Lock Screen Button

The Lock Screen button locks your screen and activates your screensaver when you click on it. To access your session again, you must enter your password.

To add a Lock Screen button to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose Add to Panel, then choose Lock Screen from the Add to Panel dialog. See Section 4.3.2 ― Adding an Object to a Panel for more on this.

Right-click on the Lock Screen button to open a menu of screensaver-related commands. Table 4-1 describes the commands that are available from the menu.

Table 4-1 Lock Screen Menu Items

Menu Item	Function
Activate Screensaver	Activates the screensaver immediately. This will also lock the screen if you have set Lock screen when screensaver is active in the Screensaver preference tool.
Lock Screen	Locks the screen immediately. This command performs the same function as when you click on the Lock Screen button.
Properties	Opens the Screensaver preference tool, with which you can configure the type of screensaver that is displayed when you lock the screen.

Menu Item

Function

Activate Screensaver

Activates the screensaver immediately.

This will also lock the screen if you have set Lock screen when screensaver is active in the Screensaver preference tool.

Lock Screen

Locks the screen immediately. This command performs the same function as when you click on the Lock Screen button.

Properties

Opens the Screensaver preference tool, with which you can configure the type of screensaver that is displayed when you lock the screen.