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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
type="topic"
id="shell-apps-search">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="index#apps"/>
<desc>In the <gui>Activities</gui> overview...</desc>
<revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-02-26" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
<email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
</info>
<title>Search for Programs and Applications</title>
<!-- Obsolete page, this stuff is covered elsewhere. -->
<p>
To search your computer for a program or application:
</p>
<steps>
<item>
<p>
Enter the <gui> Activities </gui> overview by pressing <keyseq><key> Alt </key><key> F1 </key></keyseq> or by touching the cursor to the top left corner (a.k.a. the "hot" corner), or by pressing the Meta key.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
Just start typing the name of the program or application you want to find. What you type will be entered in the <gui> Type to search </gui> box. As you type, programs and applications matching what you have typed will appear as you type.
</p>
</item>
</steps>
<note style = "tip">
<p>
Pressing the <key>Esc</key> key will escape the search and bring you back to the overview.
</p>
</note>
<p>
To launch a found application:
</p>
<list>
<item><p>
You can drag icons from the search results to the workspaces to launch them without leaving the overview.
</p></item>
<item><p>
Alternatively, you can just click on the icon. It will open in a workspace.
</p></item>
</list>
</page>
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