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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
type="topic" style="question"
id="keyboard-key-super">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="keyboard" group="a11y"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.7.91" version="0.2" date="2013-03-16" status="outdated"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.9.92" date="2013-09-23" status="review"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-22" status="candidate"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.29" date="2018-08-27" status="review"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
<email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
<email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<desc>The <key>Super</key> key opens the <gui>Activities</gui> overview.
You can usually find it next to the <key>Alt</key> key on your
keyboard.</desc>
</info>
<title>What is the <key>Super</key> key?</title>
<p>When you press the <key>Super</key> key, the <gui>Activities</gui>
overview is displayed. This key can usually be found on the bottom-left of
your keyboard, next to the <key>Alt</key> key, and usually has a Windows logo
on it. It is sometimes called the <em>Windows key</em> or system key.</p>
<note>
<p>If you have an Apple keyboard, you will have a <key>⌘</key> (Command)
key instead of the Windows key, while Chromebooks have a magnifying glass
instead.</p>
</note>
<p>To change which key is used to display the <gui>Activities</gui>
overview:</p>
<steps>
<item>
<p>Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui>
overview and start typing <gui>Settings</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Click on <gui>Settings</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Click <gui>Keyboard</gui> in the sidebar to open the panel.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>In the <gui>Keyboard Shortcuts</gui> section, select <gui>View and Customize Shortcuts</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Select the <gui>System</gui> category.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Click the row with <gui>Show the activities overview</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Hold down the desired key combination.</p>
</item>
</steps>
</page>
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