一瞥 GNOME 的模樣

當您啟動 GNOME 後便會進入「概覽」。「概覽」能讓您進入視窗與應用程式；您也能透過輸入文字搜尋您的應用程式、檔案、資料夾以及網頁。

想要隨時進入「概覽」只需點擊「概覽」按鈕，或將滑鼠指標移至頂端列左上方的熱角皆能進入。您也能按下鍵盤上的 Super 鍵來進入。

At the bottom of the overview, you will find the dash. The dash shows you your favorite and running applications. Click any icon in the dash to open that application; if the application is already running, it will have a small dot below its icon. Clicking its icon will bring up the most recently used window. You can also drag the icon onto a workspace.

Right-clicking the icon displays a menu that allows you to pick any window in a running application, or to open a new window. You can also click the icon while holding down Ctrl to open a new window.

When you enter the overview, you will initially be in the windows overview. This shows you live thumbnails of all the windows on the current workspace.

Click the grid button (which has nine dots) in the dash to display the applications overview. This shows you all the applications installed on your computer. Click any application to run it, or drag an application to the onto a workspace shown above the installed applications. You can also drag an application onto the dash to make it a favorite. Your favorite applications stay in the dash even when they’re not running, so you can access them quickly.

Application menu, located beside the Activities button, shows the name of the active application alongside with its icon and provides quick access to windows and details of the application, as well as a quit item.

Click the clock on the top bar to see the current date, a month-by-month calendar, a list of your upcoming appointments and new notifications. You can also open the calendar by pressing Super+M. You can access the date and time settings and open your full calendar application directly from the menu.

點擊右上角的系統選單，管理您的系統設定值與電腦。

若您要離開電腦，可以將螢幕鎖定防止他人使用。您也能在無須登出的情況下快速切換使用者，供他人取用電腦；或是透過選單將電腦暫停或關閉電源。若您的螢幕支援直向或橫向旋轉，您也能從系統選單快速旋轉螢幕（若您的螢幕不支援旋轉則不會看見該按鈕）。

When you lock your screen, or it locks automatically, the lock screen is displayed. In addition to protecting your desktop while you’re away from your computer, the lock screen displays the date and time. It also shows information about your battery and network status.

GNOME features a different approach to switching windows than a permanently visible window list found in other desktop environments. This lets you focus on the task at hand without distractions.