the visibooks guide to linspire five-0 (2006)

GETTING STARTED 12 The Trash window should open: The Trash window should close... MANIPULATING WINDOWS 24 Minimize windows The My Computer window should open... MANIPULATING WINDOWS

Table of Contents

Getting Started 1

Start programs 3

Close programs 8

Use Desktop icons 11

Turn off the computer 13

Manipulating Windows 17

Move windows 18

Minimize windows 24

Restore windows 27

Resize windows 30

Scroll through windows 36

Maximize windows 38

Switch between open programs 40

Close Launcher buttons 47

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Working With Documents 51

Create documents 52

Save documents 56

Open documents 59

Copy 62

Paste 65

Cut 67

Print 72

Managing Files 77

View files 78

Copy files 87

Create folders 90

Move files 93

Delete files 98

Restore deleted files 100

Rename files 103

Find files 106

Select multiple items 113

Empty the trash 118

Customizing Your System 121

Change the Desktop look 122

Change system font size 129

Using the Web 135

View a Web site 136

Search the Web 140

Save a favorite web page 143

View a favorite Web page 146

Set your own home page 149

Change browser text size 152

Using Email 157

Configure an email account 158

Send an email message 172

Check for new mail 178

Reply to a message 185

Send an attachment 188

Delete messages 191

TABLE OF CONTENTS

iv

Getting Started

In this section, you’ll learn how to:

GETTING STARTED

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The screen should look something like this:

This is called the Desktop

Start programs

A menu is a list of things to do or look at:

GETTING STARTED

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5 Click Web Browser.

The Web Browser program should open and look like this:

GETTING STARTED

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Close programs

The Web Browser program should disappear

The Desktop should contain no windows:

GETTING STARTED

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Practice 1

Practice 2

Use Desktop icons

GETTING STARTED

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The Trash window should open:

The Trash window should close

Turn off the computer

Practice: Getting Started

GETTING STARTED

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The My Computer window should open

button

MANIPULATING WINDOWS

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3 Hold down the left mouse button, then move your mouse right

The window should move right

MANIPULATING WINDOWS

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The desktop should now look like this:

5 In the My Computer window, click the button

MANIPULATING WINDOWS

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Minimize windows

The My Computer window should open

2 In the My Computer window, click the button on its Title Bar

MANIPULATING WINDOWS

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There should now be a My Computer icon on the Launcher Bar:

Keep this window open for the next task

Restore windows

MANIPULATING WINDOWS

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The My Computer window should now be the same size and in

the same place it was before you minimized it:

2 Click the button to close the My Computer window

MANIPULATING WINDOWS

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Resize windows

window, until the cursor becomes a double-headed arrow

4 Drag the mouse upwards until the window is about 3 inches high

MANIPULATING WINDOWS

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The My Computer window should now be shorter

6 Move the cursor to the right edge of the My Computer window,

until the cursor becomes a double-headed arrow

MANIPULATING WINDOWS

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wide:

9 Release the mouse button

The My Computer window should now be narrower:

Keep this window open for the next task

MANIPULATING WINDOWS

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Scroll through windows

This should drag the Scroll Bar down the window

The contents at the bottom of the window should appear:

Keep this window open for the next task

The window should take up the entire Desktop:

MANIPULATING WINDOWS

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Switch between open programs

3 Double-click the Web Browser icon on the Desktop

MANIPULATING WINDOWS

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The Web Browser program will open

4 On the Launcher Bar, click the My Computer icon

MANIPULATING WINDOWS

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The My Computer window should reappear on the Desktop

5 On the Launcher Bar, click the Linspire Internet Suite icon

Close Launcher buttons

Computer icon

MANIPULATING WINDOWS

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4 On the Launcher Bar, place the cursor on top of the Linspire

Internet Suite icon

The Launcher Bar should now be empty

MANIPULATING WINDOWS

50

Practice:

Manipulating Windows

corner of the Desktop

WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

52

Create documents

Programs, then Business & Finance, then Text Editor

The KWrite program should appear

WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

4 Type:

- George Gershwin

Keep this document on the screen for the next task

WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

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Save documents

2 When the Save As window appears, type:

Music Quotes

in the Location box

WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

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Open documents

WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

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5 Click the button

The Music Quotes document should open:

WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

2 Click and hold the left mouse button and drag it to the end of the

line

The text should now be highlighted:

WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

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Paste

- George Gershwin

to place the cursor there

WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

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You should see two copies of the line:

There should be three copies of the line

Keep the window open for the next task

computer’s memory until you copy or cut something else You can then paste it as many times as you want

Cut

- George Gershwin

to place the cursor there

highlight it

WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

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The last line of text should disappear

4 Click at the beginning of the second

- George Gershwin

to place the cursor there

down

WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

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This should select that line and the empty line below it

The highlighted line should disappear

7 Click the icon

The line should reappear

Keep the window open for the next task

WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

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Print

configured If it does, click the button

drop-down list

3 Click the button

Your document should now print

WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

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Practice:

Working With Documents

1/2 cup cantaloupe pieces

into the document

1/2 cup cantaloupe pieces

and paste it 3 times below itself

honeydew

Mix all ingredients together and serve chilled

8 Save the document as Mixed Fruit Salad

WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

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• Select multiple items

MANAGING FILES

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View files

A Konquerer window will appear

computer’s filing cabinet

2 Double-click the icon

MANAGING FILES

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The contents of the My Documents folder will appear in the

Konquerer window:

3 On the Menu Bar, click View

MANAGING FILES

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The window should now look like this:

6 Double-click Music Quotes

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It should open in the KWrite program

7 Close KWrite

Keep Konquerer open

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What is a file?

Files are individual things you can read, look at, or listen to using a computer

Konquerer is like your computer’s filing cabinet, and it contains

“directories” (also called folders) just like a real filing cabinet

Directories contain files, just like a real manila folder holds letters and photographs

Copy files

MANAGING FILES

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Copy of Music Quotes

in the text box

6 Click the button

Copy of Music Quotes should appear in the Konquerer

window

2 On the Menu Bar, click Edit, then Create New, then Folder

Joe’s Personal Files

in the text box

MANAGING FILES

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The Joe’s Personal Files folder should now appear in the

Konquerer window

Move files

MANAGING FILES

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right-click Copy of Music Quotes

When the menu appears, click Cut

Copy of Music Quotes should now be grayed-out

MANAGING FILES

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6 Right-click in empty space in the Konquerer window

When the menu appears, click Paste

Copy of Music Quotes should now appear in the Konquerer

window, showing the contents of the Joe’s Personal Files

folder

MANAGING FILES

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Delete files

When the menu appears, click Move to Trash

4 When the Move to Trash window appears, click the

button

MANAGING FILES

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Restore deleted files

This will open the Trash folder in Konquerer

2 Click Copy of Music Quotes

MANAGING FILES

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The Konquerer window should now be empty

Rename files

When the menu appears, click Rename

The file should now be renamed

2 When the search boxes appear, type:

music quotes

in the Named box

MANAGING FILES

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5 Click the button

Make sure the Include subfolders checkbox is checked

MANAGING FILES

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The Music Quotes file should appear in the results list

7 In the Look in drop-down list, click file:/

passwd

in the Named box

MANAGING FILES

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You should see several results

Select multiple items

MANAGING FILES

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All of the folders should now be selected

MANAGING FILES

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Select nonconsecutive items

3 While holding down the CTRL key, click the Joe’s Personal

Files folder

Both folders should now be highlighted

Now you can Cut, Paste, Move, or Delete them both at once

MANAGING FILES

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Empty the trash

Any items that were in the Trash have now been permanently deleted

Practice: Managing Files

MANAGING FILES

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Customizing

Your System

In this section, you’ll learn how to:

CUSTOMIZING YOUR SYSTEM

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Change the Desktop look

When the menu appears, click Configure Desktop

2 Make sure that in the Background box, Picture is selected

Then in the Picture drop-down list, click Triple Gears

CUSTOMIZING YOUR SYSTEM

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The Desktop should look like this:

3 In the Picture drop-down list, click Linspire-Default.

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The Desktop should return to its former look:

Tip: This book uses a plain gray background for the Desktop

To change the Desktop background to a plain color, open the

Configure Desktop menu

Select No Picture in the Background box

In the Colors drop-down list, click Single Color Under the Colors drop-down list, click the left color bar

CUSTOMIZING YOUR SYSTEM

Change system font size

When the menu appears, click Configure Desktop

CUSTOMIZING YOUR SYSTEM

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5 In the list beneath it, click:

12

CUSTOMIZING YOUR SYSTEM

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All the fonts should be bigger:

7 Return the font size back to 10:

CUSTOMIZING YOUR SYSTEM

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Practice:

Customizing Your System

Using the Web

In this section, you’ll learn how to:

USING THE WEB

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View a Web site

The Web Browser should appear

2 In its Location Bar, type:

www.google.com

Then press the ENTER key on your keyboard

USING THE WEB

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The Google web site should appear

”.com” means it’s a commercial Web site

Two other typical extensions are gov for government and org for

nonprofit organizations

USING THE WEB

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Search the Web

Elvis

Then press the ENTER key

You should see a page with search results related to Elvis

USING THE WEB

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It should take you to that site:

Save a favorite web page

www.google.com

then press the ENTER key

USING THE WEB

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The Google web site should appear

3 Click the browser’s button to close it

USING THE WEB

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View a favorite Web page

then Web Browser

www.cnn.com

Then press the ENTER key to go to the CNN Web site

3 On the Menu Bar, click Bookmarks

USING THE WEB

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The Google website should appear in the browser

Set your own home page

USING THE WEB

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www.google.com

in the Location box

4 On the Toolbar, click the icon

The Google Web site should appear:

USING THE WEB

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Change browser text size

The browser text should be larger than before

USING THE WEB

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The text will return to its original size

Practice: Using the Web

www.linspire.com

www.visibooks.com

until you find a comfortable size

USING THE WEB

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Using Email

In this section, you’ll learn how to:

USING EMAIL

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Configure an email account

2 When the Account Wizard window appears, make sure the

Email account radio button is checked

USING EMAIL

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address:

Not these, of course, but your own name and email address

5 When the Server Information screen appears, make sure the

POP radio button is checked

If you think yours might be IMAP or HTTP, contact your Internet Service Provider or network administrator

In the Incoming Server box, type the Web address of the server

you use to download your e-mail

It’s probably something like pop.yourserver.com or

mail.yourserver.com

USING EMAIL

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In the Outgoing Server box, type the Web address of the server

used to send out your e-mail

It’s probably something like smtp.yourserver.com or

mail.yourserver.com

contact your Internet Service Provider or network administrator

Then click the button

USING EMAIL

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account user name in the User Name box

Service Provider or network administrator

If your incoming and outgoing servers are the same, enter your

user name into the Incoming User Name box

If your incoming and outgoing servers are different, enter your

incoming user name in the Incoming User Name box, and your outgoing user name in the Outgoing User Name box

USING EMAIL

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e-mail account in the Account Name box.

8 When the Congratulations screen appears, click the

button

USING EMAIL

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incoming mail password in the box

your Internet Service Provider or network administrator

Check the Use Password Manager box to remember this

password box

Add an email account

USING EMAIL

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Delete an email account

When the menu appears, click Properties

2 When the Properties window appears, click the

button

button

4

USING EMAIL

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Send an email message

2 When the new message window appears, type your email

address in the To box:

USING EMAIL

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Testing

4 In the Message area, type:

Just testing my computer’s e-mail capability

USING EMAIL

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outgoing mail password in the box

If you don’t know your outgoing mail password, contact your Internet Service Provider or network administrator

Check the Use Password Manager to remember this password box

Then click the button

USING EMAIL

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Check for new mail

2 In the Name pane, make sure the Inbox folder is selected.

USING EMAIL

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Email messages should be in the top of the right pane

3 Double-click the message that you sent to yourself

It should open and look like this:

Leave this message open for the next step

USING EMAIL

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Send a copy of a message

2 Click the icon

USING EMAIL

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This is a copy of a message

USING EMAIL

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4 Click at the beginning of the message and type:

This is a test reply

Then press the ENTER key twice

USING EMAIL

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Send an attachment

3 When the Attach File window appears, double-click the My

Documents folder

USING EMAIL

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Delete messages

The message will disappear from the current folder

USING EMAIL

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Practice: Using Email

Attach the Music Quotes file

Glossary

Application

A program that runs on the computer See the definition for Program below

Button

A raised, clickable rectangle with a word command in its center When

clicked, it causes the command to happen

Instructions stored in the computer’s memory that allow you to give

commands to the computer and perform tasks with it

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