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

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

To open the Activities Overview, you can either:

<h2 id="applications">Apps menu</h2>

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>

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<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>

<h3 id="favorites">Favorites submenu</h3>

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

[[!img lib/apps/tor-browser.png link="no" alt=""]]

<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>

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<h2 id="tor-status">Tor status and circuits</h2>

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

<h2 id="keyboard">Keyboard layouts</h2>