Main Menu Button; Finding Help; Multiple Desktops - Red Hat LINUX 7.2 Manual

Section 2.7:Multiple Desktops
One way to bring currently running applications to the front is to press
. To scroll through the tasks, hold down the
[Tab]
key in succession. When you have found the task you want to bring to
[Tab]
the front, stop pressing the

2.5 Main Menu Button

The stylized GNOME footprint on the panel is the
expand it.
From here, you can start all the included applications and applets for GNOME (or use Nautilus—see
Section 2.3, The Nautilus File Manager); you also have access to KDE applications, under
(if KDE is installed on your machine). These submenus give you access to a full range of applications
on your system. From the
line, and lock your screen, which runs a password protected screensaver.

2.6 Finding Help

Additional documentation on GNOME and Nautilus can be found by clicking on the
Start Here screen. Go to the Red Hat support website by clicking on
and selecting
Support
on a Linux system. See Introductory Terms.)

2.7 Multiple Desktops

Instead of crowding your work on to one screen, you can use virtual desktops, which extend your
workspace to multiple desktop areas. For example, you may have your browser open on one desktop.
If you want to use a word processor and email program without having them all be on top of each
other, you can have each application run on its own desktop.
Switch Tasks Quickly
[Tab]
Main Menu Button
. Info pages and man pages are also helpful documents and are usually installed
key, while pressing the
[Alt]
key and release the
[Alt]
Main Menu Button
, you can also log out, run applications from a command
[Alt]-
key.
. Left-click on the button to
KDE menus
Help
on the Nautilus main menu
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tab on the