Using
This section details the use of itself. For information on each individual module, please see Modules.

Starting
The can be started in one of three ways:
By selecting Settings System Settings from the Application Menu.
By pressing F2 or Space. This will bring up the dialog. Type systemsettings5, and press .
Type systemsettings5 & at any command prompt.
All three of these methods are equivalent, and produce the same result.

The Screen
When you start , you are presented with a window, which is divided into two functional parts.
Across the top is a toolbar. The toolbar provides the user with the ability to go back into the main view from within a module using All Settings. You can also find a Help menu as well as a Configure button which provides you a dialog with alternate view settings.
To search for something within all of the modules, start to type keywords into the search field at the right of the toolbar in the All Settings view. When you start typing, a list of matching topics will popup. Select one and only the groups with settings for this keyword are enabled, the other are greyed out.
When the icon window has the focus, you can type the first letter of any module or module group name to select it. Typing this letter again the selection moves to the next match.
Underneath the toolbar is an icon view of the individual modules or module groups that make up grouped by different categories. By default, if your mouse stays a few seconds over an icon, a tooltip appears, either explaining the purpose of the module or showing the modules in this group.

Categories and Modules
A brief overview of all categories and their modules:
Appearance 	
Workspace Theme (Look and Feel, Desktop Theme, Cursor Theme, Splash Screen)
Colors
Font (Fonts, Font Management)
Icons (Icons, Emoticons)
Application Style (Window Decorations, Widget Style, GNOME Application Style (GTK))
Workspace 	
Desktop Behavior (Workspace, Desktop Effects, Screen Edges, Screen Locking, Virtual Desktops, Activities)
Window Management (Window Behavior, Task Switcher, KWin Scripts, Window Rules)
Shortcuts (Standard Shortcuts, Global Shortcuts, Web Shortcuts, Custom Shortcuts)
Startup and Shutdown (Login Screen (SDDM), Autostart, Background Services, Desktop Session, Boot Splash)
Search (Plasma Search, File Search)
Personalization 	
Account Details (KDE Wallet, User Manager)
Regional Settings (Translations, Format, Spell Check, Date & Time)
Notifications
Applications (Default Applications, File Associations, Locations, Launch Feedback)
Accessibility
Network 	
Connections
Settings (Proxy, Connection Preferences, SSL Preferences, Cache, Cookies, Browser Identification)
Connectivity (Windows Shares)
Bluetooth (Devices, Adapters, Advanced Settings)
Hardware 	
Input Devices (Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick, Touchpad)
Display and Monitor (Displays, Compositor, Gamma)
Multimedia (Audio Volume, Audio and Video)
Power Management (Energy Saving, Advanced Settings, Activity Settings)
Removable Storage (Device Actions, Removable Devices)
Use the search field at the top right in All Settings view to find all matching modules for a given keyword. Start typing a keyword opens a list of keywords and only the matching modules are enabled.

Exiting the
can be exited in one of two ways:
Press Q on the keyboard.
Click on the Close button located in the toolbar.

Configuring
The Configure icon in the toolbar allows you to change some parameters. You can change from Icon View (default view) to Classic Tree View or Sidebar View. In Sidebar View mode the welcome page shows the frequently used modules for quick access.
You can also turn off the detailed tooltips by unchecking Show detailed tooltips. You will then get only normal tooltips and not the content of a module group.
The Tree View has an option to expand the first level automatically on startup of the .

Running Individual Modules
Individual modules can be run without running using the command kcmshell5 from the command line. Type kcmshell5 --list to see a list of the available modules.
Additionally you can start KRunner and start type keywords. When you start typing, a list of matching modules prefixed with will popup.