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    <abstract role="description">
      <para>The MATE Control Centre provides a central place for the user to setup their MATE experience. It can let you configure anything from the behaviour of your window borders to the default font type.</para>
    </abstract>
    <title>MATE Control Centre Manual</title>
    <authorgroup>
      <author><firstname>MATE Documentation Project</firstname> <surname/> <affiliation> <orgname>MATE Desktop</orgname> </affiliation></author>
      <author><firstname>Kevin</firstname><surname>Breit</surname></author>
    </authorgroup>
    <copyright><year>2015-2021</year> <holder>MATE Documentation Project</holder></copyright>
    <copyright><year>2001, 2002</year> <holder>Ximian, Inc.</holder></copyright>

    <publisher role="maintainer">
      <publishername>MATE Documentation Project</publishername>
    </publisher>
    <publisher>
      <publishername>GNOME Documentation Project</publishername>
    </publisher>
    
    <revhistory>
      <revision><revnumber>2.15</revnumber> <date>July 2015</date> <firstname>MATE Documentation Project</firstname> <surname/></revision>
      <revision><revnumber>2.14</revnumber> <date>March 2006</date></revision> 
    </revhistory>

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    <releaseinfo>This manual describes version 1.10.1 of the MATE Control Centre.</releaseinfo>

    <legalnotice>
        <title>Feedback</title>
        <para>To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the <application>MATE Control Centre</application> application or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="help:mate-user-guide/feedback" type="help">MATE Feedback Page</ulink>.</para>
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  <sect1 id="intro">
    <title>Introduction</title>
    <para>The <application>MATE Control Centre</application> provides a single window from which to launch all preference tools.</para>
    <note><para>For help on using preference tools, see the <ulink type="help" url="help:mate-user-guide/prefs">User Guide</ulink>.</para></note>

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    <sect2 id="mate-control-center-to-start">
      <title>To Start MATE Control Centre</title>
      <para>You can start <application>MATE Control Centre</application> in the following ways:</para>
      <variablelist>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><guimenu>System</guimenu> menu</term>
          <listitem>
            <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Control Centre</guimenu></menuchoice> menu item.</para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term>Command line</term>
          <listitem>
            <para>Execute the following command: <command>mate-control-center</command></para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </sect2>

  </sect1>
  
  <sect1 id="matecc-interface">
    <title>Usage</title>
    <para>The <application>MATE Control Centre</application> window lists all preference tools installed on your system in groups.</para>
    <tip><para>From the left pane, you can quickly access a preference tool by selecting its group first or typing any keyword in the filter box. You can also access common tasks, such as <guilabel>Change Theme</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Set Preferred Applications</guilabel>.</para></tip>
    <para>To open a preference tool, just click on it.</para>
    <tip><para>The preference tool description is shown on mouse hover.</para></tip>
  </sect1>
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