Translations by Joel Pickett

Drag the application's icon from the <link xref="unity-dash-intro">dash</link> onto the launcher.

To add an application to the <link xref="unity-launcher-intro">launcher</link> for easy access:

Go to your Home folder by typing 'home' in the <gui>dash</gui>.

You can make the launcher icons smaller to allow more items to fit in the launcher. Or you might want to make the launcher icons larger so they are easier to click.

Customize the launcher

If an application that you want to start using is present in the launcher, you can click on that application's icon, and it will start up, ready for you to use.

<link xref="unity-dash-intro">Learn more about the dash.</link>

Make the icons in the launcher larger or smaller.

To learn more about the launcher, explore any of the launcher help topics below.

Use the launcher to start applications

<link xref="unity-launcher-intro">Learn more about the launcher.</link>

Find apps, files, music, and more with the dash

The <gui>Dash</gui> allows you to search for applications, files, music, and videos, and shows you items that you have used recently. If you have ever worked on a spreadsheet or edited an image and forgot where you saved it, you will surely find this feature of the dash to be useful.

Or press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Space</key></keyseq> to bring up the window menu. Then press <key>n</key>. The window 'disappears' into the launcher.

Click on it in the <link xref="unity-launcher-intro">launcher</link> or retrieve it from the window switcher by pressing <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Tab</key></keyseq>.

To remove an application icon from the launcher, right click on the application icon and select <gui>Unlock from Launcher</gui>.

In the <gui>dash</gui>, open <app>Desktop Sharing</app>.

Click <gui>Brightness and Lock</gui>.

Change how long to wait before locking the screen in the <gui>Brightness and Lock</gui> settings.

Change which applications show in the launcher

Go to the <gui>dash</gui> and open the <app>Screenshot</app> tool.

Open the <app>Terminal</app> by pressing <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>t</key></keyseq> or by searching for <input>terminal</input> in the <gui>dash</gui>.

Some of the instructions in this guide ask you to type commands into the <em>command line</em> (Terminal). You can find the Terminal application in the <gui>dash</gui>.

You can now view your social networking messages from the <link xref="unity-appmenu-intro"> Messaging menu</link> on the right hand side of the menu bar, in the <gui>Broadcast</gui> section. Click on any of the items in that section to open <gui>Gwibber</gui> and to read or post messages to your social network.

<gui>Include a delete command that bypasses Trash</gui>

When you plug an iPod into your computer, it will appear in your music player application and also in the file manager (the <app>Files</app> application in the <gui>launcher</gui>). You must copy songs onto the iPod using the music player - if you copy them across using the file manager, it won't work because the songs won't be put into the right location. iPods have a special location for storing songs that music player applications know how to get to but the file manager does not.

<gui>Open each folder in its own window</gui>

To click, double-click, and drag with your touchpad, select <gui>Enable mouse clicks with the touchpad</gui>.

Sensitivity is how much your pointer initially moves when you move your mouse.

Under <gui>Pointer Speed</gui>, adjust the <gui>Acceleration</gui> and <gui>Sensitivity</gui> sliders until the pointer motion is comfortable for you.

Select <gui>Custom Shortcuts</gui> on the left side of the window.

Hold down the desired key combination or press <key>Backspace</key> to clear.

Click the current shortcut definition on the far right.

Select a category on the left side of the window, and the desired action on the right.

Double click where it says <gui>Disabled</gui> on the far right, and then hold down the desired shortcut key combination.

Write a <gui>Name</gui> to identify the shortcut, and a <gui>Command</gui> to run an application, then click <gui>Apply</gui>. For example, if you wanted the shortcut to open Rhythmbox, you could name it <input>Music</input> and use the <input>rhythmbox</input> command.

Click the <gui>+</gui> button. The <gui>Custom Shortcut</gui> window will appear.

Click the icon at the very right of the menu bar and select <gui>System Settings </gui>.

Open <app>Files</app> by using the <gui>dash</gui>. Does the inserted card appear in the <gui>Devices</gui> list in the left sidebar? Sometimes the card appears in this list but is not mounted; click it once to mount. (If the sidebar is not visible, press <key>F9</key> or click <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui> Sidebar</gui><gui> Show Sidebar</gui></guiseq>.)

Open the <gui>launcher</gui> and then click the <app>Trash</app> shortcut which is located at the bottom of the launcher.

To open the file manager, open <app>Files</app> in the <gui>dash</gui>. You can also search for files and folders with the <gui>dash</gui> in the same way you would <link xref="unity-dash-intro#dash-global-search">search for applications</link>. They will appear under the heading <gui>Files and Folders</gui>.

To lock your screen immediately, click the icon at the very right of the <gui>menu bar</gui> and select <gui>Lock Screen</gui>, or just press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>L</key></keyseq>.

If you want the launcher to show on all monitors, change <gui>Launcher Placement</gui> to <gui>All Displays</gui>.

By default, the launcher only shows on the primary monitor. To change which monitor is "primary", change the monitor in the <gui>Launcher Placement</gui> drop-down box. You could also drag the launcher in the preview to the monitor you want to set as the "primary" monitor.

Select <gui>Brightness and Lock</gui>.

Open the <app>System Monitor</app> application from the <gui>dash</gui>.

Open the <app>Passwords and Keys</app> application from the <gui>dash</gui>.

In the list of accounts on the left, click the <gui>+</gui> button to add a new user account.

The <gui>Ubuntu Button</gui> sits near the top left corner of the screen and is always the top item in the launcher. If you click the <gui>Ubuntu Button</gui>, Unity will present you with an additional feature of the desktop, the <gui>Dash</gui>.

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