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→Adding Items to a GNOME Desktop Panel
If there is an application you frequently launch from the ''Applications'' menu there is a quick way to add a ''launch icon'' to the panel. Simply open the ''Applications'' menu and navigate to the menu option for the desired application. Rather than clicking on this menu item with the left mouse button as you normally would, click instead with the right mouse button and select the ''Add this launcher to panel'' option. An icon representing the application will subsequently appear on the panel which, when clicked, will launch the corresponding application.
Alternatively, launch the ''Add to Panel'' dialog by right clicking on a blank area of the desired panel and click on the ''Application Launcher''list item followed by the ''Forward'' button. The resulting dialog will list each menu item and all sub-menu items. If, for example, you wanted to be able to launch the OpenOffice Writer word processor from the panel simply click on the arrow next to ''Office'' in the ''Add to Panel'' dialog to unfold the list of Office applications. Select ''OpenOffice.org Word Processor'' and click on the ''Add'' button: