This is the &os2; Desktop.
The Desktop is opened automatically when the system starts up and covers the entire screen. It is the heart of the Workplace Shell, which is your interface to work with &os2; and the files on your computer. It also allows you to view other computers and share your resources if you are connected to a network.
The pictures that you see on the Desktop are called icons. With &os2;, they represent objects. All objects have certain things in common, while other characteristics vary depending on the type of the object.
Most objects that you will encounter while working with &os2;
are either &link_folders;,
data files,
or &link_progobjs;. If you are unsure what an object does,
select it
and press the F1
key to open a window with help about it.
With &os2;, each object has associated with it a &popmenu; that contains the options that are currently available for the object. The Desktop itself has one too: to open it, move the mouse pointer over empty space on the Desktop and press mouse button 2.
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