Applications panel

The application panel provides easy access to all of the applications on your netbook. For your convenience, you can "pin" apps to surface them to the top of the panel, which automatically makes them appear in the myzone.

The Applications Panel

Access the applications panel via the toolbar, by clicking the applications icon.

Most applications can be launched via the applications launcher.

The applications panel has 3 key areas: at the top is the search bar, followed by favorite applications, and then the application categories.

The applications search bar is a Search/filtering facility for all the applications on your netbook. When searching, the favorite applications and categories are replaced by the search results. To reset the application panel view, simply clear the search field.

Search/filter example

Favorite Applications. To make an application a favorite, simply click the pin icon that appears in the top right-hand corner of a highlighted application which sets/unsets or pins/unpins the favorite application(s).

Click the pin icon on a highlighted application to create a favorite.

When you pin an application, it automatically appears in the Favorites area & the m_zone.

Application Categories. The applications are organized into categories. Selecting a category expands it and minimizes the other categories. The order of the categories, and the applications within a category, is alphabetical.

There are currently 6 categories

• Accessories
• Games
• Internet
• Media
• Office
• Settings

Adding and removing applications

The Manage Applications app launches the add/remove applications program. This can be started from within the Settings category.

Add/Remove software applications.

Updating the Moblin software

Because this is a beta we will be releasing updates regularly. Keep up to date by launching the Software Update app.