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<!-- $XConsortium: Tasks.sgm /main/10 1996/10/29 22:33:46 cdedoc $ -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Digital Equipment Corporation. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Hewlett-Packard Company. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 International Business Machines Corp. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Sun Microsystems, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Novell, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 FUJITSU LIMITED. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Hitachi. -->
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<Chapter Id="Tasks">
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<Title>Application Manager Tasks</Title>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>Running Applications</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.1">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="StartApplicationAppMgr"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.2">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="HelpOnAppIcon"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.3">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToUpdateAppManager"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>Making Applications Easier to Find on the Desktop</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.4">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="CopyAppToFrontPanel"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.5">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="ToPutAppGroupInFrontPanel"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.6">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="CopyAppIconToDesktop"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>Configuring the Application Manager</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.7">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="CreatePersonalAppGroup">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.8">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="AddAppToPersonalGroup"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.9">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="AddApplications"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>Advanced Application Manager Information</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.10">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="AppManagerFileNames"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.11">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="AppManagerPaths"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>Other General Tasks</Title>
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<Step>
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<Para>The Application Manager window is used very much like a File Manager
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window. These topics in File Manager help might be useful.
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</Para>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.12">
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<Para><OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="Filemgr ToSelectASingleObjectTA">To Select a Single File or Folder</OLink>
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.13">
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<Para><OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="Filemgr ToDropAnObjectTA">To Drag and Drop a File or Folder</OLink>
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.14">
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<Para><OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="Filemgr ToMoveAnObjectTA">To Move a File or Folder</OLink>
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.15">
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<Para><OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="Filemgr ToCopyAnObjectTA">To Copy a File or Folder</OLink>
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.16">
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<Para><OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="Filemgr BasicViewingPreferences">To Change Basic Viewing Preferences</OLink>
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.17">
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<Para>For additional information about using File Manager:
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<OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="Filemgr Tasks">File Manager Tasks </OLink>.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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<Sect1 Id="StartApplicationAppMgr">
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<Title>To Start an Application</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>starting an application</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>applications:starting</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Application Manager:opening</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.18">
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<Para>Open Application Manager by clicking the Application Manager control in
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the Front Panel.</Para>
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<Graphic Entityref="AppManagerControl" Id="HAM.TSKS.fig.1"></Graphic>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.19">
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<Para>Open the application group containing the application by double-clicking
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its icon.</Para>
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<Para><IndexTerm><Primary>application group</Primary></IndexTerm>Application group icons are special folders that behave just like folder
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icons in File Manager.</Para>
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<Para>The application group contains icons representing the application
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and things associated with the application, such as README files and
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templates.</Para>
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<Para><IndexTerm><Primary>application icons</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>action icons</Primary></IndexTerm>The icon that starts the application is called
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the <Emphasis>application icon</Emphasis> or <Emphasis>action icon</Emphasis>.
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</Para>
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<Graphic Entityref="AppManagerActionIcons" Id="HAM.TSKS.fig.2"></Graphic>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.20">
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<Para>Double-click the application's action icon.</Para>
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<Para>In some cases, you may also be able to start the application by
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dropping a data file on the action icon.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>Starting Applications from Data Files</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>data files:starting applications from</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Open action</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<Step>
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<Para>Some applications have been configured to open when you:
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</Para>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•">
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.21">
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<Para>Double-click a data file icon in File Manager.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.22">
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<Para><Emphasis>Or</Emphasis>, select the data file in File Manager and choose Open from the
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Selected menu.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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<Graphic Entityref="AppManagerOpenFile" Id="HAM.TSKS.fig.3"></Graphic>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="HelpOnAppIcon">
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<Title>To Get Help on an Application Icon</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>action icons:help on</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>application icons:help on</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>on item help:on action icons</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•">
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.23">
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<Para>Choose Help from the icon's pop-up menu. To display the pop-up menu,
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point to the icon and press mouse button 3.</Para>
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<Graphic Entityref="AppManagerOnItemHelp" Id="HAM.TSKS.fig.4"></Graphic>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.24">
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<Para><Emphasis>Or</Emphasis>, choose On Item from the Help menu and then click the icon.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="CopyAppToFrontPanel">
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<Title>To Put an Application Icon in the Front Panel</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Front Panel:copying application icon into</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>action icons:copying to Front Panel</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.25">
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<Para>Display the application's action icon in Application Manager.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.26">
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<Para>Display the subpanel to which you want to add the application.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.27">
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<Para>Drag the action icon from Application Manager to the Install Ojbect control
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in the subpanel.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Graphic Entityref="AppManagerCopyToFrontPanel" Id="HAM.TSKS.fig.5"></Graphic>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="ToPutAppGroupInFrontPanel">
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<Title>To Put an Application Group in the Front Panel</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Front Panel:copying an application group into</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>application group:copying to Front Panel</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.28">
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<Para>Open Application Manager.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.29">
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<Para>Display the subpanel to which you want to add the application group.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.30">
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<Para>Drag an application group icon from Application Manager to the
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Install Icon control in the subpanel.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="CopyAppIconToDesktop">
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<Title>To Put an Application Icon on the Workspace Backdrop</Title>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.31">
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<Para>Display the application's icon in Application Manager.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.32">
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<Para>Drag the application's icon to the desktop backdrop.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="ToUpdateAppManager">
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<Title>To Update Application Manager</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Application Manager:updating</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>reloading applications</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>applications:reloading</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<Para>Application Manager is created the first time you log in, and
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is rebuilt each time you log in. Each time it is built, it searches
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certain system and network locations for applications and places them in
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Application Manager.</Para>
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<Para>If your system administrator adds an application, you can update
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your Application Manager:</Para>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•">
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.33">
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<Para>Log out and back in.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.34">
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<Para><Emphasis>Or</Emphasis>, open the Desktop_Tools application group and
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double-click Reload Applications.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="CreatePersonalAppGroup">
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<Title>To Create a Personal Application Group</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>application group:personal</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Application Manager:modifying</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<Para>A personal application group is a group that you alone own.
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You create the group yourself and have permission to modify it.
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</Para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.35">
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<Para>Create a directory:
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</Para>
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<ProgramListing><ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol>/.dt/appmanager/<Symbol Role="Variable">app_group_name</Symbol></ComputerOutput>
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</ProgramListing>
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<Para>where <Emphasis>app_group_name</Emphasis> is the name of the application group as it
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will appear in Application Manager.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.36">
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<Para>Open the Desktop_Tools application group and double-click
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Reload Applications.</Para>
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<Para>You should now see your new application group at the top level of
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Application Manager.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Para>You can treat your personal application group like any other directory
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to which you have write permission. You can move or copy files to it, create
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subdirectories, and delete unwanted files.</Para>
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<Procedure>
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<Title>Related Topics</Title>
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<Step>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•" Role="tight">
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.37">
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<Para><XRef Linkend="AddAppToPersonalGroup"></Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</Step>
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</Procedure>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="AddAppToPersonalGroup">
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<Title>To Add an Application to a Personal Application Group</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Application Manager:modifying</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>applications:adding</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<Para>The following procedure:
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</Para>
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<ItemizedList Mark="•">
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.38">
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<Para>Creates an action for your application.</Para>
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<Para>An action is a desktop
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construct that behaves like a macro--it automates tasks usually
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done with command lines. The desktop uses actions to connect command
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lines with icons.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.39">
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<Para>Creates an action icon representing the application in the application group.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.40">
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<Para>If necessary, create an application group to which you have
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write permission. See <XRef Linkend="CreatePersonalAppGroup">.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.41">
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<Para>Determine the command line you would use to start the application from
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a terminal emulator window.</Para>
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<Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Create Action</Primary>
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</IndexTerm></Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.42">
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<Para>Use the desktop application Create Action to create the action.
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See <OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="CreatAct ToCreateAction">To Create an Action With Create Action
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</OLink>.</Para>
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<Para>Create Action requires you to enter an action name. The name you supply
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will become the label on the action.</Para>
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<Para>Create Action creates an action icon in your home folder. The icon
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consists of an executable file with the same name as the action.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.43">
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<Para>Copy or move the action icon created by Create Action from your
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home folder to the personal application group.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="AddApplications">
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<Title>To Register Applications in Application Manager</Title>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>applications:registering</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>registering applications</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Application Manager:modifying</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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<Para>When an application is registered in Application Manager, it has its own
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application group. This application group is available to all users
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on the system.</Para>
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<Para>Registering applications is a system administration task. For
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instructions, see the
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<CiteTitle>Common Desktop Environment Advanced User's and System Administrator's
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Guide</CiteTitle>.</Para>
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</Sect1>
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</Chapter>
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