Synology DS411SLIM manual Manage DSM with the Main Menu, Taskbar, Logout, Restart, and Shutdown

Synology DiskStation User's Guide

Based on DSM 3.1

Taskbar

The taskbar at the top of the desktop contains the following functions:

1The Show Desktop button: Click to clear your application windows and reveal the desktop. Click again to bring the windows back to the desktop. For more information about application windows, see "Open Application Windows" on Page 21.

2The Main Menu button: Click to reveal the Main Menu. See "Manage DSM with the Main Menu" on Page 20 for more information.

3The icons of open applications:

Click the icon of an application to show or hide its window on the desktop.

Right-click the icon and choose from the shortcut menu to manage the application window (Maximize, Minimize, Restore, Close) or its taskbar icon (Pin to Taskbar, Unpin from Taskbar).

4The search field: Enter keywords to quickly find a list of relevant applications and DSM Help articles.

5The Notification button (with an exclamation mark): Click to check the logs of important events. Click Clear All to remove all events and hide the Notification button.

Note: For more information about system log, see "Log" on Page 208.

6The Upload Queue button: Click to open the File Task Monitor window, where you can check the progress of all uploading and background tasks.

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Manage DSM with the Main Menu

The Main Menu is where you can find all the applications and settings provided by Synology DiskStation Manager.

Logout, Restart, and Shutdown

Click Logout, Restart, or Shutdown at the bottom-right corner of the Main Menu to log out of DSM, restart DiskStation, or turn it off, just like using any other operating systems.

Chapter 2: Get Started with Synology DiskStation Manager