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To add or remove items from the desktop follow these steps:<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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  1. First Go to Desktop > Customize Desktop.<\/li>\r\n
  2. In the Tools group specifies what tasks you would like to accomplish through the control panel. The appropriate shortcuts will be placed on the desktop. The Selected tasks list shows the tasks for which shortcuts are already placed on the desktop. The Available tasks list shows the tasks for which you do not yet have shortcuts on your desktop.
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    1. To add a shortcut to the desktop select the required tasks in the Available tasks list and click Add >>.<\/li>\r\n
    2. To remove a shortcut from the desktop select the task that you do not need in the Selected tasks list and click Remove.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n
    3. To display your custom buttons on the desktop select the Custom buttons check box.<\/li>\r\n
    4. To show the shortcut for creating new custom hyperlink buttons at the bottom of the desktop select the Create a new domain custom button check box.<\/li>\r\n
    5. Specify whether to show the Statistics and Favorites groups and what items to show there. Clearing check boxes will remove the respective items from the desktop. The Favorites group shows the links to items or control panel screens that you added to the desktop by navigating to the respective control panel screens and clicking the Create shortcut or Add to favorites icons.<\/li>\r\n
    6. Click OK.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

      To add a domain to the Favorites group of the desktop follow these steps:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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      1. Click the domain name you want to add to favorites on your Home page.<\/li>\r\n
      2. At the upper right corner of the screen click the Add to favorites icon.<\/li>\r\n
      3. Specify the desktop shortcut label and the description.<\/li>\r\n
      4. Click OK.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

        To add a mail account to the Favorites group of the desktop follow these steps:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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        1. Click the required domain name On your Home page.<\/li>\r\n
        2. In the Services group click the Mail icon.<\/li>\r\n
        3. Click the e-mail address you want to add to your favorites.<\/li>\r\n
        4. Click the Add to favorites icon at the upper right corner of the screen.<\/li>\r\n
        5. Specify the desktop shortcut label and the description.<\/li>\r\n
        6. Click OK.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

          To add items to the Favorites group of the desktop follow these steps:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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          1. Navigate to the control panel screen you need.<\/li>\r\n
          2. At the upper right corner of the screen click the Create Shortcut icon.<\/li>\r\n
          3. Specify the desktop shortcut label and the description.<\/li>\r\n
          4. Click OK.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

            To remove items from the Favorites group of the desktop follow these steps:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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            1. On the desktop, click the shortcut that you wish to remove.<\/li>\r\n
            2. Click the Edit Favorites icon in the upper right corner of the screen.<\/li>\r\n
            3. Click Remove.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              To add or remove items from the desktop follow these steps: First Go to Desktop > Customize Desktop. In the Tools group specifies what tasks you would like to accomplish…<\/p>\n

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