Your various documentation says that if a KFM-displayed file has extension kdelnk, then dragging that file to the panel installs a shortcut to the file there. But I cannot find anywhere in the documentation which tells me how to make a .kdelnk file. Can you direct me to explicit instructions? Thanks.
Red Hat Linux documentation doesn't describe how to make a .kdelnk file. However, if you refer to the KDE in 60 Seconds (or so) chapter in the Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide for Red Hat Linux 6.2, it describes how to drag something to the Panel. Red Hat Linux documentation is available from http://www.redhat.com/support/manuals. Hope this helps; sorry for the late response.