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xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
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type="topic" style="problem"
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id="session-screenlocks">
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<info>
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<link type="guide" xref="prefs-display"/>
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<link type="guide" xref="hardware-problems-graphics"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.8" version="0.3" date="2013-03-09" status="candidate"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-11-03" status="review"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-22" status="candidate"/>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
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<email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
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</credit>
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<credit type="editor">
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<name>Michael Hill</name>
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<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
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</credit>
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<credit type="editor">
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<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
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<email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
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</credit>
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<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
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<desc>Change how long to wait before locking the screen in the
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<gui>Privacy</gui> settings.</desc>
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</info>
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<title>The screen locks itself too quickly</title>
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If you leave your computer for a few minutes, the screen will
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automatically lock itself so you have to enter your password to start using
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it again. This is done for security reasons (so no one can mess with your
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work if you leave the computer unattended), but it can be annoying if the
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screen locks itself too quickly.
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To wait a longer period before the screen is automatically locked:
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<steps>
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<item>
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Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and
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start typing <gui>Privacy</gui>.
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</item>
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<item>
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Click on <gui>Privacy</gui> to open the panel.
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</item>
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<item>
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Press on <gui>Screen Lock</gui>.
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</item>
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<item>
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If <gui>Automatic Screen Lock</gui> is on, you can change the value
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in the <gui>Lock screen after blank for</gui> drop-down list.
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</item>
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</steps>
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<note style="tip">
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If you don’t ever want the screen to lock itself automatically, switch
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<gui>Automatic Screen Lock</gui> to <gui>OFF</gui>.
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</note>
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</page>
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