Once inside the Express Gate SSD environment, click on the icons on the LaunchBar, by default at bottom of the screen, to launch or switch between softwares. You can re-arrange, re-size and move windows. Bring a window to the foreground by clicking within it or by clicking on its corresponding software icon. Re-size a window by dragging any of its four corners. Move a window by dragging its title bar.

Besides using the LaunchBar, you can also switch between softwares by pressing <Alt> +<Tab> on the keyboard. You can also right-click anywhere on the desktop to bring up a menu of softwares.

The red triangle on an software icon in the LaunchBar denotes that the software is already running. This means that you can switch to it without any delay. In the rare case where an software stops responding, right-click on its icon to force close it.

Knowing the Express Gate hot-keys

Here is a list of common-used hot-keys for Express Gate.

In the First Screen:

Key

Function

PAUSE/BREAK

Power-off

ESC/F8

Continue to boot OS

DEL

Enter BIOS setup

In the Express Gate Environment:

Key

Function

<Alt> + <Tab>

Switch between softwares

<Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del>

Bring up Power-Off dialog box

<Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Print Screen>

Save screen snapshot as picture to file

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