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title: How to enable the Activity Bar
description: This FAQ demonstrates how to enable the activity bar within the Galaxy interface
box_type: tip
layout: faq
contributors: [nekrut]
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If you do not see the Activity Bar it can be enabled as follows:

1. Click on the "**User**" link at the top of the Galaxy interface
2. Select "**Preferences**"
3. Scroll down and click on "**Manage Activity Bar**"
4. Toggle the "**Enable Activity Bar**" switch and voila!

![Four steps for enabling the Activity Bar]({% link shared/images/activity_bar_how_to_enable.svg %})

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3. Your analysis **History** is recorded on the right


> ![Galaxy interface screenshot showing History panel on the right, tools panel on the left, and main panel in the center](../../images/galaxy_interface.svg "Galactic triptych: the three panels of Galaxy interface: <em>Tools</em>, <em>Center Panel</em>, and <em>History</em>. On top of the main three you also see the 'Activityy bar' that can turned on and off._history")
![Galaxy interface screenshot showing History panel on the right, tools panel on the left, and main panel in the center](../../images/galaxy_interface.svg "Galactic triptych: the three panels of Galaxy interface: <em>Tools</em>, <em>Center Panel</em>, and <em>History</em>. On top of the main three you also see the 'Activity bar' that can turned on and off. (Don't see the Activity Bar? See a Tip below).")
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{% snippet faqs/galaxy/activity_bar_how_to_enable.md %}


When you start Galaxy for very first time, your history will be empty. Let's add some data to it.

> <hands-on-title>Create history</hands-on-title>
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## Listing your histories
You can create as many histories as you want. If you create a new history, your current history does not disappear. You can view your histories in two ways: (1) as a list or (2) side by side. Two Tip boxes below explain both of these approaches:
You can create as many histories as you want. If you create a new history, your current history does not disappear. You can view your histories in two ways: (1) as a list or (2) side by side (also known as "Multiview"). Two Tip boxes below explain both of these approaches:
{% snippet faqs/galaxy/histories_list.md %}
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