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<credit type="author">
 <name>Shaun McCance</name>
 <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
 </credit>
 <credit type="editor">
 <name>Michael Hill</name>
 <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
 </credit>
 <credit type="editor">
 <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
 <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
 </credit>
 <credit type="editor">
 <name>Andre Klapper</name>
 <email>ak-47@gmx.net</email>
 </credit>

<desc>A visual overview of your desktop, the top bar, and the
 <gui>Activities</gui> overview.</desc>
 </info>

<title>Visual overview of GNOME</title>

GNOME 3 features a completely reimagined user interface designed to
 stay out of your way, minimize distractions, and help you get things done.
 When you first log in, you will see an empty desktop and the top bar.

<if:choose>
 <if:when test="!platform:gnome-classic">
 <media type="image" src="figures/shell-top-bar.png" width="600" if:test="!target:mobile">
 GNOME Shell top bar
 </media>
 </if:when>
 <if:when test="platform:gnome-classic">
 <media type="image" src="figures/shell-top-bar-classic.png" width="500" if:test="!target:mobile">
 GNOME Shell top bar
 </media>
 </if:when>
</if:choose>

The top bar provides access to your windows and applications, your
 calendar and appointments, and
 <link xref="status-icons">system properties</link> like sound, networking,
 and power. In the system menu in the top bar, you can change the volume or
 screen brightness, edit your <gui>Wi-Fi</gui> connection details, check your
 battery status, log out or switch users, and turn off your computer.

<section id="activities">
 <title><gui>Activities</gui> overview</title>

<media type="image" src="figures/shell-activities-dash.png" height="530" style="floatstart floatleft" if:test="!target:mobile, !platform:gnome-classic">
 Activities button and Dash
</media>

To access your windows and applications,
 click the <gui>Activities</gui> button, or just move your mouse pointer to
 the top-left hot corner. You can also press the
 <key xref="keyboard-key-super">Super</key> key on your keyboard. You can
 see your windows and applications in the overview. You can also just start
 typing to search your applications, files, folders, and the web.

To access your windows and applications,
 click the button at the bottom left of the screen in the window list. You can
 also press the <key xref="keyboard-key-super">Super</key> key to see an
 overview with live thumbnails of all the windows on the current workspace.

On the left of the overview, you will find the dash. The dash
 shows you your favorite and running applications. Click any icon in the
 dash to open that application; if the application is already running, it will
 have a small dot below its icon. Clicking its icon will bring up the most
 recently used window. You can also drag the icon to the overview, or onto any
 workspace on the right.

Right-clicking the icon displays a menu that allows you to pick any window
 in a running application, or to open a new window. You can also click the
 icon while holding down <key>Ctrl</key> to open a new window.

When you enter the overview, you will initially be in the windows
 overview. This shows you live thumbnails of all the windows on the current
 workspace.

Click the grid button at the bottom of the dash to display the
 applications overview. This shows you all the applications installed on your
 computer. Click any application to run it, or drag an application to the
 overview or onto a workspace thumbnail. You can also drag an application onto
 the dash to make it a favorite. Your favorite applications stay in the dash
 even when they’re not running, so you can access them quickly.

<list style="compact">
 <item>
 <link xref="shell-apps-open">Learn more about starting
 applications.</link>
 </item>
 <item>
 <link xref="shell-windows">Learn more about windows and
 workspaces.</link>
 </item>
 </list>

</section>

<section id="appmenu">
 <title>Application menu</title>
 <if:choose>
 <if:when test="!platform:gnome-classic">
 <media type="image" src="figures/shell-appmenu-shell.png" width="250"
 style="floatend floatright" if:test="!target:mobile">
 App Menu of <app>Terminal</app>
 </media>
 Application menu, located beside the <gui>Activities</gui> button,
 shows the name of the active application alongside with its icon and
 provides quick access to windows and details of the application, as well
 as a quit item.
 </if:when>
 
 <if:when test="platform:gnome-classic">
 <media type="image" src="figures/shell-appmenu-classic.png" width="250"
 style="floatend floatright" if:test="!target:mobile">
 App Menu of <app>Terminal</app>
 </media>
 Application menu, located next to the <gui>Applications</gui> and
 <gui>Places</gui> menus, shows the name of the active application
 alongside with its icon and provides quick access to application
 preferences or help. The items that are available in the application menu
 vary depending on the application.
 </if:when>
 </if:choose>

</section>

<section id="clock">
 <title>Clock, calendar & appointments</title>

<if:choose>
 <if:when test="!platform:gnome-classic">
 <media type="image" src="figures/shell-appts.png" width="250" style="floatend floatright" if:test="!target:mobile">
 Clock, calendar, appointments and notifications
 </media>
 </if:when>
 <if:when test="platform:gnome-classic">
 <media type="image" src="figures/shell-appts-classic.png" width="250" style="floatend floatright" if:test="!target:mobile">
 Clock, calendar, and appointments
 </media>
 </if:when>
</if:choose>

Click the clock on the top bar to see the current date, a month-by-month
 calendar, a list of your upcoming appointments and new notifications. You can
 also open the calendar by pressing
 <keyseq><key>Super</key><key>M</key></keyseq>. You can access the date and
 time settings and open your full calendar application directly from
 the menu.

<list style="compact">
 <item>
 <link xref="clock-calendar">Learn more about the calendar and
 appointments.</link>
 </item>
 <item>
 <link xref="shell-notifications">Learn more about notifications and
 the notification list.</link>
 </item>
 </list>

</section>

<section id="systemmenu">
 <title>System menu</title>

<if:choose>
 <if:when test="!platform:gnome-classic">
 <media type="image" src="figures/shell-exit.png" width="250" style="floatend floatright" if:test="!target:mobile">
 User menu
 </media>
 </if:when>
 <if:when test="platform:gnome-classic">
 <media type="image" src="figures/shell-exit-classic.png" width="250" style="floatend floatright" if:test="!target:mobile">
 User menu
 </media>
 </if:when>
</if:choose>

Click the system menu in the top-right corner to manage your system
 settings and your computer.

<!-- TODO: Update for 3.36 UI option "Do Not Disturb" in calendar dropdown:

If you set yourself to Unavailable, you won’t be bothered by message popups
at the bottom of your screen. Messages will still be available in the message
tray when you move your mouse to the bottom-right corner. But only urgent
messages will be presented, such as when your battery is critically low.
-->

When you leave your computer, you can lock your screen to prevent other
 people from using it. You can also quickly switch users without logging out
 completely to give somebody else access to the computer, or you can
 suspend or power off the computer from the menu. If you have a screen 
 that supports vertical or horizontal rotation, you can quickly rotate the 
 screen from the system menu. If your screen does not support rotation, 
 you will not see the button.

<list style="compact">
 <item>
 <link xref="shell-exit">Learn more about switching users, logging out, and turning off your computer.</link>
 </item>
 </list>

</section>

<section id="lockscreen">
 <title>Lock Screen</title>

When you lock your screen, or it locks automatically, the lock screen is
 displayed. In addition to protecting your desktop while you’re away from your
 computer, the lock screen displays the date and time. It also shows
 information about your battery and network status.

<list style="compact">
 <item>
 <link xref="shell-lockscreen">Learn more about the lock
 screen.</link>
 </item>
 </list>

</section>

<section id="window-list">
 <title>Window List</title>

<if:choose>
 <if:when test="!platform:gnome-classic">
 GNOME features a different approach to switching windows than a
 permanently visible window list found in other desktop environments. This
 lets you focus on the task at hand without distractions.
 <list style="compact">
 <item>
 <link xref="shell-windows-switching">Learn more about switching
 windows.</link>
 </item>
 </list>
 </if:when>
 <if:when test="platform:gnome-classic">
 <media type="image" src="figures/shell-window-list-classic.png" width="800" if:test="!target:mobile">
 Window List
 </media>
 The window list at the bottom of the screen provides access to all your
 open windows and applications and lets you quickly minimize and restore
 them.
 At the right-hand side of the window list, GNOME displays the four
 workspaces. To switch to a different workspace, select the workspace you
 want to use.
 </if:when>
</if:choose>

</section>

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