "DragNDrop"? </p> <p> Drag a file and drop it on the "Files" tab of an opened <strong>kprinter</strong> dialog. </p> <p>Then continue as you would normally: select a printer, job options, etc. and click the "Print" button. </p> <center> <img src="crystalsvg/48x48/devices/printer1.png"> <p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>

<p> If you need to calculate a distance on the screen, the program <em>kruler</em> can be of great help.</p> <p> Furthermore, if you need to look closely at the ruler to count single pixels, <em>kmag</em> may be very useful. (It is not part of the KDE base installation but needs to be installed separately. It might already be available on your distribution.) <em>kmag</em> works just like <em>xmag</em>, with the difference that it magnifies on the fly. </p> <p align="right"><em>Contributed by Jesper Pedersen</em></p><br>

<p> Sound in KDE is coordinated by the <b>artsd</b> sound server. You can configure the sound server from the Control Center by selecting Sound &amp; Multimedia->Sound Server. </p> <p align="right"><em>Contributed by Jeff Tranter</em></p><br>

<p> You can associate sounds, pop up windows, and more with KDE events. This can be configured from the Control Center by selecting Sound &amp; Multimedia->System Notifications. </p> <p align="right"><em>Contributed by Jeff Tranter</em></p><br>

<p> Most non-KDE sound applications that do not know about the sound server can be run using the <b>artsdsp</b> command. When the application is run, accesses to the audio device will be redirected to the <b>artsd</b> sound server. </p> <p> The command format is:<br> <b>artsdsp</b> <em>application</em> <em>arguments</em> ... </p> <p align="right"><em>Contributed by Jeff Tranter</em></p><br>

<p> By holding down the <b>Shift</b> button while moving a container (button or applet) on the Panel, the container can then be used to push forward other containers. </p>

<p> KDE's 'kioslaves' do not just work in Konqueror: you can use network URLs in any KDE application. For example, you can enter a URL like ftp://www.server.com/myfile in the Kate Open dialog, and Kate will open the file and save changes back to the FTP server when you click on 'Save.' </p>

<p> You can use Konqueror to access your files on any server that you have ssh access to. Just enter fish://<em>username</em>@<em>hostname</em> in Konqueror's location bar. </p> <p> In fact, all KDE applications support fish:// URLs - try entering one in the Open dialog of Kate, for instance </p>

<p> KMail, the KDE email client, has built-in support for several popular spam filtering apps. To set up automatic spam filtering in KMail, configure your favorite spam filter as you like it, then go to Tools->Anti-spam wizard in KMail. </p> <p> For more information, look at <a href="help:/kmail/the-anti-spam-wizard.html">the KMail Handbook Anti-Spam Wizard chapter</a>. </p>

<p> You can make a window go below other windows by middle-clicking on its titlebar. </p>

<p> KDE applications offer short "What's This?" help texts for many features. Just click on the question mark on the window titlebar, and then click on the item you need help on. (In some themes, the button is a lowercase "i" instead of a question mark). </p>