» Move your mouse pointer to the Activities corner at the top left of the screen to show the Activities overview. This is where you can find all of your applications. You can also open the overview by pressing the Super key.
There are several ways of opening an application once you're in the Activities overview:
Start typing the name of an application - searching begins instantly. (If this doesn't happen, click the search bar at the top of the screen and start typing.) Click the application's icon to start it.
Some applications have icons in the dash, the vertical strip of icons on the left-hand side of the Activities overview. Click one of these to start the corresponding application.
If you have applications that you use very frequently, you can add them to the dash yourself.
Click the grid button at the bottom of the dash. You will see the frequently used applications if the Frequent view is enabled. If you want to run a new application, press the All button at the bottom to view all the applications. Press on the application to start it.
You can launch an application in a separate workspace by dragging its icon from the dash (or from the list of applications), and dropping it onto one of the workspaces on the right-hand side of the screen. The application will open in the chosen workspace.
You can launch an application in a new workspace by middle-clicking its icon in the dash or in the application list.
Another way of launching an application is to press Alt+F2, enter its command name, and then press the Enter key.
For example, to launch Rhythmbox, press Alt+F2 and type 'rhythmbox' (without the single-quotes). The name of the app is the command to launch the program.
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