In the upper-left corner of the screen, there are 2 elements:

The Activities button [[!img lib/activities.png class="symbolic" link="no" alt=""]]

The Apps menu

<h2 id="activities">Activities button</h2>

To open the Activities Overview, you can either:

The **Apps** menu provides launchers for the [[included software|about/features]] and GNOME utilities.

<p>To change various system settings such as keyboard, mouse,
touchpad, or displays, choose <b>System Tools&nbsp;▸ Settings</b>.</p>

<p>To learn about the many keyboard shortcuts in GNOME, open the
<i>Settings</i>. At the bottom of the <b>Keyboard</b> section, choose
<b>View and Customize Shortcuts</b>.</p>

<p>See [[connecting to Tor|anonymous_internet/tor]].</p>

<p><b><i>Tails Documentation</i></b> opens an offline version of the Tails
website and documentation.</p>

<p>See [[emailing and reading news with
<i>Thunderbird</i>|anonymous_internet/thunderbird]].</p>

<p>See [[managing passwords using the
<i>Secrets</i>|encryption_and_privacy/manage_passwords]] password manager.</p>

<h2 id="accessibility">Accessibility menu</h2>

The accessibility menu allows you to activate the screen reader, screen keyboard, large text display, and other assistive technologies.

<p>Your screen will automatically lock after some time if you have set up an
administration password. To disable this behavior, execute the following
command in a console.</p>

<p>For moreadded security, [[shut down Tails|doc/first_steps/shutdown]] entirely.</p>

<p>For added security, [[shut down Tails|doc/first_steps/shutdown]] entirely.</p>

In the *Settings* utility, choose **Keyboard&nbsp;▸ Keyboard Shortcuts&nbsp;▸ View and Customize Shortcuts**.

To open the *Files* browser, choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ Accessories&nbsp;▸ Files**.

Specify an SSH or SFTP server in the **Server address** field at the bottom of the right pane. For example: