= GUI =
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== Introduction ==

HelenOS starts into a graphical user interface, provided a usable graphical output device is found (otherwise it will start into a text console). You can move windows around, close them, resize, etc. using your mouse.

On startup you are presented with a console window (you can type commands there), a launcher window and the task bar, which allows switching between windows.

The GUI also has support for [wiki:UsersGuide/MultiSeat multiple seats].

== Keyboard shortcuts ==

||= Key =||= Action =||
|| Shift-Tab or Alt-Tab || Switch active window ||
|| Shift-F4 or Alt-F4 || Close active window ||
|| F10 || Open menu in active window ||
|| F12 || Switch to kernel console ||

Menus can be navigated with F10, arrow keys, Enter key. Alternatively, you can use accelerator keys Alt-character to open a menu
directly, then just press the underlined character to activate a particular menu entry.

You can also use the [UsersGuide/TextEditing common text-editing controls] when entering text.