一瞥 GNOME 的模樣

GNOME 的介面設計旨在減少阻礙、去除干擾，幫助您更好地完成工作。登入之後，首先映入眼簾的是「概覽」以及頂端列。以下會針對各區功能進行解說。

GNOME Shell 的頂端列

頂端列能讓您取用視窗與應用程式、查看行事曆與行程，並能快速得知像聲音、網路和電源之類的系統狀態。在系統選單中，您可以更改音量或螢幕亮度、修改「Wi-Fi」連接的詳細資訊、檢查電量、登出或切換使用者，以及關閉電源。

「概覽」

GNOME 啟動後便會進入「概覽」。「概覽」允許您取用視窗與應用程式；您也能透過輸入文字搜尋應用程式、檔案、資料夾以及網頁。

任何時候想進入「概覽」，只需按下「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。

Activities button and Dash

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.

應用程式選單

《主控臺》的應用程式選單

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.

時鐘、行事曆與行程

時鐘、行事曆、行程與通知

點一下頂端列的時鐘，可以看見今天的日期、逐月行事曆、即將到來的行程列表，以及未讀的新通知。您也能按下 Super+M 開啟行事曆

系統選單

使用者選單

點一下右上角的系統選單即可快速管理系統設定與電腦狀態。

若您要離開電腦，可以將螢幕鎖定防止他人使用。您也能在不登出的情況下快速切換使用者，供他人取用電腦；或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）。

螢幕鎖定畫面

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.

視窗列表

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.