Before any additional icons are added to it, the desktop area is fairly empty and contains only the icons for Home folder and Trash , which are contained within an area that represents the contents of the Desktop Folder. You can add icons to the desktop for applications or places by finding them in the Kickoff Application Launcher menu, right-clicking them and clicking Add to Desktop .

Right-clicking on the desktop presents a menu of actions related to the desktop area. For example, selecting Appearance Settings lets you change the desktop background and visual theme. You can also change the appearance of your desktop by clicking the plasma toolbox at the top right corner of the screen.