Aprenda sobre o ambiente de trabalho do elementaryOS e como navegar por janelas, espaços de trabalho e mais.
A área de trabalho do elementary OS é constituido por dois elementos: o Painel e a Doca. Você pode customizar o papel de parede da área de trabalho utilizando o clique secundário na área de trabalho—botão direito em um mouse ou toque com dois dedos em um touchpad. Você também pode alterar a aparência e o comportamento da área de trabalho a partir de Configurações do Sistema → Área de Trabalho.
No topo do ambiente de trabalho temos o Painel. À esquerda temos o Menu de Aplicações, ao centro estão a data e a hora, e à direita temos os Indicadores do Sistema.
Para abrir ou buscar por aplicativos instalados, selecione Aplicativos no Painel. Você pode navegar através de seus aplicativos utilizando a rolagem em um mouse, deslizando com dois dedos em um touchpad, ou utilizando os pontos do paginador na parte inferior. Você também pode utilizar o alterador de visualização na parte superior para alternar entre exibir seus aplicativos em uma grade ou em uma lista categorizada.
Comece a digitar no Menu de Aplicativos para pesquisar seus aplicativos por nome ou por palavras-chave. Pesquisar também exibirá ações de aplicativos e Configurações do Sistema. Por exemplo, utilizando a pesquisa você pode:
Para abrir o Menu de Aplicativos utilizando o teclado, pressione ⌘Espaço.
O indicador de Data & Hora ao centro do Painel exibe a data e a hora atual. Clique ou toque em qualquer área da data ou hora para exibir um calendário e os eventos futuros. Dê um clique duplo em um dia ou selecione um evento para abrir o aplicativo Calendário.
Os Indicadores do Sistema à direita do Painel exibem o status do dispositivo, ou seja, conexões de rede, bateria, entrada e saída de som, notificações e etc. Selecionar um indicador expões mais informações e ações relacionadas.
Sobrepassar um indicador com o cursor do mouse também exibe uma breve informação e o atalho de clique do meio ou toque com três dedos para o indicador. Por exemplo:
Na parte inferior do ambiente de trabalho está a Doca para acesso rápido aos seus aplicativos favoritos ou que estão abertos atualmente.
To add an app to the Dock, drag and drop it from the Applications Menu or secondary-click an open app's icon and choose Keep in Dock. To remove an app from the Dock, drag it off and drop it in an empty space on your desktop or secondary-click the icon and uncheck Keep in Dock. Drag and drop apps on the Dock to rearrange them.
By default, the Dock hides off the bottom of the desktop when an app is maximized or overlaps it. Push your mouse cursor against the bottom-center of the desktop to reveal and use the Dock when it's hidden.
You can customize the dock's size and behavior in System Settings → Desktop → Dock & Panel.
When you open an app, its window appears on the desktop. While the exact design of different apps may differ, app windows can generally be closed, moved, resized, and maximized.
Most apps have a Header Bar at the top of their window with the Window Buttons and the app's actions or navigation.
Move a window by dragging anywhere on the Header Bar or by pressing AltF7 and moving your mouse cursor.
Secondary-click the Header Bar for quick access to window and workspace actions.
An app's window buttons are at the top corners of the app window: close at the left and maximize (if supported by the app) at the right. Closing a window will close that app; it can be re-opened from the Applications Menu or Dock. Maximizing a window resizes it to take up most of the desktop while retaining your access to the Panel and Dock.
You can also drag a window to the top of the desktop or double-click its header bar to maximize, and drag from the top or double-click the header bar to unmaximize.
Most app windows can be resized by draging from any edge of the window. You can also secondary-click a window's header bar and choose Resize or press AltF8 to enter a resize mode: move the mouse cursor in the direction you want to resize the window.
elementary OS uses both windows and workspaces for multitasking.
App windows can overlap on your desktop and be moved around. You can switch between open windows several ways:
By default, app windows open on your current workspace. However, you can use multiple workspaces to organize your workflow:
To move left or right through your workspaces, press ⌘← or ⌘→ or swipe with three fingers on a touchpad or touch screen.
Jump straight to a specific workspace by pressing ⌘1 through ⌘9. You can always jump to a new workspace with ⌘0.
Move windows between workspaces by dragging them in the Multitasking View or by pressing ⌘Alt← or →.
Customize these shortcuts through System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts → Workspaces.
Some windows may also fullscreen onto a new workspace. You can move between workspaces as usual, and closing or un-fullscreening the app will return you to the previous workspace.
The Multitasking View shows all open windows and workspaces so you can switch between them. To open it, select the Multitasking View icon in the dock, press ⌘↓, or swipe up with three fingers on a touchpad or touch screen.
elementary OS supports multi-touch gestures on supported hardware like touchpads and touch screens. By default, a three-finger swipe left or right switches workspaces while a three-finger swipe up enters the Multitasking View.
Modify gestures from System Settings → Mouse & Touchpad → Gestures.
Hot Corners are shortcuts activated by placing your cursor in the corner of the primary display. You can configure Hot Corners to activate multitasking actions like the window overview, workspace overview, and more.
You can customize hot corners through System Settings → Desktop → Multitasking.
The Panel, Dock, and workspaces appear on the primary display. Any other attached displays act as standalone workspaces. To manage and rearrange displays, head to System Settings → Displays. Your primary display is marked with a filled-in star () and each display's settings can be changed from its menu.
elementary OS comes with AppCenter, the open, pay-what-you-can app store for indie developers. To install a new app:
Some third-party software may not be available from AppCenter, especially if it is cross-platform and not designed for elementary OS. You can sideload Flatpak apps from third-party sources like Flathub: download and open a .flatpakref
or .flatpak
file, and the Sideload utility will install it for you. Updates to that app and other apps from the same source may then show up as non-curated in AppCenter.
Keep in mind that sideloaded and non-curated apps have not been reviewed by elementary for security or privacy.
AppCenter includes updates for apps and the operating system itself under the Installed tab. Remember to install updates frequently to get the latest features, fixes, and security improvements. For more information related to security patches, read the Ubuntu security notices.
elementary OS comes with the System Settings app that helps you manage device settings and user preferences. System Settings enables you to adjust keyboard shortcuts, display resolution, your wallpaper, and more.
You can find specific settings by typing in the search bar at the top of the window.
Keep in mind that System Settings only deals with system-wide settings and user preferences for elementary OS. If an app offers settings or preferences, they will be exposed within the app itself.
Keyboard shortcuts in elementary OS are generally exposed contextually in tooltips when hovering or context menus when secondary-clicking.
To view an overlay of desktop keyboard shortcuts, press the ⌘ key.
Desktop keyboard shorcuts can be customized from the menu in the shortcuts overlay or in System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts.