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Notes and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. __________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used i
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Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Using the Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Instant Messaging With Pidgin . . . . . . . . . . 18 Getting Started With Your Dell Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Using Totem TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Dell Media Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Getting Started With Your Classic Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Overview Overview ™ ™ Welcome to your Dell Inspiron Mini. ® This guide helps you to get acquainted with the Ubuntu operating system, perform basic functions, and set up your computer just the way you want it. If you need more information, complete documentation on Ubuntu is available from the Help Center on your computer. To access the Help Center, click the Help icon on the Panel, found at the top of your screen. 5
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Getting Started With Your Dell Desktop Getting Started With Your Dell Desktop The Dell Desktop launches when you turn on your computer. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 3 2 14 1 6
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Getting Started With Your Dell Desktop 1 Launcher — The Launcher organizes applications, 8 Panel — The Panel provides quick access to open bookmarks, folders, and documents into categories. running tasks on the desktop, or to frequently-used Click a Category, and then click an item to open it. programs, files, or utilities on your computer. Customize the Launcher by adding your favorite items 9 Search icon — Click this icon to search for files and to a Category, or even add a new Category —
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Getting Started With Your Classic Desktop Getting Started With Your Classic Desktop To switch from the Dell Desktop Launcher to the Adding and Removing an Classic Desktop, click → Switch Desktop Application Icon on Your Desktop Mode→ Classic Desktop. You can add an icon on your Desktop to launch Starting an Application a frequently used application. 1. Click the Applications menu. 1. Select an application in the Applications 2. Select the appropriate category and menu. application. 2. Drag
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Getting Started With Ubuntu Getting Started With Ubuntu 2. If your network automatically assigns Connecting to the Internet Using a IP addresses and network settings, your Wireless or Wired Connection set-up is complete. Connecting to a Wireless Network 3. If your network does not automatically 1. To initiate a connection to a wireless assign a network address to your computer, network, click the Network Manager icon on you may configure an IP address on your the right side of the Panel.
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Getting Started With Ubuntu Quickly Viewing a Window in Full Screen Press to toggle between standard view and full screen view. 10
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Getting Started With Ubuntu System Preferences and Administration From the Dell Desktop, use the tools available from → System to control the appearance and operation of your computer. • Select Preferences for settings of themes, keyboard shortcuts, and power management. • Select Administration to manage computer monitors and configuration tools functions such as network, printing, and users and groups. 11
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Getting Started With Ubuntu 4. Ensure that the Activate screensaver when Setting Screensaver Preferences computer is idle checkbox is selected. 1. Click → System→ Preferences→ 5. If you want the screensaver to lock the Screensaver. screen, select the Lock screen when The Screensaver Preferences window screensaver is active checkbox. appears. 6. Click Close. 2. In the Screensaver theme list, select Blank for a blank screen, select Random for a random screensaver, or select a screensaver
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Getting Started With Ubuntu Creating a New Folder Browsing Files and Folders 1. Browse to the location where you want to The File Manager allows you to view, create, create the new folder. organize, and search for your files and folders using an interface similar to a web browser. To 2. Click File→ Create Folder, or right- open the file browser from the Dell Launcher, click and select Create Folder, or press select Productivity→ Places. . Using Bookmarks 3. Name the folder
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Getting Started With Ubuntu 2. Select a folder for the bookmark and Using the Web Browser click Add. You can browse the web using the web browser. Bookmarks saved to the Bookmarks Toolbar The search box allows you to search the web Folder appear on the Bookmarks Toolbar. directly from the toolbar. Tabbed browsing 3. To organize and edit your bookmarks, click means you can have multiple pages open, but Bookmarks→ Organize Bookmarks. contained within the same browser window. Adding Bookm
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Getting Started With Ubuntu Instant Messaging With Pidgin Using Totem TV The Pidgin messaging client allows you to use If your computer includes the optional TV tuner/ multiple types of instant messaging accounts antenna, you can use the Totem TV player to and protocols all at once. watch digital TV: 1. From the Dell Launcher, select 1. From the Dell Launcher, select Web→ Instant Messenger. Entertainment→ TV Player. 2. If you are opening Pidgin for the first time, 2. Totem TV automatically p
