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> # Using the Desktop

> The Sun Java System Portal Server standard Desktop allows you to access all of the portal services and features that your administrator has made available and that you have selected. You might have:

> - Email (NetMail and NetMail Lite)
> - Intranet browsing
> - Internet browsing
> - Company news
> - Search capability
> - Collaboration tools (discussions and subscriptions)
> - Internet and intranet applications

> The features on your standard Portal Desktop are displayed through content providers called channels. Channels are arranged on your standard Portal Desktop in containers called tables. Additionally, your standard Portal Desktop configuration might provide a type of channel container called tabs as a means of organizing channels on multiple desktop pages.

> - Tables organize the channels on your standard Portal Desktop by placing them in rows and columns, which provides a way for you to customize the content and layout of your channels.
> - Tabs organize the channels by placing them on separate, layered pages on your standard Portal Desktop. The tabbed interface provides a way for you to customize the content and layout of the channels on a specific page.

> The standard Portal Desktop provides all of the tools you need to update, customize, and efficiently use Portal Server. Some features of the standard Portal Desktop are standard for all users, while others vary considerably, depending on how your particular installation has been customized.

> Your standard Portal Desktop has a set of links that you can use to customize your Desktop and perform general operations. The links are:

> - Home
> - Options (available only on certain desktop configurations)
> - Content
> - Layout
> - Theme
> - Help
> - Log Out
> - Tabs (available only if your standard Portal Desktop has a tabbed interface)

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