Kubuntu 10.04 How to create an icon on desktop?

[Larry Alkoff]

On 08/04/2010 03:08 PM, Alan Dacey Sr. wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 04, 2010 04:50:29 pm Larry Alkoff wrote:
>> In previous versions of Kubuntu it was only necessary to right
>> click on the desktop to create an icon with settings in ~/Desktop.
>>
>> I can't seem to do that in 10.04.
>>
>> I'd be grateful if someone told me how to do that.
>>
>> Larry Alkoff
>>
>>
>
> Drag and drop a menu entry on your desktop.  Just be sure you unlock
> your widgets first or nothing will happen.
>
>

Where are menu entries kept?
I've never used a widget - how can I tell if they are unlocked?

I'm sorry to display my ignorance but I do almost everything from the 
command line except clicking on program icons to open them.

Larry