Using
This is what you see on a freshly installed , assuming that you skipped KPersonalizer. If you are using lower resolution, some of the icons may not appear immediately. To cater for those smaller resolutions, the screenshot below is divided in two parts.
Here's a screenshot of the left side of
Screenshot Left
Here's a screenshot of the left side of
And here's the right side
Screenshot Right
And here's the right side
Of course, this is only one way might appear on the screen. There are many more configurations available.

A quick tour for new users
If you are experienced with this kind of application launcher, you can ignore this chapter and move on to basics.
The main use of is starting applications. This is done by clicking icons, either from the panel or from the K Menu. shows some more things too, so let's see.
Having a look at the screenshots above, there are from left to right:
The K Menu 	 It is used for launching applications and some other useful things. Refer to The K Menu for more information.
Application start icons 	 Here are some icons of commonly used applications. They can be moved and removed and others can be added. Some of them have a special meaning, which you can read more about in basics. Resting the mouse over an icon without clicking shows the name and a short description of that application, if you have set that in the Settings Dialog.
The Pager applet 	 This displays a small view of the virtual desktops. Clicking one section of it will activate that desktop. Please refer to Applets.
The Taskbar 	 All running applications are displayed as buttons in the taskbar. Clicking an application's button will bring this application on top. If it was on top before, it will be iconized. As always, more information in Applets.
Lock/Logout 	 This applet contains two small buttons. The one with the luggage lock on it locks your screen if you ever leave your and want nobody else seeing or using it, the other one shuts down and the X-Server.
System Tray 	 The systemtray is able to swallow some kind of applications like - in this case - . There are also more useful apps for the systemtay. You can click the applications either with the left or the right mousebutton and see what's happening.
Clock 	 The Clock applet is - of course - a small, useful clock. It can have various styles, have a look at the applets section for more information.
The hide button 	 This button lets you fade out for having more space on the screen. When is faded out, only the hide button will remain in order to fade in again.
This was only the description of on it's initial launch. It can be configured in many ways and styles and more applets can be added. There are even some extensions like the external taskbar you can add. See basics, Applets and Extensions for more information.