Launch pad question

I have a custom welcome page and would like to incorporate a launch pad onto my page (I did not use any of the default welcome page templates that come with Notes). If I understand correctly, items that are drag and dropped onto the launch pad are stored in each users bookmarks file? If that’s the case does that mean that there is no way to roll out a standard set of launchpad items to users with my custom welcome page? Also, how can I get a pop-up launchpad to appear on my page like the one that appears with the default welcome pages (you click an arrow and it pops up from the bottom of the screen).

Thanks in advance