User Manual for NepaLinux 2.0аа(GNOME Desktop Environment)
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1. 90 items 7 Multimedia and Graphics Listening to Audio XMMS X multimedia system The XMMS X Multimedia system applications can be used to play a wide variety of digital audio files format These include the popular MP3 as well as the Open Ogg Vorbis format It can be launched from applications gt Sound amp Video gt XMMS Playing Video with Totem The Totem Movie Player application is a movie player for the GNOME desktop based on xine library it enables you to play movies or songs Totem Movie Player provides the following features gt Support a variety of video and audio files gt Provide a variety of zoom levels and aspect ratios and a full screen view gt Seek and Volume controls gt A playlist gt A complete keyboard navigation Application gt Sound amp Video gt Totem Movie Player movie Edit View Go Sound Help Time gt Sidebar Stopped 0 00 0 00 By default the Volume is on Mute off the Mute by right clicking on the volume menu on the panel Other Players NepaLinux includes other palyers also such as VLC gxine CD player NepaLinux also includes tools such as sound recording Editing video kino etc Graphics The GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program It is used to edit and manipulate images It can load and save a variety of image formats and can be used to convert between formats GIMP can also be used as a paint program2. gt Internet gt Evolution or directly click the launcher at the upper panel The first time you run Evolution it creates a directory called evolution in your home directory where it stores all of its local data Then it opens a First Run Assistant to help you set up e mail accounts and import data from other applications 2 The Welcome page will be displayed Click Forward to proceed to the Identity window 3 Defining your Identity Type your full name in the Full Name field Type your e mail address in the E Mail Address field Optional Select if this account is your default account Optional Type a reply to address in the Reply To field Use this field if you want replies to e mails sent to a different address Optional Type your organization name in the Organization field This is the company where you work or the organization you represent when you send e mail gt Click Forward VV VV VV Y 4 Receiving Email The Receiving E mail option lets you determine where you get your e mail You need to specify the type of server you want to receive mail with If you are unsure about the type of server to choose ask your system administrator or ISP A list of Server types are available among them IMAP and POP are popular POP Downloads your e mail to your hard disk for permanent storage freeing up space on the e mail server IMAP Keeps the e mail on your server so you can access your e mail from multipl
3. Skip network list on startup Provide NickName and other choices and your Real lt diconnect jame Select the Network you want to join and Open Source Software communities reenode provides discussion facilities for the Free For joining the channel in the freenode select FreeNode in the network list and click edit Chat Edit FreeNode Servers for FreeNode Your Details Connecting Server passwor Character set Channels to join Nickservy password d Connect to selected server only vi Use global user information vi Use a proxy server Accept invalid SSL certificate Hadd Remove Edit Auto connect to this network at startup Use SSL for all the servers on this network nepalinux foss nepal debiz Connect command System default Add the channels beginning with the sign and separated by commas for eg nepalinux debian gnome ubuntu and so on Now you are in the online discussion Room amp XChat daya FreeNode debian tncPLIfj 736 debian overflow 10 3 O X xChat View Server Settings Window Help 7 FreeNode d or msg dpkg paster msg bots NOT people msg dpkg java 2 ops 725 t KEY NOT AVAILABLE msg dpkg no public gt e Chanse key THIS IS NOT ubuntu FAQ foss nepal http wiki debian org DebianIRC msg e debhelp gt dpkg bts NO FLOOD USE flood or msg nepaliniue dpk
4. E C Install Driver Driver Standard Suggested v z cancel lt Back 2 Apply 5 Then choose the model and click Apply Network Printer 1 Choose Printer Type Network Printer 2 Then either choose CUPS Printer IPP or Windows Printer SMB as required 3 Give the required information like URI Host Printer username password etc Add a Printer fer Se This assistant helps you set up a printer Printer Type Local Printer Network Printer CUPS Printer IPP v URI http 192 168 2 1 63 l printers printer J Cancel Ge Back l gt Eorwara 4 Click Forward to move to the next step 5 Choose manufacturers from the list of manufacturers 6 Then choose the model and click Apply NOTE By Default CUPS listen on port 631 Scanner Scanner in NepaLinux is accessed through xsane utility xsane stands for Scanner Access Now Easy and is an application that provides access to image scanner hardware For Xsane open the terminal and switch to the root user daya nepalinux home daya File Edit View Terminal Tabs Help daya nepalinux su Password root nepalinux home daya xsaneff Then enter the command xsane Warning You try to run XSane as ROOT that really is DANGEROUS Do not send any bug reports when you have any problem while running XSane as root YOU ARE ALONE A warn
5. gt Add 3 Then add Nepal and then click OK SCIM NepaLinux uses SCIM input system by default For scim just press Ctrl and SpaceBar key simultaneously after you open an application Editors or publishers such as OpenOffice At the bottom right of the screen SCIM panel appears Choose Nepali Romanized or Traditional layout as per your choice for the Nepali input system G Traditional NP ol onts installation PG 4 Romanized NP gt Fonts aeeaeee gt Preferences 1 Click Desktop ee gt Go to Font Folder 2 Click Details 3 Paste the font you want to install in the fonts folder You can directly get the font folder by accessing the fonts location in the file manager on the system Nautilus or Alternatively press Ctrl F2 and type fonts Fonts File Browser File Edit View Go Bookmarks Help a D E g Back Forward Up Stop Reload Home Computer Search Location fonts A 100 View as Icons v Bitstream Charter Bitstream Charter Bitstream Charter Century Schoolbook Bold Italic Italic L Bitstream Charter Bold B Aa oo Century Schoolbook Century Schoolbook Charter Charter Bold L Bold Italic L Italic mal jt ClearlyU PUA Charter Bold Italic Charter Italic Courier 10 Pitch Clean ClearlyU Alternate Glyphs Courier 10 Pitch amp Hoos Courier 10 Pitch Italic Ss 4 Courier 10 Pitch Raled italic Rald
6. of sorting and filtering of data To sort a dataset selecting the active cells then on clicking Data gt Sort will call a pop up dialogue that has options for sorting the data based on the columns present as well as if the data should be ascending or descending IMPRESS No office suite is complete without a presentation piece and OpenOffice org shows its colours with Impress the presentation piece in the suite To get started with IMPRESS you need to opt the following Main Menu gt Office gt OpenOffice org Impress or if you already have an OpenOffice org window open its available at File gt New gt Presentation E Untitled3 OpenOffice org Impress dk File Edit View Insert Format Tools Slide Show Window Help gt Ba Ba vjfe cee A Slide slide design A SlideShow _ B 2z 0 00 2 mm Black 1 amp color gt _ E siue 7 iz amp Normal Outline Notes Handout Slide Sorter Tasks View x gt Master Pages Layouts Slides x NepaLinux 2 0 E ESE Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya f allloo pee e olla gt Custom Animation I gt Slide Transition e mM D k Vs oe eB Cr B cs tu 7 11 0 32 3 0 00 x 0 00 46 Slide 1 7 prs novelty Unlike other components of OpenOffice org when you start Impress you are presented with a
7. It features a set of drawing and painting tools such as airbrush clone pencil and paint brush Painting and drawing tools can be applied to an image with a variety of paint modes It also offers an extensive array of selection tools like rectangle ellipse fuzzy select bezier select intelligent scissors and select by color File Xtns Help me ry TK RZPAAe Z SBS BAT HH a z F BOwes d om Paintbrush a amp Opacity 100 0 lt Mode Normal Brush Circle 11 gt Pressure sensitivity Fade out Incremental Use color from gradient GIMP offers a variety of plugins that perform a variety of image manipulations Examples include bumpmap edge detect gaussian blur and many others For detailed information http gimp org REF gimp org 8 Networking with GNOME Assigning IP address 1 Desktop gt Administration gt Networking you are asked to supply the root password ie Network settings e Location Connections General DNS Hosts 3 Activate Ethernet connection The interface eth1 is active Modem connection SE The interface pppo is not configured Deactivate Default gateway device ethl Help 3 Cancel 49 ok 2 Select the proper Ethernet Connection and then click properties 3 Whether DHCP or Static IP address consult your network administrator for the right one 4 If y
8. OpenOffice org 2 0 Writer then select Add this launcher to panel or desktop ScreenSaver Desktop gt Preferences gt ScreenSaver A screensaver is an application that replaces the image on a screen when the screen is not in use The screensaver application for the GNOME Desktop is XscreenSaver Screen Resolution Desktop gt preferences gt Screen Resolution Ref http www iosn net training end user manual print linux userguide all pdf GNOME online help manual GNOME shortcut keys General Shortcut Keys Alt F1 Open the Application Menu Alt F2 Displays the Run application dialog Print Screen Takes a screen shot Ctrl Alt right arrow Switches to the workspace to the right of the current workspace Ctrl Alt left arrow Switches to the workspace to the left of the current workspace Ctrl Alt up arrow Switches to the workspace above the current workspace Ctrl Alt down arrow Switches to the workspace below the current workspace Fl Starts the online help browser and displays appropriate online Help Alt Space Pop up window menu Alt F10 Maximize window Alt F5 Unmaximize window Alt F9 Minimize window Alt Tab Switches between windows When you use these shortcut keys a list of windows that you can select is displayed Release the keys to select a window Alt F4 Close window Alt F7 Move window Ctrl Alt Backspace Logout Ref Debian GNU L
9. User Manual for NepaLinux 2 0 GNOME Desktop Environment Logging in and Logging out a Logging in graphically b Logging out c Shutting down and Restarting the System GNOME Desktop Environment a Main Components of GNOME Desktop b GNOME Desktop Customization Using Common Mass Storage Peripherals a Printers b Scanner c Mass Storage Devices CD ROM Floppy Disk USB mass storage device Internet Connection a Browsers b Mail clients c Configuring Evolution Mail Client d Gaim Internet Messenger e Configuring Gaim for Yahoo or MSN f Xchat IRC g Modem configuration e External Modem e Internet connection from the CDMA phone Publishing with Nepalinux a Nepali OpenOffice org b Writer c Calc d Impress e OpenOffice Draw f OpenOffice Math g Other word processors gedit Abiword Fonts installation and Input system a Nepali Input system XKB and SCIM b Fonts Installation GUI method MultiMedia and Graphics in GNOME Networking with GNOME a Assigning IP address b File Sharing 9 Users Groups and Permission a Adding users and Groups b Changing the permission 1 Logging in and logging out Logging in Graphically At the login screen use the username and password that you have created at the time of installation If you want to change the language of the session you can choose it from the language menu in the login screen You cannot login as root by default If you
10. anel Simply right clicking over the panel select Add to panel Some of the useful controls that can be added in the gnome panel are show desktop logout dictionary lookup terminal file manager etc The width and background of the panel can be altered The panel can also be made to auto hide to have a bigger desktop area Desktop Themes Desktop themes can be changed from Desktop gt Preferences gt Themes You can switch between different icons sets and border style New themes can be downloaded at http art gnome org themes You can directly run the Themes by typing themes in the Nautilus Address bar or press Alt F2 and type themes Gnome Login screen Login screen can be changed from Desktop gt Administration gt Login Window New themes can be downloaded at http art gnome org themes gdm_greeter We can also manage the auto login and allow the root user to login to the Gnome desktop through this Login Window also Fonts Through Desktop gt Preferences gt Fonts you can change font size and font face displayed almost anywhere in gnome Adding launcher to Panel Launchers are the shortcuts for the applications in the panel You can add any application launcher in the panel For example if you want to add OpenOffice org writer in the panel or Desktop then Application gt Office gt OpenOffice org 2 0 writer Right click
11. creen but printing only OpenOffice Draw A drawing application that lets you add edit and align objects incorporate textures include textures and colors and work with layers of objects OpenOffice Math A calculation program that lets you create mathematical formulas Other Word Processors Other free word processors that come with NepaLinux include Abiword and Gedit Ref 1 http www iosn net training end user manual print linux userguide all pdf 2 OpenOffice org user guide AbiWord The AbiWord word processor abiword command is the first application produced by the AbiSource project www abisource com Besides working with files in its own format abw and zabw Abiword can import files in Microsoft Word doc and serveral other formats html ptd rtf txt etc E Untitled1 E File Edit View Insert Format Tools Table Documents Help QNm aslieea mis e ERa m e m Normal w Times New Roman x 12 A BS E MMMM oR 56 ST Page 1 1 INS default en US 6 Fonts installation and Input System Nepali Input system Two popular input method XKB and SCIM are used in NepaLinux for Nepali input system XKB Adding the keyboard indicator in the panel 1 Right click on the top panel gt Add to the Panel gt Keyboard Indicator then click Add and then Close 2 Right click on the USA gt Open Keyboard Preferences gt click on Layout tab
12. e systems For configuration instructions gt Type the hostname of your e mail server in the Hostname field Type your username for the account in the username field gt Select Security and Authentication Type If you don t know about these contact your administrator gt Select if you want Evolution to remember your password gt Click Forward to proceed v 5 Receiving Options If you select POP as your receiving server type you need to specify the following options gt Select if you want Evolution to automatically check for new mail If you select this option you need to specify how often Evolution should check for new messages gt Select if you want to leave messages on the server gt Select if you want to disable support for all POP3 extensions support for POP3 gt Click Forward 6 Sending Email Now that you have entered information about how you plan to get mail Evolution needs to know about how you want to send it gt Select a server type SMTP from the Server Type list gt Type the SMTP server address in the Server field gt Select if your server requires authentication If you selected that your server requires authentication you need to provide the following information Security Authentication type and username For the correct information contact your system administrator or ISP gt Click Forward 7 Account Management Now that you have finished the e mail configuration process you n
13. ed desktop environments used with Linux Ref Gnome Online help Manual Main Components of Gnome Desktop Panels and Menus Panels are areas in the GNOME Desktop from where you can access all of your system applications and menus The gnome panel holds icons and other small applications which ease using your system The top level panel in NepaLinux includes the menu bar The menu bar contains 3 special menus Application menu Gives access to all standard applications Places Lists your home folder networked servers and the search feature etc Desktop Contains Preferences and Administration control panels Log Out Shut Down and Help Date and Time Date and Time are displayed on the top right corner of the gnome panel by default Clock type can be changed between 12 hours system and 24 hours system just right click over the date and time area and select preferences Date and time can be adjusted in the similar manner Workspaces You can subdivide the GNOME Desktop into separate workspaces A workspace is a discrete area where you can work You can specify the number of workspaces in the GNOME Desktop You can switch to a different workspaces but you can only display one workspace at a time Nautilus file manager Nautilus is the default file manager in gnome With nautilus you can view your files and folders as icons or as a list Besides you can also create move copy rename and remove files and folders You can move fi
14. ed via Tools gt Options gt Language Settings gt Languages Nepali Thesaurus can be run by highlighting the word and pressing Ctrl F7 key Accessing word counts in the document is different to most other packages on a default installation of OpenOffice org this can differ with several Linux distributions offerings File gt Properties gt Statistics It is under the Statistics tab that the word counts and other relevant document counts are based On certain vendor modified distributions of OpenOffice org going to the Tools gt Word Count menu will allow the Statistics dialogue box to be displayed automatically CALC This is the spreadsheet component of the OpenOffice org package and contains many useful features including an array of functions and plenty of charting options It is fully inter operable with Microsoft Excel though the function separators differ in the two packages CALC may be run opting for Applications gt Office gt OpenOffice org Calc or if you already have an existing window of OpenOffice org open File gt New gt Spreadsheet la Untitled3 OpenOffice org Calc fo e File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help B E HES sej xan as Drin 7 B BOQ BG EB Nimbus Sans L Jio Emmm aaaea pir D a Hnn Se o wm de Po B I is D E I F G H I i K Lia 2 sheets aJ ee ao gt l Sheet 1 3 Default 100 STD Sum 0 Spreadsheets contain many r
15. eed to give the account a name The name can be any name you prefer Type your account name on the Name field then click Forward 8 Time Zone Select your time zone on the map or Select from the time zone drop down list 9 Click OK then click Apply Evolution opens with your new account created Click Send Receive to send and download your mails Later on if you want to change this account or if you want to create a new one click Edit gt Preferences then click Mail Accounts Select the account you want to change then click Edit Alternately add a new account by clicking Add Gaim Internet Messenger Gaim is a multi protocol instant messaging IM client for Linux BSD MacOS X and Windows It is compatible with AIM and ICQ Oscar protocol MSN Messenger Yahoo IRC Jabber Gadu Gadu SILC Novell GroupWise Messenger Lotus Sametime and Zephyr networks Gaim users can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously This means that you can be chatting with friends on AOL Instant Messenger talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time Ref http gaim sourceforge net about php Configuring Gaim for Yahoo or MSN 1 Application gt Internet gt Gaim Internet Messenger Accounts Screen Narr Enabled Protocol sf Add Modify Delete X close 2 To create an account click on Add tab 3 Enter the following information in the Add Acco
16. g paster msg bots NOT people msg H Cadet dpkg java waqjan Topic for debian set by stew at Wed Apr 25 22 44 53 2007 betul4 NickServ You have already identified shawn ChanServ debian Welcome to Debian This is a discussion channel if you have a _slack question about Debian GNU Linux ask and we will try our best to answer it _Tristan Newcomers should read the channel s eee guidelines by typing msg dpkg is guidelines Please do not paste in the aao_pw channel use flood instead Thank you solid_liq has quit Connection timed out AciD Guerin treeshoo it ncan be done with dpkg but arid x what s the point ii acydlor daya ee NS Connect the modem to serial port of your computer Run Applications gt Internet gt GNOME PPP Click Setup gt Detect If your modem is not detected select the appropriate one at Device If your modem is connected to com2 of your computer select dev ttyS1 Click Close Type username password and phone number of you ISP and click connect Internal Modem Click Applications gt Internet gt Gnome PPP Under Modem Tab Click Detect This will automatically detect the connected modem Finally in the Gnome PPP application type username password and phone no and Click Remember Password Click Connect to use the internet Internet connection through the CDMA phone Please follow the following steps for t
17. he CDMA phone configuration for the Internet connectivity 1 2 3 Open the gnome terminal Do su and provide the Root password Enter the command chmod x etc ppp peers Click Applications gt Internet gt Gnome PPP 5 Click Setup 10 11 12 13 Note Under Modem Tab Click Detect by choosing dev ttySO or dev ttyS 1 in Device menu whatever will be appropriate for your CDMA After few seconds your CDMA will be detected Now click on Init Strings button Double click on Init2 and provide the extra initialisation commands note you can find the extra initialisation commands in the CDMA phone manual After that click the Close Bold text button Finally in the Gnome PPP application type username password and phone no Click Remember Password Click Connect to use the internet FOR NTC CDMA phone Init Strings value is at fclass 0 at crm 2 at qemdr 3 5 Publishing with GNOME Nepali OpenOffice org Nepali OpenOffice org OOo is a complete office suite in Nepali featuring a word processor Writer a spreadsheet application Calc and presentation software Impress Besides these fundamental office applications OOo also includes a vector drawing tool Draw database access program publication of documents in the Portable Document Format PDF and presentations in the Flash SWF format The OOo package is fully inter operable with the Microsoft Office suite Using OpenOffice org As a first step fo
18. i 1000 bin bash daya home daya NepaLinux User 1001 bin bash 7 Properties test homey test 1002 bin bash Delete Show all users and groups GB Help 9 Cancel ok c Click Add User button d Provide the detail information about the user like username password etc Similarly to add a group click the Groups tab and then click Add Group button Changing the permission of a file a To change the permission just right click the folder and click properties b Go to the permission tab and change the permission as you are required GCBC Properties Basic Emblems Permissions Open With Notes File owner daya NepaLinux User File group daya v Owner v Read v Write v Execute Group v Read Zi wenened Others v Read Write v Execute Special flags Set user ID Set group ID Sticky Text view drwxrwxr x Number view 1600775 Last changed Sun 01 Jul 2007 10 56 09 AM NPT Help Close Pher _ close Here we change the permission such that to allow the write permission to the Group References http www wikipedia org Debian GNU Linux Bible Benjamin Harris and Vyas http gaim sourceforge net about php Gnome Online help Manual http www unix manuals com NepaLinux Manual for 1 0 and 1 1
19. ike jpeg png tiff and other Ref xsane help Mass Storage Device USB Mass storage device Another popular portable storage medium is the USB mass storage device Flash Drives As soon as you enter your USB disk it is automatically detected and an icon indicating your USB disk will appear in your Desktop To safely remove your USB disk click Right click USB drive icon on the Desktop and select safely remove CD ROM DVD ROM and Floppy Disks As in the case of USB Disk when you enter CD ROM or DVD ROM it will be automatically detected and an icon will appear in your Desktop To safely remove these media also right click these icon and select safely remove CD DVD Burner in NepaLinux GnomeBaker Application gt Sound amp Video gt CD DVD writer GnomeBaker The GnomeBaker application enables you to write and manipulate different types of CD DVD recording media a GnomeBaker E File Edit Project Tools Window Help D B a New Open Save E daya SHR E daya EA Desktop me soci Nepalinux2 0 S sundar Today 14 6 GB Volume 9 3 GB Volume 9 3 GR Volume 2 l or Add Remove YE J N Add file s Remove selected Clear Up Down Create new project fg Data DVD Data cD J QA Audio cD Creating a Data CD To create a Data CD choose Data CD from the Compilation Browser Then drag the files you
20. ing appears saying You try to run Xsane as Root that really is dangerous Click on Continue at your own risk Xsane scans for any scanner attached with the computer If the detection is successful Xsane program will be invoked and by default two windows will be displayed Standard options N670U N6 6U LIDE20 C Use custom gamma table Device Settings x Lampswitch vi Lamp off at exit Calibration data cache SANE Lampoff time 4 gt 300 Scan Mode Bit depth lt Enhancement Brightness 4 gt 0 Contrast gt Jo z lt gt xsane 0 991 N6 70U N676U LiDE2 X File Preferences View Window Help Sane options i 1 s viewer E out pnm be 1 gt Type by ext L Color s E Full color range S gE oe gt 50 e T G gt 1 00 lt se fl Ea gt joo r TB a gt 0 0 220 61 24 39 3 KB Scan 11 20 cm x 3 14 cm Cancel Users can adjust brightness contrast and resolution as per need Once things like brightness contrast and modes are selected place material to be scanned in the scanner and select Window gt Show Preview from sane window and click on Acquire preview in the Preview window Once the complete preview is displayed user can mark the area which is to be scanned and click on scan from the Xsane window Now you can save the file from File gt Save Image from the viewer window Image can be saved in common formats l
21. inux Bible Benjamin Harris and Vyas 3 Using common mass storage The more common peripherals include printer scanner mass storage devices We shall be looking at how to access and use the common peripheral mass storage devices floppy disk drive CD ROM drive USB mass storage device CD RW drive CUPS the Common UNIX Printing System is the default printing system in Nepalinux Nepalinux supports almost all of the Printer models by default You don t need to install a separate Driver for it Local Printer 1 Go to Desktop gt Administration gt Printing you have to provide the root password 2 Click on New printer 3 Choose Printer Type Local Printer and click Forward to move to the next step Add a Printer Step 1 of 2 Printer Connection This assistant helps you set up a printer Printer Type Local Printer Network Printer CUPS Printer IPP 7 Use a detected printer No printers detected Use another printer by specifying a port Printer Port LPT 1 i Printers S Printer Edit New Printer Add a Printer Er fe Manufacturer HP v Laserjet 1200 CUPS Gutenprint v5 0 0 Laserjet 1220 CUPS Gutenprint v5 0 0 Model LaserJet 2 CUPS Gutenprint v5 0 0 ll Laserjet 2100 CUPS Gutenprint v5 0 0 Laserjet 2100M CUPS Gutenprint v5 0 0 Laserjet 2200 CUPS Gutenprint v5 0 0
22. les between folders by opening up two or more file manager windows Just open a different folder in each window then drag the files from one window to the other Desktop The desktop is behind all of the other components The desktop is an active component of the user interface You can place objects on the desktop to quickly access your files and folders or to start applications that you use often User can alter desktop backgrounds by simply right clicking over the desktop area and selecting Change desktop background New desktop backgrounds can be downloaded from http art gnome org backgrounds Just download the background that you like save it to some location and browse through that location and select that particular background Preferences To customize the GNOME Desktop click Desktop gt Preferences Task bar The task bar is an applet which shows you the titles of running applications on any desktop Gnome Applet An applet is a small application designed to sit in the Gnome panel providing quick and easy access to a control such as clock a volume control or a network status display etc Trash The files that you delete are stored in the Trash To empty the Trash right click the Trash icon on the Desktop and click Empty Trash GNOME Desktop Customization Adding icons in Gnome panel Gnome applets applications that are already in gnome main menu and other custom applications can be added very easily to p
23. n AutoPilot to start creating your presentation This gives you options to start a presentation with an empty template or even with one of the pre defined templates A preview dialogue is available and once all options are selected and Next is clicked to move on you get a basic presentation Views There are several views in Impress and some have overlapping names but with different functionality Just above the scroll bars you ll notice five buttons that look like what you see below The five options for workspace views are Normal view normal look of the presentation Outline view overlook of the presentation Notes view add speaker notes Handout view how handouts get printed Slide Sorter birds eye view to add change switch slides around All the views can also be accessed via View gt Workspace It is also worthwhile to note that at the bottom left handcorner of your screen where the slide tabs are displayed there are more views to know about You are typically located in the Slide View same name as above but different functionality since its on a different bar However Master Views are supported and to access this view it is the second button from the left You can have master views of all workspace views i e a master view of the slide itself notes and handouts The Layer view allows layering of slides adding and removing and layers can be non printing or non displayed on s
24. nt Check the Read Only check box if you want to share the folder read only and check the Browsable check box to allow browse permission to the remote users Finally Click OK Shared folders settings E a J Properties B Delete 9 Help 3 Cancel 49 ok Here we have successfully shared the folder train for both windows and NepaLinux machine To directly share the folder right click it and click Share Folder provide the root password and then share name Accessing the Shared Folder Click Computer and Then in nautilus window location address bar type smb lt IP gt or lt hostname gt or press Alt F2 and then type smb lt IP or hostname gt You can access the shared folder through the Network Places for this type network in nautilus window location address bar Alternately To access network servers choose Applications gt Network Servers A file object window is displayed The window displays the network servers that you can access Double click on the network server that you want to access 9 Users and Groups Adding users and groups a To add the users and groups click Desktop gt Administration gt Users and Groups b You are asked to enter password for root user Just enter the root password Users and Groups i Users Groups User name contains lv Clear User Home User details UID Shell nepali home nepal
25. op of the screen On the first row file actions like opening and saving can be performed while on the second row changing the font size and style bold underline or italics are located They can also be controlled by the menus that are common through packages File gt New gt Text Document Creates a new empty untitled document for you to work on File gt Open Opens the file File gt Close Closes the document you are working on If changes have been made since your last save you will be prompted to save or discard those changes File gt Save Saves the document you are currently working on File gt Save As Saves an updated version of a document in a different location with a different name from the previously saved version Common Operations To copy text Select the text with the mouse then select Edit gt Copy The selected text is kept in memory for use elsewhere To paste text Find the spot where the text needs to be placed place the cursor there and then select Edit gt Paste To cut text This means that the selected text will be removed from the current location and kept in memory to be placed elsewhere Doing this is exactly like how a copy should be performed except selecting Edit gt Cut instead To undo an action Select Edit gt Undo It will display the command that it is undoing at the moment By browsing the menu there are also keyboard shor
26. our network uses static IP address select Static IP address item and type IP address subnetmask and gateway address Ask your network administrator for the network information If your network uses DHCP addressing just click DHCP and click OK di URE SL Connection Interface name etho v Enable this connection Connection settings Configuration Static IP address v IP address 192 168 2 9 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway address 192 168 2 1 9 Help K cancel 5 For DNS address Click DNS Tab then click ADD button the type the DNS server of your ISP or INTRANET and Click OK 6 After the configuration click Activate and finally the OK button Sharing Files For sharing a file 1 Desktop gt Administration gt Shared Folders you are asked to enter Root password just enter the Root user password Shared folders settings E x Properties is Delete B Help 2 cancel 49 oK 2 Then click Add a Share folder Shared folder Path i daya v Share with SMB v Share properties Name myshare Comment share to public Read only Allow browsing folder 3X General Windows sharing settings GB Help cancel 3 Here just Browse the folder you want to Share Choose the protocol SMB for sharing Provide Shared Name and comme
27. ows and columns and each row and column combination is called a cell like A1 B4 and so on Upon inputting text into a cell you might realize that the text is wider than the cell allows this can be re sized via right clicking the cell and selecting the Format Cells option Then under the Alignment tab selecting Line Break is what is required Formatting If there is some information that has already been created and the area should be formatted one particular quick and easy option would be to use the AutoFormats available in Calc This is done after selecting the area and then opting for Format gt AutoFormat These are pre defined styles that are available in Calc and if you have created your own particular style you can add them into your new AutoFormats In the object toolbar there is an option to set the font colour within the cell There are also options to increase decrease the indents within a cell and in the image below controls for enabling e Currency e Percentage e Add Remove significant decimal places These are quick controls and accessing them is as simple as clicking the icons that represent them and automatically the cell will be formatted as stated Not only can the borders be set easily and cell backgrounds too but the alignment of text within a cell can also be set This can be either as top aligned centre aligned or bottom aligned Sorting A big part of dealing with spreadsheets involves a lot
28. r information it is important to know how the Help system works To get help Help gt Contents Pay attention to the Options where you can get help for the individual components in OpenOffice org Setting up OpenOffice org preferences makes it work the way you want it The entire controls for this are available at Tools gt Options For opening the document whatever you saved in the openOffice org using the Microsoft Office package always save it in the respective format of the Microsoft package For eg For word file doc format for excel xls and for powerpoint ppt WRITER This is a powerful tool for creating professional documents reports newsletters and so on it is a word processor that allows easy integration of charts and pictures as well as other OpenOffice org compatible documents It can create anything from a simple letter to books with professional layouts making use of styles Start it from the Main Menu by B Untitled1 OpenOffice org Writer Sk File Edit View Insert Format Table Tools Window Help G e 8sa Baa svie s a aa 7 801a 0 E Default gt Nimbus Roman No9L_ 12 aae B SSe Wir See A BW m A p 1 rr e et 3 E iy ee wae 6p Saar a a 5 Pagel 1 Default 100 INSRT STD HYP Applications gt Office gt OpenOffice org Writer Common Functions Functions of the word processor can be controlled via the toolbars located at the t
29. tcuts located next to it Once more proficient use of the package occurs it is much quicker to use keyboard shortcuts like Control C for Copy and so on Formatting Some of the quick formatting options are bold italics and underline These options are available at the toolbar at the top of the screen Text alignment plays a large role in controlling how portions of the document will look For example an address field at the top of your letter will have such details right aligned while the body and rest of the base text will be left aligned There are four icons that are located next to the bold italics underline icons providing options such as right align centre align left align and justified You can also highlight text and or its background like you would with a highlighter and paper and change the font and or background colours all with the icons there Fonts Changing the font size and style bold underline or italics are located in the second row This can be done by highlighting the desired text and clicking the appropriate button Others Writer has a built in spell checker This can be accessed via Tools gt Spellcheck The option to auto spellcheck means that while typing Writer will dynamically check your spelling and if it detects an error it will output a red line at the bottom of the misspelled word Keep in mind that the spell checking is based on the current language that is in use This can be chang
30. unt window Protocol Yahoo or MSN whatever you required Screen Name Your Yahoo or MSN Id without any symbol or domain Password Leave this field blank for increased security but if you d like to log in automatically enter your password Alias leave this field blank Remember password check the box if you d like Gaim to remember your password you won t be prompted to enter it each time you log in if you select this option Auto login check the box if you d like to connect to the Yahoo or MSN each time you use Gaim 4 Click Save Congratulations You re now ready to connect to the Yahoo or MSN IRC Internet Relay Chat Xchat Internet Relay Chat A live chat area of the Internet in which real time conversations among two or more people take place via special software Each specific IRC channel begins with a and is dedicated to a different area of interest IRC is considered another part of the technology of the Internet the same way FTP Telnet and the Web are The process is demonstrated below by connecting to the freenode IRC channel in Nepalinux Applications gt Internet gt XChat IRC Ref www 7designavenue com glossary htm Chat Network List User Informatio Nick name Nn daya Second choice Third choice daya daya User name Real name daya Networks EU IRC FDFNet FEFNet GalaxyNet GamesNET German Elite 3 Close
31. want to burn on the CD from the Filesystem Browser to the Compilation Browser Then press the Create Data CD button in the lower right corner After clicking it you will see the following dialog Create Data CD writer DWD RW DRU 820A ac Speed 40x gt Mode Auto gt Options Burn the disk vi Eject disk Dummy write BurnFree vi On the fly D Only create image I me daya gnomebaker isc Br e 3 cancel lt P Start Select the speed that you want to burn the CD Select the Dummy Write option to simulate CD writing Blank a CD RW Format DVD RW To erase a CD RW choose Tools gt Blank CD RW Tools gt Format DVD RW Burn an ISO Image To burn an ISO image choose Tools gt Burn CD Image Burn DVD Image 4 Internet Connection Browsers Through which you can surf the Internet Software program used to view and interact with various types of Internet resources available on the World Wide Web The available Browsers in NepaLinux are Iceweasel Web Browser Firefox Sea Monkey Epiphany etc Mail Clients NepaLinux contains a large number of mail clients such as Evolution Thunderbird and Balsa Configuring Evolution Mail Client Evolution is the standard GNOME email client It also supports extensive groupware and personal information management functionality such as calendering and managing an address book in an integrated packages Evolution is polished fast and flexible 1 Application
32. want to login as user root go to Actions Configure the login Manager It will ask the root password that is created at the time of installation Then go to Security and check Allow root to Login with GDM Click the close button and login with root Remember root is the super user and unless required do not login with user root Logout In order to logout Go to Desktop gt Log out in the top menu panel Check Save current setup to save the currently active applications to be run by default at the next login and select Log out Finally press OK button to log out Alternatively you can press CTRL ALT BACKSPACE together to log out easily Shutting down and Restarting the system To restart or shutdown the system Desktop gt Shutdown You are then asked to shutdown or restart your system 2 GNOME Desktop Environment GNOME Desktop environment provides a graphical interface for the Linux system It includes a wide range of applications including programs for email Internet messaging word processing financial accounting conferencing and more Apart from providing very easy to use desktop gnome also provides gnome development platform for building applications that integrate into the rest of the desktop One nice thing with Linux is that you re are not limited to a GUI provided by your OS manufacturer You can in fact have multiple desktop environments in a single system GNOME and KDE are the two mostly us
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