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Icons List
The Notifi cations Area, present on the right side of the
Taskbar, displays the current date and time, the volume
button and information about some computer settings.
The Show Desktop button is present at the extreme right
of the Taskbar. When you click the button, it minimizes
all opened windows and shows the Desktop.
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Ubuntu Desktop
It is the fi rst screen which appears when Ubuntu
operating system is loaded in memory. The small
pictures of the various programs, fi les, folders or
shortcuts can be seen on the desktop called icons. It
has a Launcher at the left side which helps to launch
commonly used applications with a single click and to Apps List
manage the opened windows.
A horizontal bar located at the top of desktop screen is called Menu bar which shows the application menu of
the opened application towards its left side while a notifi cation area on the right side of it. Below the menu bar
is an image covering the entire desktop called Desktop background or wallpaper.
Ubuntu Button Menu Bar

Icons Launcher Application Window Desktop Background

The Launcher
The vertical bar on the left side of the desktop is called the Launcher which provides access to various installed
applications, storage devices and trash. An icon of each running application gets placed on the Launcher which
can be used for navigating between the applications which are running at that time.
The fi rst icon at the top of Launcher is called Ubuntu button which gives access to the Dash. The Dash is a feature
is Ubuntu that helps seens application, fi les, music and videos. A search bar at the top of the Dash is used to
enter the name of search item. The search results are displayed dynamically when you enter the search item. The
Dash provides seven different scopes or lens to search specifi c category of items. These are:

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