The window management buttons are on the top left corner of windows. When maximized, the buttons are in the top left of the screen. Click the buttons to close, minimize, maximize or restore windows.

The app menus are located to the right of the window mangement buttons. Unity hides the app menus and the window management buttons unless you move your mouse pointer to the top left of the screen or press Alt+F10. This feature enables you to see more of your content at once, which is especially valuable on small screens like netbooks.

Ubuntu has several different status menus (sometimes referred to as indicators) on the right side of the menu bar. The status menus are a convenient place where you can check and modify the state of your computer and applications.