Plasma/Kickoff
Kickoff 程式啟動器
Kickoff是Plasma桌面默認的應用程式啟動器。默認配置下它位於底端面板的最左端。除了打開應用程式外，它還可以打開電腦上的一些位置、你最近使用過的文檔以及結束KDE會話的選項。
Kickoff 可以輕易的切換到傳統的 KDE 3 程式選單模式，右鍵選單圖示，選擇。當然，如果你那樣做的話就沒法享受到 Kickoff的搜索框了。
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打開 Kickoff
要打開 Kickoff，只需輕點Plasma桌面右下角（通常情況下是此位置）的按鈕。在 Kickoff 的頂部你會看見搜索框，在底部你會看見五個選項卡: ，，， 以及 。你所選的選項卡的內容會在中間顯示。被隱藏的內容通過滾動菜單即可顯示。你也可以調整 Kickoff 的大小：用你的滑鼠指針抓住 Kickoff 的右上角（游標會變為雙箭頭游標）並移動來改變大小。
The Favorites Tab
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此選項卡可以打開一些您最常用的應用程式。當然你也可以將其調整為你所需的應用程式。抓住一項並把它放到另外的位置來調整順序。右鍵點擊一項會提供更多的選項：你能這一項，添加到或者也可。
The Applications Tab
此選項卡可以打開你所有已安裝的程式。他們以像或之類的類別分類。點擊一個類別便可查看在此類別中有哪些應用程式。要回到主菜單，單擊應用程式列表左側的後退按鈕。在一個應用程式上點擊右鍵會提供更多選項：，或者。
“電腦”選項卡
在選項卡中，你會找到一些系統程式的快捷方式（就像系統設置）、你最愛的位置（通過Dolphin設置）以及可用的儲存媒介。就像前幾條一樣，右鍵就會獲得更多選項：或者是添加到面板。
The Recently Used Tab
Your recently-used applications and documents are presented on this tab. Note that only applications launched via Kickoff are taken into account for this list. A right-click on an entry brings you the usual context menu with copy options and additional options to clear the recently used history.
The Leave Tab
This tab gives you several options to leave your KDE session or shutdown your computer.
Search Field
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Instead of browsing through all the tabs and categories you can simply enter a search term. The search field has focus when opening the menu, so you can simply start typing. The search will not only match against applications names, but also against their description. So if you need a browser, but don't know the name of the installed browsers, simply type "browser" in the search field. This should result in a list of all available browsers.
Add to Desktop and Panel
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All program items and categories can be added to desktop and panel, right click and select
Alternative Application Launchers
Besides Kickoff, other application launchers are available which may fit your needs better. See the page Plasma application launchers for more details.