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1. Introduction

   1. This Multimedia Guide is designed to help you begin using Ubuntu and the included software, it will also introduce you to the features Ubuntu. To begin this guide, Please click on one of the links on the right in order to jump to that section and get started.

2. Desktop

   1. Sessions: Ending Your Session & fast switching users

   2. Places: Desktop, Icons (shortcuts), Taskbars, Gnome Start Menu, Files and Folders, Windows

3. Productivity:

   1. Office Tools: openoffice.org 2 features, firefox, evolution, gedit, gimp, installing java

   2. Instant Communication: Gaim, Ekiga, sharing with zeroconf

   3. Finding Files: searchable Gnome, searching with Nautilus, Deskbar, blurb about Beagle

4. Entertainment:

   1. Multimedia: Explain Totem, Rhythmbox (list portable players that are compatible, podcasts), . the bad but put a twist on it: restrictions explained ( MP3s, The Codecs, Playing Streaming Video from the Internet, Playing DVD's, RealPlayer, Macromedia Flash, , Macromedia Shockwave, AAC and iTunes Music Store) point to instructions on how to install mp3 playback, . something for the future is to modify easy ubuntu to only install codecs and have users be able to install it if they are within a legal country.

   2. Games: introduce user to stock games, downloading new games, and even using wine to play games

5. Safety & Administration

   1. Safety: The use of sudo, separation of accounts for different users, installing software, updating the system, new kernel, proactive security, iptables, antivirus.

   2. Configuration: Settings/Preferences menu, accessibility, translated versions of ubuntu, power management, Network Manager, user management, add/remove apps, sabayon, screensaver

6. Support:

   1. Community: contributing back via online web forums, wiki pages, translations

   2. Support Options: help menu, documentation & guides, paid support with canonical & other registered companies (link)

   3. Participation: bug tracking, providing translations, donating money, wiki, answering in forums

Introduction - Also Front Page

NOTE: - We may decide to make the introduction longer in which case this will become the front page and the introduction will be separate.

Welcome to Ubuntu 6.10 - The Edgy Eft

This Multimedia Guide is designed to help you begin using Ubuntu and the included software, it will also introduce you to the features Ubuntu. To begin this guide, Please click on one of the links on the right in order to jump to that section and get started.

We wish you all the very best and hope you enjoy using Ubuntu!

The Multimedia Guide Team

Desktop

NOTE: - http://www.gnome.org/learn/users-guide/latest/overview-intro.html Desktop

• The desktop itself is behind all of the other components on the desktop. You can place objects on the desktop to access your files and directories quickly, or to start applications that you use often.

Panels

• The panels are the two bars that run along the top and bottom of the screen. By default, the top panel shows you the GNOME main menu bar, the date and time, and the launcher for the GNOME help system, and the bottom panel shows you the list of open windows and the workspace switcher. [pic: off button lets you log out] Panels can be customized to contain a variety of tools, such as other menus and launchers, and small utility applications, called panel applets. For example, you can configure your panel to display the current weather for your location.

Windows

• Most applications run inside of one or more windows. You can display multiple windows on your desktop at the same time. Windows can be resized and moved around to accommodate your workflow. Each window has a titlebar at the top with buttons which allow you to minimize, maximize, and close the window.

Workspaces

• You can subdivide your desktop into separate workspaces. Each workspace can contain several windows, allowing you to group related tasks together. For more information on working with workspaces, see the section called “Workspaces”.

Productivity

Office Tools:

Ubuntu brings you the latest office tools allowing you to read & write documents for personal & business use with anyone, no matter what software they use! At the forefront is Openoffice.org 2.0, the complete office suite featuring compatibility with Microsoft Office 2003. [[pic with Spreadsheet with document open] Use Calc to organize numerical data]

Openoffice.org 2 features, firefox, evolution, gedit, gimp, installing java

Getting Help with Ubuntu

Maybe the most important section.

Mock Screenshots

Main Menu Category Office

Discussion / Comments

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