Why can't I open folders or documents on desktop?

I did nothing unusual. Was working on a document using Appleworks, saved it on desktop. Went to open folder where I planned to place it. Nothing happened. Went back to that document. It won't appear. Tried other items on desktop. Nothing. HELP. I need to print document by 12 hours.
Several days previously, I had trouble with iPhoto and posted a question about it. Similar in that selected picture would not come forward when I clicked on it. Wondering if problems are related. Is this a hardware or software problem?

Hi Karen,
I didn't see that you reported back if the iPhoto suggestions worked or not!? Everybody is kinda hanging on that one.
Safe Boot , (holding Shift key down at bootup), & use Disk Utility from there to Repair Permissions, try dragging this file to the desktop, then reboot...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist

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