en	[[!meta title="Welcome Screen"]]

en	The Welcome Screen appears after the Boot Loader, but before the GNOME Desktop.

en	You can use the Welcome Screen to specify startup options that alter some of the basic functioning of Tails.

en	[[!img welcome_screen.png class="screenshot" alt="Welcome to Tails!"]]

en	To start Tails without options, click on the **Start Tails** button.

en	To store the settings of the Welcome Screen across different Tails sessions, turn on the [[Welcome Screen|persistent_storage/configure#welcome_screen]] feature of the Persistent Storage.

en	With this feature turned on, unlock your Persistent Storage to restore your settings in the Welcome Screen.

en	Assistive technologies

en	You can activate several assistive technologies, like a screen reader or large text, from the accessibility menu in the top bar, the

en	[[!img lib/accessibility.png alt="accessibility menu" class="symbolic" link="no"]]

en	icon that looks like a person.

en	Language and formats

en	You can configure Tails depending on your language and location from the Welcome Screen.

en	[[!img locale.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt=""]]
sr-latn	[[!img locale.png link="no" alt="Bereich Sprache & Region des Tails Greeter"]]

en	The **Language** option allows you to change the main language of the interface.

en	Text that is not translated yet will appear in English. You can [[help to translate more text|contribute/how/translate]].

en	The **Keyboard Layout** option allows you to change the layout of the keyboard. For example to switch to an *AZERTY* keyboard which is common in France.

en	You will still be able to switch between different keyboard layouts from the desktop after starting Tails.

en	[[!img desktop/keyboard.png link="no" alt="Keyboard Menu"]]

en	The **Formats** option allows you to change the date and time format, first day of the week, measurement units, and default paper size according to the standards in use in a country.

en	For example, the USA and the United Kingdom, two English-speaking countries, have different standards:

en	<table> <tr><th></th><th>USA</th><th>United Kingdom</th></tr> <tr><td>Date & time</td><td>3/17/2017 3:56 PM</td><td>17/03/2017 15:56</td></tr> <tr><td>First day of the week</td><td>Sunday</td><td>Monday</td></tr> <tr><td>Unit system</td><td>Imperial</td><td>Metric</td></tr> <tr><td>Paper size</td><td>Letter</td><td>A4</td></tr> </table>

en	With this option you can also display the calendar in a different language than the main language. For example, to display a US calendar, with weeks starting on Sunday, when the main language is Russian.

en	Persistent Storage

en	You can save some of your files and configuration in an encrypted [[Persistent Storage|persistent_storage]] on your Tails USB stick.

en	If no Persistent Storage is detected on the USB stick, you can click the **Create Persistent Storage** button to automatically start the Persistent Storage settings after you start Tails and the desktop appears.

en	[[!img create_persistent_storage.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt=""]]

en	If a Persistent Storage is detected on the USB stick, enter your passphrase and click **Unlock Encryption** to unlock and activate your Persistent Storage.

en	[[!img unlock_persistent_storage.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt=""]]

en	See also our [[documentation on the Persistent Storage|persistent_storage]].

en	Additional settings

en	Tails is configured with care to be as safe as possible by default. But, depending on your situation, you can change one of the following settings from the Welcome Screen.

en	[[!img additional.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt=""]]
sr-latn	[[!img additional.png link="no" alt="Zusätzliche Einstellungen des Tails Greeter"]]

en	Administration Password

en	Set an **Administration Password** to be able to perform administrative tasks like installing additional software or accessing the internal hard disks of the computer.

en	See our documentation about [[the administration password and its security implications|administration_password]].

en	MAC Address Anonymization

en	Disable **MAC Address Anonymization** to prevent connectivity problems with your network interfaces.

en	See our documentation about [[MAC address anonymization|mac_spoofing]].

en	Offline Mode

en	Turn on the **Offline Mode** if you want to work completely offline for increased security.

en	Unsafe Browser

en	Disable the ** *Unsafe Browser* **.

en	See our documentation about [[the *Unsafe Browser* and its security implications|anonymous_internet/unsafe_browser]].

en	Keyboard shortcuts

en	<table> <tr><td><b>Alt+L</b></td><td><b>Language</b></td></tr> <tr><td><b>Alt+K</b></td><td><b>Keyboard Layout</b></td></tr> <tr><td><b>Alt+F</b></td><td><b>Formats</b></td></tr> <tr><td><b>Alt+P</b></td><td><b>Persistent Storage</b></td></tr> <tr><td><b>Alt+A</b></td><td><b>Additional Settings</b></td></tr> <tr><td><b>Ctrl+Shift+A</b></td><td><b>Administration Password</b></td></tr> <tr><td><b>Ctrl+Shift+M</b></td><td><b>MAC Address Anonymization</b></td></tr> <tr><td><b>Alt+S</b></td><td><b>Start Tails</b></td></tr> </table>
sr-latn	<table> <tr><td><b>Alt+L</b></td><td><span class="guilabel">Sprache</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Alt+K</b></td><td><span class="guilabel">Tastaturbelegung</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Alt+F</b></td><td><span class="guilabel">Formate</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Alt+P</b></td><td><span class="guilabel">Verschlüsselte beständige Datenpartition</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Alt+A</b></td><td><span class="guilabel">Zusätzliche Einstellungen</td></tr> <tr><td>**Strg+Shift+A**</td><td><span class="guilabel">Administrationspasswort</td></tr> <tr><td>**Strg+Shift+M**</td><td><span class="guilabel">Manipulation der MAC-Adresse</td></tr> <tr><td>**Strg+Shift+N**</td><td><span class="guilabel">Netzwerkverbindung</td></tr> <tr><td><span class="keycap">Alt+S</td><td><span class="guilabel">Tails starten</td></tr> </table>