<part id="part2-1"><title>Customizing Your GNOME Desktop</title><partintro><para>You can customize many of the characteristics of the GNOME
Desktop. The customization of each aspect of the GNOME Desktop is controlled
by a dedicated software tool that is called a preference tool. This section
describes how to configure the GNOME Desktop in the following chapters. </para><itemizedlist><listitem><para><emphasis>Starting Preference Tools</emphasis></para><para>Read this chapter to find out how to start the preference tools in the
GNOME Desktop.</para></listitem><listitem><para><emphasis>Using Preference Tools</emphasis></para><para>Read this chapter to find out how to use the preference tools to customize
the GNOME Desktop. This chapter describes all the options in each of the preference
tools.</para></listitem></itemizedlist></partintro>&plaingnomestartpreftools;&goscustdesk;</part>
