You can see your windows and applications in the overview. You can also start typing to search your applications, files, and folders.

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In the **Favorites** submenu, a few shortcuts allow you to launch the most frequently used applications:

The keyboard layout menu allow you to change the keyboard layout and input method for non-Latin scripts.

If you set up an [[administration password|first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password]] when starting Tails, you can unlock your screen with your administration password.

Otherwise, you can set up a password to unlock your screen when locking your screen for the first time.

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Click **Connect**.

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