Quick Start Guide
simple retrieval, regardless of folders or albums) and archive them on CD or DVD or
export them into a gallery with web images.
digiKam also contains a set of useful stacking functions and plug-ins which enable
you to convert several images into dierent formats, rename them or automatically
improve the quality of images with the help of functions such as red eye correction,
retouching and Hot Pixel removal. Dierent plug-ins for lters and eects help you
to make your digital photos into works of art.
To start digiKam, press [Alt] + [F2] and enter digikam. When you start it for the rst
time, the rst time start assistant opens which will guide you through setup. In gen-
eral, you can conrm all questions with Next.
The main window of digiKam contains a tree view on the left hand side and displays
thumbnails of the images on the right hand side. To access your images quickly, use
the sidebar on the left side which enables you to switch between the dierent views
and to sort the photos according to the Albums or Keywords for example. To change
to the display and editing mode of digiKam, double click on the thumbnail of a photo.
2.18 Managing your music collection
With KDE’s Amarok Music Player you can play back dierent audio formats, create
playlists, listen to streaming audio broadcasts on radio stations on the Internet and
subscribe to podcasts. The le types supported vary dependent on the Amarok
module used.
To start Amarok, press the [Alt] + [F2] key and enter amarok. Amarok asks for your
country on rst start-up. Select the relevant country from the dropdown list and then
click on OK. Then select the folder which should be searched for your music les. If
you want to use the suggested le, simply click on Yes.
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