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<title>Windows and workspaces</title>
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<p>Like other desktops, Gnome uses windows to display your running applications. Using both the <gui>overview</gui> and the <gui>dash</gui>, you can launch new applications and control which window is active.</p>
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<p>In addition to windows, you can also group your applications together within workspaces. Visit the window and workspace help topics below to better learn how to use these features.</p>
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<p>In the <gui>Activities</gui> overview, the <gui>dash</gui> displays your favorite applications as well as your running applications. The <gui>dash</gui> will place a slight glow behind any running applications.
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Clicking on the application icon will launch it if it is not running, and will open the last used window of that application if it is already running.
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Right clicking on the application icon for a running application will bring all windows for that application forward. A menu with the titles of your windows will be displayed. You can select a window from this menu. It also provides options to open a new window for that application and to remove or add that application to favorites depending on its current status.
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Windows are shown on their corresponding <link xref="shell-windows-workspaces">workspaces</link>.
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<p>Like other desktops, GNOME uses windows to display your running
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applications. Using both the <gui>Activities</gui> overview and the
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<gui>dash</gui>, you can launch new applications and control active windows.</p>
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<p>You can also group your applications together within workspaces.
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Visit the window and workspace help topics below to better
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learn how to use these features.</p>
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<p>In the <gui>Activities</gui> overview, the <gui>dash</gui> displays your
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favorite applications as well as your running applications.
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The <gui>dash</gui> will place a slight glow behind any running applications.
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<p>Clicking the application icon will launch it if it is not running.
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If it is already running, clicking the application will open the last used
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window of that application.</p>
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<p>Right clicking the application icon for a running application will
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bring all windows for that application forward. A menu with the titles of your
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windows will be displayed. You can select a window from this menu. It also
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provides options to open a new window for that application and to remove or
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add that application to favorites depending on its current status.</p>
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<p>Windows are shown on their corresponding
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<link xref="shell-windows-workspaces">workspaces</link>.</p>
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<comment><p>Briefly explain the different window states that exist and how you can use and recognize those states. Discuss interesting ways of arranging windows (i.e. if there is a "Tile" option or something like that). Mention, in passing, how you can move and resize windows in multiple ways.</p>
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<comment><p>Briefly explain the different window states that exist and how you
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can use and recognize those states. Discuss interesting ways of arranging windows
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(i.e. if there is a "Tile" option or something like that). Mention, in passing,
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how you can move and resize windows in multiple ways.</p>
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<p>Very brief overview of what you can do with windows. Link to relevant topics.</p>
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