Actions Menu

The Actions menu contains commands that enable you to perform various tasks in the GNOME Desktop. Table 5–2 describes the commands in the Actions menu.

Table 5–2 Actions Menu Commands

Menu Item	Function
Run Application	Opens the Run Application dialog. Use the Run Application dialog to run commands. For more information, see Using the Run Application Dialog.
Open Recent	Displays a submenu of the last ten files which you saved.
Find Files	Starts the Search Tool application. For more information, see the Search Tool manual.
Lock Screen	Locks your screen.
Log Out	Logs you out of the current session.

The Actions menu resides in the following places:

• Main Menu. The items in the Actions menu are at the top level of the Main Menu.

• Menu Bar.

Using the Run Application Dialog

The Run Application dialog gives you access to the command line. When you run a command in the Run Application dialog, you cannot receive output from the command.

To run a command from the command line perform the following steps:

1. Display the Run Application dialog. You can display the Run Application dialog in any of the following ways:

   • From any panel

     Add the Run button to a panel. Right-click on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Actions -> Run. Click on the Run button.

   • From the Main Menu

     Open the Main Menu, then choose Run Application.

   • From the Menu Bar

     Choose Actions -> Run Application.

   • Use shortcut keys

     The default shortcut keys to display the Run Application dialog are Super + R. You can change the shortcut keys that display the Run Application dialog in the Keyboard Shortcuts preference tool.

   • From a menu item popup menu

     Right-click on an item in a menu, then choose Put into run dialog from the popup menu. The Run Application dialog opens with the command from the menu in the command field.

   The Run Application dialog is displayed.

2. Enter the command that you want to run in the blank field. Alternatively, to choose a command that you ran previously, click the down arrow button beside the command field, then choose the command to run.

   Alternatively, select the Show list of known applications option to display a list of available applications.

   You can also use the Run with file button to choose a file to append to the command line. For example, you can enter emacs as the command, then choose a file to edit.

   Select the Run in terminal option to run the application or command in a terminal window. Choose this option for an application or command that does not create a window in which to run.

3. Click on the Run button on the Run Application dialog.

To Take a Screenshot

You can take a screenshot in any of the following ways:

• From any panel

  Add the Screenshot button to a panel. Right-click on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Actions -> Screenshot. Click on the Screenshot button to take a screenshot of the entire screen. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.

• Use shortcut keys

  To take a screenshot, use the following shortcut keys:

  Default Shortcut Keys	Function
  Print Screen	Takes a screenshot of the entire screen, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.
  Alt + Print Screen	Takes a screenshot of the window to which the mouse points, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.

  You can use the Keyboard Shortcuts preference tool to modify the default shortcut keys.

• From Menu Bar

  To take a screenshot of the entire screen, choose Actions -> Take Screenshot. A Save Screenshot dialog is displayed. To save the screenshot, select the Save screenshot to file option. Enter the path and filename for the screenshot in the drop-down combination box. Alternatively, to save the screenshot to another directory, click Browse. When you select a directory, click OK.

  You can also save the screenshot to the desktop. To save the screenshot to the desktop, select the Save screenshot to desktop option.

• Use a command

  You can use the gnome-panel-screenshot command to take a screenshot. The gnome-panel-screenshot command takes a screenshot of the entire screen, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.

  You can also use options on the gnome-panel-screenshot command as follows:

  Option	Function
  --window	Takes a screenshot of the window that has focus, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.
  --delay=seconds	Takes a screenshot after the specified number of seconds, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.
  --help	Displays the options for the command.