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= Fedora Desktop User Guide =

http://docs.fedoraproject.org/desktop-user-guide/en/

Documentation Summary:

Purpose: How to accomplish specific tasks with the desktop applications.

Audience: Individuals who are unfamiliar with the default Fedora Desktop and who may be running their first Linux desktop.

Approach: This document explains basic principles by covering one principle at a time. The document does not assume familiarity with any Linux/UNIX-specific terminology or concepts. Functionality is also compared, where appropriate, to what the reader may know from other OSes, particularly Microsoft Windows.

Assumptions: The reader has a standard Desktop class installation of Fedora, including a user account with the default settings. The reader does not have access to the root password.

Related Documents: The AdministrationGuide  documents tasks that require root access. The GettingStartedGuide  is a general introduction to using Fedora.

Writers: MattBird, CodyDeHaan, DamienDurand, JohnBabich

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= Table of Contents =


 * Introduction
 * Logging into the Desktop
 * Tour of the Desktop
 * Using Media
 * Accessing the Web
 * Communications (Email, IM)
 * Office Tools
 * Playing Multimedia (Music & Video)
 * Playing Games
 * Managing Photos
 * Sharing Your Desktop
 * Customizing the Desktop


 * Single-page View (Suitable for Printing)

= Summary of Sections =

Introduction

 * About this Document

Logging into the Desktop

 * Logging In: An Explanation
 * I Cannot Login: HELP!

Tour of the Desktop

 * View of the Default Desktop
 * The Menu Panel
 * The Desktop Area
 * The Window List Panel

Using Media

 * Understanding
 * Exploring Media
 * Writing CDs or DVDs
 * Using a USB Drive

Accessing the Web

 * Starting Firefox
 * Going Further

Communications

 * Setting up Email
 * Setting up Instant Messaging
 * Using Gaim

Office Tools

 * OpenOffice.org Applications
 * Further Information

Playing Multimedia

 * Playing Audio CDs
 * Converting Audio CDs to Music Files
 * Organizing your Multimedia Files
 * Playing Videos
 * Fedora Project's Approach to Multimedia Support
 * MP3, DVD, and Other Excluded Multimedia
 * Further Information

Playing Games

 * Brief Description of Each Game

Managing Photos

 * Connecting Your Camera
 * Organizing and Importing Photos
 * Selecting a Filing Method
 * Categorizing Your Photos

Sharing Your Desktop

 * Sharing Your Desktop

Customizing the Desktop

 * Changing the Theme
 * Changing the Background
 * Changing File Browsing Behavior