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Right click on your panel and choose "Add panel widget". Then add a Quick Launch / Starter widget. A text will appear on your panel.
Right click on your panel and choose "Add panel widget". Then add a Quick Launch / Starter widget. A text will appear on your panel.


You can drag and drop any icon file (from your start menu / mainmenu or your custom icon file) there in order to create a Quick Launch / Starter icon in your panel. But if you want your custom icon in your panel, you must first create your own <code>.desktop</code> file (please keep reading).
You can drag and drop any icon (from your start menu / mainmenu or your custom icon file) there in order to create a Quick Launch / Starter icon in your panel. You can even drop multiple icons / icon files on one Quick Launch / Starter widget.


But if you want your custom icon in your panel, you must first create your own <code>.desktop</code> file (please keep reading).


===Example:===
For demonstration purposes, let's create a custom icon, which will shut down our computer when clicked:
For demonstration purposes, let's create a custom icon, which will shut down our computer when clicked:


First, let's create a new file (e.g. in your home directory or any other directory you want): Right click and choose "Create New" --> "Blank File". Name the file <code>ShutDown.desktop</code>. You can choose any name you want, but the <code>.desktop</code> in the end is important.
First, let's create a new file (e.g. in your home directory or any other directory you want): Right click and choose "Create New" --> "Blank File". Name the file <code>ShutDown.desktop</code>. You can choose any name you want, but the <code>.desktop</code> in the end is important.


Next, edit this file with a text editor:
Next, edit this file with a text editor. It's file content is supposed to look like:


  [Desktop Entry]
  [Desktop Entry]
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Finally, you can drag and drop your custom icon file onto the panel (as described in the beginning of this chapter) to create your custom icon.
Finally, you can drag and drop your custom icon file onto a Quick Launch / Starter widget in your panel (as described in the beginning of this chapter) to create your custom panel icon.