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Michael Hill
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Ekaterina Gerasimova
kittykat3756@gmail.com
An overview of terms used to describe different parts of the desktop.

# Activities, dash, top bar… What are they?

# Activities overview

The Activities overview is the screen that is displayed when you click Activities at the top left of the screen.

The Activities overview is the screen that is displayed when you select Activities Overview in the Applications menu at the top left of the screen.

# Applications menu

You can find the Applications menu at the at the top left of the screen. It gives you access to applications organized into categories. The activities overview is available by selecting the Activities Overview item from the menu.

# Super-Tab window switcher

When you hold down the Super key and then press Tab, a window switcher appears. This shows the applications that are currently open.

# Dash

The dash is the list of your favorite applications that is shown on the left-hand side of the Activities overview. Applications that are currently running are also shown here. The dash is sometimes referred to as the dock.

# Hot corner

The hot corner is the corner at the top left of the screen. When you move the pointer to this corner, the Activities overview opens.

# Lock screen

The lock screen displays an image on the screen while your computer is locked. It provides useful information about what has been happening while you have been away, and allows you to control media playback without having to unlock.

# Notifications

Notifications are messages that pop up at the bottom of the screen, telling you that something just happened. For example, when someone chatting with you sends a message, a notification will pop up to tell you. If you don't want to deal with a message right now, it is hidden in your message tray. Move your mouse to the bottom of the screen (or press Super M) to see your message tray.

# Places menu

The places menu is opened when you click Places on the top bar. It gives you quick access to important folders, for example Downloads or Pictures.

# Settings

The settings are where you can change preferences and so on, similar to the Control Panel in Windows or the System Preferences in Mac OS. Click the system menu on the right side of the top bar and press the Settings button to access them. Alternatively, you can open the Activities overview and start typing Settings, then select the Settings panel.

# System menu

The system menu is on the right side of the top bar. You can update some of your settings, find information about your Wi-Fi connection, switch user, log out and turn off your computer from this menu.

# Top bar

The top bar is the bar that runs along the very top of the screen. The Activities link is on one end of the top bar and the system menu is on the other.

The top bar is the bar that runs along the very top of the screen. The Applications menu is on one end of the top bar and the system menu is on the other.

# Workspace

You can put windows on different workspaces. They are a convenient way of grouping and separating windows.

# Workspace selector

The workspace selector is the list of workspaces that is shown on the right-hand side of the Windows view in the Activities overview.

# Window list

The window list is the bar at the very bottom of the screen, which shows buttons for all your open windows.