GNOME Documentation Project
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Michael Hill
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Shobha Tyagi
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Launch apps from the Activities overview.
Start applications
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If an app is running, it's focused. You can create a new window by dragging
to the windows overview or onto a workspace thumbnail. (Also mention dragging
to overview in list item below, not just workspace thumbnail.) Right-click
icon to choose a window to focus or get new window. Mention middle-click?
Move your mouse pointer to the
Activities corner at the top left of the screen to show the
Activities overview. This is where you
can find all of your applications. You can also open the overview by pressing
the Super key.
You can start applications from the
Applications menu at the top
left of the screen, or you can use the Activities overview by
pressing the Super key.
There are several ways of opening an application once you’re in the
Activities overview:
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Start typing the name of an application — searching begins instantly.
(If this doesn’t happen, click the search bar at the top of the screen
and start typing.) If you don’t know the exact name of an application, try
to type an related term. Click the application’s icon to start it.
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Some applications have icons in the dash, the vertical strip
of icons on the left-hand side of the Activities overview.
Click one of these to start the corresponding application.
If you have applications that you use very frequently, you can
add them to the dash
yourself.
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Click the grid button at the bottom of the dash. You will see the
frequently used applications if the Frequent
view is enabled. If you want to run a new application, press the
All button at the bottom to view all the
applications. Press on the application to start it.
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You can launch an application in a separate
workspace by dragging its icon from
the dash, and dropping it onto one of the workspaces on the right-hand
side of the screen. The application will open in the chosen
workspace.
You can launch an application in a new workspace by dragging
its icon to the empty workspace at the bottom of the workspace
switcher, or to the small gap between two workspaces.
Quickly running a command
Another way of launching an application is to press
AltF2, enter its
command name, and then press the Enter key.
For example, to launch Rhythmbox, press
AltF2 and type
‘rhythmbox’ (without the single-quotes). The name of the app is
the command to launch the program.
Use the arrow keys to quickly access previously run commands.