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diff --git a/mate-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml b/mate-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
index 2473e81..a6489c4 100644
--- a/mate-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
+++ b/mate-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
@@ -167,28 +167,31 @@ keys that provides an alternative to standard ways of performing an action. For
<para>Use the <application>Preferred
Applications</application> preference tool to specify the applications that
you want the MATE Desktop to use when the MATE Desktop starts an application
-for you. For example, you can specify the web browser application (<application>Epiphany
-</application>, <application>Mozilla Firefox</application>, <application>Opera</application>
-...) to launch when you click on a link in other applications such as
+for you. For example, you can specify the web browser application (<application>Epiphany</application>, <application>Mozilla Firefox</application>, <application>Opera</application>...) to launch when you click on a link in other applications such as
email clients or document viewers.</para>
<para> <application>Preferred Applications</application> can be found by going to
-<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Preferred Applications</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Personal</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Preferred Applications</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
<para>You can customize the preferences for the <application>Preferred Applications</application> preference tool in the following functional areas.</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Internet</guilabel> (Web, Mail)
+ <guilabel>Internet</guilabel> (Web Browser, Mail Reader)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Multimedia</guilabel> (Multimedia Player)
+ <guilabel>Multimedia</guilabel> (Image Viewer, Multimedia Player, Video Player)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>System</guilabel> (Terminal)
+ <guilabel>System</guilabel> (Text Editor, Terminal Emulator, File Manager)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Office</guilabel> (Document Viewer, Word Processor, Spreadsheet Editor)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -199,80 +202,7 @@ email clients or document viewers.</para>
</itemizedlist>
<para>For each preferred application category, a drop-down menu contains a list of possible applications you can choose from. The list depends on the applications installed on your computer.</para>
- <para>In each category, the last item in the menu (<guimenuitem>Custom</guimenuitem>) permits you to customize the command used by the system when the specific launch action occurs.</para>
-
- <section xml:id="goscustlookandfeel-32"><info><title>Custom Command Options</title></info>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>preferred applications</primary>
- <secondary>custom command</secondary>
- </indexterm>
- <para>The following table summarizes the various options you can choose from when you select
-<guimenuitem>Custom</guimenuitem> in the drop-down application menu.</para>
- <table frame="topbot" xml:id="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-37"><info><title>Custom command options</title></info>
- <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
- <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="18.86*"/>
- <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.14*"/>
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1">
- <para>Dialog Element</para>
- </entry>
- <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1">
- <para>Description</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Command</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Enter the command to execute to start the custom application. For the <application>Web
-Browser</application> and the <application>Mail Reader</application> applications, you can include a <literal>%s</literal>
-after the command to tell the application to use the URL or Email address you clicked on. The exact command arguments
-may depend on the specific application.</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Run in terminal</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Select this option to run the command in a terminal window. Select this option for an
- application that does not create a window in which to run.</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Execute flag (Terminal only)</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Most terminal applications have an option that cause them to treat the remaining command line options as
-commands to run (<option>-x</option> for <application>mate-terminal</application>). Enter this option here.
- For example, this is used when executing a command of a launcher for which the chosen type is Application in Terminal.</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Run at start (Accessibility only)</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Select this option to run the command as soon as your session begins.</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- </section>
+ <tip><formalpara><title>Run at start (Accessibility only)</title><para>Select this option to run the command as soon as your session begins.</para></formalpara></tip>
</section>
</section>