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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" style="task" id="display-lock" xml:lang="nl">
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<link type="guide" xref="prefs-display"/>
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<link type="seealso" xref="session-screenlocks"/>
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<link type="seealso" xref="shell-exit#lock-screen"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="outdated"/>
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<desc>Prevent other people from using your desktop when you
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go away from your computer.</desc>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Shaun McCance</name>
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<email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
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<include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>
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<title>Automatically lock your screen</title>
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<p>When you leave your computer, you should
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<link xref="shell-exit#lock-screen">lock the screen</link> to prevent
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other people from using your desktop and accessing your files. You will
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still be logged in and all your applications will keep running,
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but you will have to enter your password to use your computer again.
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You can lock the screen manually, but you can also have the screen
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lock automatically.</p>
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<item><p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p></item>
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<item><p>Open <gui>Brightness & Lock</gui>.</p></item>
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<item><p>Make sure <gui>Lock</gui> is switched on, then select a timeout
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from the drop-down list below. The screen will automatically lock after
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you have been inactive for this long. You can also select <gui>Screen
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turns off</gui> to lock the screen after the screen is automatically
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turned off, controlled with the <gui>Turn screen off when inactive for</gui> drop-down
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list above.</p></item>