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      xmlns:if="http://projectmallard.org/if/1.0/"
      type="topic" style="task" version="1.0 if/1.0"
      id="shell-apps-favorites">

  <info>
    <link type="seealso" xref="shell-apps-open"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="shell-overview#apps"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.6.0" version="0.2" date="2012-10-14" status="review"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
      <email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Jana Svarova</name>
      <email>jana.svarova@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2013</years>
    </credit>

    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>

    <desc>Add (or remove) frequently-used program icons on the dash.</desc>
  </info>

  <title>Pin your favorite apps to the dash</title>

  <p>To add an application to the <link xref="shell-terminology">dash</link> for
  easy access:</p>

  <steps>
    <item>
      <p if:test="!platform:gnome-classic">Open the
      <link xref="shell-terminology"><gui>Activities</gui> overview</link> by
      clicking <gui>Activities</gui> at the top left of the screen</p>
      <p if:test="platform:gnome-classic">Click the
      <link xref="shell-terminology"><gui>Applications</gui> menu</link> at the
      top left of the screen and choose the <gui>Activities Overview</gui> item
      from the menu.</p></item>
    <item>
      <p>Click the grid button in the dash and find the application you want to
      add.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Right-click the application icon and select <gui>Add to
      Favorites</gui>.</p>
      <p>Alternatively, you can click-and-drag the icon into the dash.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

  <p>To remove an application icon from the dash, right-click the application
  icon and select <gui>Remove from Favorites</gui>.</p>

  <note style="tip" if:test="platform:gnome-classic"><p>Favorite applications
    also appear in the <gui>Favorites</gui> section of the
    <link xref="shell-terminology"><gui>Applications</gui> menu</link>.</p>
  </note>

</page>
