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    <link type="guide" xref="shell-overview" group="#first"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="index" group="intro"/>

    <revision version="gnome:44" date="2023-12-29" status="review"/>

    <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>

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

  <title>Visual overview of GNOME</title>

  <p>GNOME features a 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 the <gui>Activities</gui> overview and the top bar.</p>

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

  <p>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.</p>

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

  <p if:test="!platform:gnome-classic">When you start GNOME, you automatically
  enter the <gui>Activities</gui> overview. The overview allows you to access
  your windows and applications. In the overview, you can also just start
  typing to search your applications, files, folders, and the web.</p>

  <p if:test="!platform:gnome-classic">To access the overview at any time,
  click the Activities button in the top-left corner, 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.</p>

  <p if:test="platform:gnome-classic">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.</p>

  <media type="image" its:translate="no" src="figures/shell-activities-dash.png" height="65" style="floatend floatright" if:test="!target:mobile, !platform:gnome-classic">
    <p>Activities button and Dash</p>
  </media>
  <p if:test="!platform:gnome-classic">At the bottom of the overview, you will
  find the <em>dash</em>. 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 onto a workspace.</p>

  <p if:test="!platform:gnome-classic">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.</p>

  <p if:test="!platform:gnome-classic">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.</p>

  <p if:test="!platform:gnome-classic">Click the grid button (which has nine
  dots) in 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 onto a workspace shown above the installed
  applications. 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.</p>

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

</section>

<section id="clock">
  <title>Clock, calendar &amp; 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">
      <p>Clock, calendar, appointments and notifications</p>
    </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">
      <p>Clock, calendar, and appointments</p>
    </media>
  </if:when>
</if:choose>

  <p>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>V</key></keyseq>. You can access the date and
  time settings and open your full calendar application directly from
  the menu.</p>

  <list style="compact">
    <item>
      <p><link xref="clock-calendar">Learn more about the calendar and
      appointments.</link></p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p><link xref="shell-notifications">Learn more about notifications and
      the notification list.</link></p>
    </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">
      <p>User menu</p>
    </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">
      <p>User menu</p>
    </media>
  </if:when>
</if:choose>

  <p>Click the system menu in the top-right corner to manage your system
  settings and your computer. The top part of the menu shows the battery
  status indicator, and buttons to launch Settings and the screenshot tool. The
  <media type="image" its:translate="no" src="figures/system-shutdown-symbolic.svg">
  power</media> button allows you to suspend or power off the computer, or
  quickly give somebody else access to the computer without logging out
  completely. Sliders allow you to control the sound volume or screen
  brightness.</p>

  <p>The rest of the menu consists of Quick Settings buttons which let you
  quickly control available services and devices like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, power
  settings, and background apps.</p>

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

</section>

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

  <p>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.</p>

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

</section>

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

<if:choose>
  <if:when test="!platform:gnome-classic">
    <p>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.</p>
    <list style="compact">
      <item>
        <p><link xref="shell-windows-switching">Learn more about switching
        windows.</link></p>
      </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">
      <p>Window List</p>
    </media>
    <p>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.</p>
    <p>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.</p>
  </if:when>
</if:choose>

</section>

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