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Both Compiz and Emerald are activated through starting the Compiz Fusion Icon. This can be found in the ''System'' section of your desktop menu. Alternatively, typing '''fusion''' in XFCE's ''Application Finder'' or KDE's built-in search bar will also bring it up.
Both Compiz and Emerald are activated through starting the Compiz Fusion Icon. This can be found in the ''System'' section of your desktop menu. Alternatively, typing '''fusion''' in XFCE's ''Application Finder'' or KDE's built-in search bar will also bring it up. Upon being selected, your screen will momentarily flicker as Compiz and Emerald are activated, and the red and black Fusion icon itself will appear in your desktop's taskbar.
 
Upon being selected, your screen will momentarily flicker as Compiz and Emerald are activated, and the red and black Fusion icon itself will appear in your desktop's taskbar.
 
{{Note| Both Compiz and Emerald may also be turned on or off at will by first right-clicking the Compiz Fusion icon to bring up its menu, and then going to either ''Select Window Decorator'' for Emerald, or ''Select Window Manager'' for Compiz.
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Compiz itself can also be turned on or off at will by first right-clicking the Compiz Fusion icon to bring up its menu, and then going to the ''Select Window Manager'' option. As illustrated, compiz is currently active. However, it can be de-activated by simply selecting your own desktop's window manager, in this case xfwm4. The screen will again flicker for a moment as the native window manager takes back over.  


Both Compiz and Emerald may also be turned on or off at will by first right-clicking the Compiz Fusion icon to bring up its menu, and then going to either ''Select Window Decorator'' for Emerald, or ''Select Window Manager'' for Compiz.
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