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==How to use IRC==
==How to use IRC==
*boot Sugar
*boot Sugar
:f3 Screen appears
:The '''f3''' Screen appears
[[File:Screenshot_of_Home_f3_spiral.png]]
[[File:Screenshot_of_Home_f3_spiral.png|600px]]
===Start IRC application===
===Start IRC application===
*click on the top bar icon with horizontal lines "list view'
*click on the top bar icon with horizontal lines "list view'
:find the IRC application and click on it
:find the IRC application
[[File:Screenshot_of_list_view_pointer_on_IRC.png]]
*click on it
[[File:Screenshot_of_list_view_pointer_on_IRC.png|600px]]
*IRC starts
*IRC starts
:wait while it connects (5-10 sec)
:wait while it connects (5-10 sec)
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::sugar-es
::sugar-es
===How to join another IRC channel===
===How to join another IRC channel===
:Here is an example of how to join a new IRC channel:
*Here is an example of how to join a new IRC channel:
:enter: '''/join #trisquel''' in the left bottom grey bar
:enter: '''/join #trisquel''' in the left bottom grey bar
[[File:Screenshot_of_IRC_Join_cmd2.png]]
*hit return
*hit return
::a third tab appears labeled "trisquel"  
[[File:Screenshot_of_IRC_Join_cmd2.png|600px]]
:'''Anything you type in the left bottom grey bar will be transmitted'''
:a third tab appears labeled "trisquel"  
::This is where you can talk to others on the IRC Channel
*Anything you type in the left bottom grey bar will be transmitted; when you hit <return>
::Conversations are displayed in the large area above.
:This is where you can talk to others on the IRC Channel
::Connected Users names are displayed in the right vertical panel.
:Conversations are displayed in the large area above.
:Connected Users names are displayed in the right vertical panel.


[[File:Screenshot_of_IRC_Activity_with_trisquel.png]]
[[File:Screenshot_of_IRC_Activity_with_trisquel.png|600px]]
*You can switch channels by clicking on a tab
*You can switch channels by clicking on a tab
:Hover over a tab and hold down the right mouse button:
:Hover over a tab and hold down the right mouse button:
::A pop up box appears with '''(X Close)'''
::A pop up box appears with '''(X Close)'''
*Click on it
*Click on it
::'''This closes the channel'''
::This closes the channel


===Shut down IRC===
===Shut down IRC===
:click on the white octagon icon with a black square in it, in the right top bar
*click on the white octagon icon with a black square in it, in the right top bar
::"Stop Ctrl+Q" appears in drop down menu
:"Stop Ctrl+Q" appears in drop down menu
:'''Click on it'''
*Click on it
*You return to the '''f3''' screen