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| Do try running Sugar on more than one machine, so you can enjoy its collaboration features. | | Do try running Sugar on more than one machine, so you can enjoy its collaboration features. |
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| + | This [http://inkyfingers.github.io/gallery/ small gallery] tries to demonstrate Sugar to new users. |
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| + | Visit these annotated screenshot tutorials: [[Tutorials/Introduction to the Sugar Interface]] |
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| [[Crib_Sheet_day1 | If you find navigation unusual, try this micro tutorial.]] | | [[Crib_Sheet_day1 | If you find navigation unusual, try this micro tutorial.]] |
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| There are some useful pointers here, [[How to present Sugar]]. | | There are some useful pointers here, [[How to present Sugar]]. |
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− | == Here is the user guide. == | + | == User Guide == |
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| + | Activity Help https://help.sugarlabs.org provides documentation for Sugar and the XO laptop. |
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| + | == Here is an older user guide. == |
| :'''The Sugar Learners' manual''' | | :'''The Sugar Learners' manual''' |
| {{FlossmanualBlock}} | | {{FlossmanualBlock}} |
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− | <div class="NavFrame "><div class="NavHead ">
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| == Configuration == | | == Configuration == |
− | </div><div class="NavContent">
| + | Hover the pointer or right click the Learner icon[[File:learner.svg|link=|bottom]]in the Home view, and then click on the [[olpc:Sugar_Control_Panel#Access_the_interface|'My Settings' item on the pop-up menu]]. |
| + | {{Show|collapsed=collapsed| • Sugar on a Stick uses by default the ''English (USA)'' keyboard layout. Keyboard layout and other settings:| |
| + | From the My Settings control panel you will see a 'Keyboard' control tool that will allow you to change the default keyboard layout. |
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− | * Sugar on a Stick uses by default the ''English (USA)'' keyboard layout.
| + | Explore the other configuration changes that you may make on this panel. |
− | *: If you need to change this, you need to right click the http://wiki.laptop.org/images/b/ba/Xo_s.png Learner icon and click on 'My Settings'
| + | : It is interesting to explore the changes you can make in 'Frame'.}} |
− | *:From the My Settings control panel you will see a 'Keyboard' control tool that will allow you to change the default keyboard layout.
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− | * Explore the other configuration changes that you may make on this panel.
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− | : It is interesting to explore the changes you can make in 'Frame'. | |
| ===Connecting to the Internet=== | | ===Connecting to the Internet=== |
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| For a conventional laptop running Sugar, connecting through an access point works. (Mesh support is becoming available on more machines.) Depending upon which [[olpc:Community Jabber Servers|Jabber server]] you are connected to, you'll see different collections of "neighbors" in the [http://en.flossmanuals.net/sugar/ch009_neighbourhood-view/ Neighborhood View]. | | For a conventional laptop running Sugar, connecting through an access point works. (Mesh support is becoming available on more machines.) Depending upon which [[olpc:Community Jabber Servers|Jabber server]] you are connected to, you'll see different collections of "neighbors" in the [http://en.flossmanuals.net/sugar/ch009_neighbourhood-view/ Neighborhood View]. |
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| == Getting Productive == | | == Getting Productive == |
| === Look Around === | | === Look Around === |
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| + | ==== Help ==== |
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| + | The Activity Help is your online manual. If you are new to Sugar, working through the Activity Help is highly recommended. |
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| ==== A browser ==== | | ==== A browser ==== |
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| The activity named Browse is supplied on XO laptops ([[olpc:Browse |here is the homepage at OLPC]]). A separate activity named Surf is supplied with Sugar on a Stick. Both are Internet browsers. | | The activity named Browse is supplied on XO laptops ([[olpc:Browse |here is the homepage at OLPC]]). A separate activity named Surf is supplied with Sugar on a Stick. Both are Internet browsers. |
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| ==== Turtle Art ==== | | ==== Turtle Art ==== |
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− | You might like to watch this video clip, http://olpc.dailymotion.com/video/xa71j3_to-square_creation read a few paragraphs of [[Activities/TurtleArt#Getting Started]], then jump right in! | + | You might like to watch this video clip, http://olpc.dailymotion.com/video/xa71j3_to-square_creation read a few paragraphs of [[Activities/Turtle Art#Getting Started]], then jump right in! |
| : Note you can expect this clip to work in Sugar, but may be blocked to other browsers. | | : Note you can expect this clip to work in Sugar, but may be blocked to other browsers. |
| ::If the clip fails to run to the end, try this one http://olpc.dailymotion.com/video/x9coz8_turtle-art-basics_creation | | ::If the clip fails to run to the end, try this one http://olpc.dailymotion.com/video/x9coz8_turtle-art-basics_creation |
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− | Later, make sure to go back to the [http://en.flossmanuals.net/turtle-art/index/ Turtle Art manual] and the home page [[Activities/TurtleArt]]. | + | Later, make sure to go back to the [http://en.flossmanuals.net/turtle-art/index/ Turtle Art manual] and the home page [[Activities/Turtle Art]]. |
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− | There are some nice tutorials here [[Activities/TurtleArt/Tutorials|Turtle Art tutorials]] by Tony Forster and Mokurai. | + | There are some nice tutorials here [[Activities/Turtle Art/Tutorials|Turtle Art tutorials]] by Tony Forster and Mokurai. |
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| ==== Abacus ==== | | ==== Abacus ==== |
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| To download and install a new activity: | | To download and install a new activity: |
| # start the Activity Browse or Surf, | | # start the Activity Browse or Surf, |
− | # go to http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/ webpage, (or click the Activities link, third from left on the colored navigation bar along the top of this page.) | + | # go to http://activities.sugarlabs.org webpage, (or click the Activities link, third from left on the colored navigation bar along the top of this page.) |
| # search for a new activity, | | # search for a new activity, |
| # say you chose Listen and Spell 2 | | # say you chose Listen and Spell 2 |
| # click on the '''Download Now''' button under the title to download Listen and Spell 2 | | # click on the '''Download Now''' button under the title to download Listen and Spell 2 |
− | # Wait for the download to complete - watch for the countdown, | + | # Wait for the download to complete |
| # open the Journal activity | | # open the Journal activity |
− | # “resume" or "start” the downloaded activity from the Journal entry; the new activity should both launch and install on your taskbar. | + | # start the downloaded activity from the Journal entry; the new activity will install and launch. |
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| This OLPC page has some guidance on [[olpc:Download|downloading from the Internet]]. | | This OLPC page has some guidance on [[olpc:Download|downloading from the Internet]]. |
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| ::http://devel.trisquel.info/sugar/toast/iso/trisquel-sugar_5.0_i686-20111204.iso | | ::http://devel.trisquel.info/sugar/toast/iso/trisquel-sugar_5.0_i686-20111204.iso |
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− | [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/floss_manuals/| Floss_Manuals] - This is a link to the directory containing the record manual and more .pdf manuals, which you can download. | + | [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/floss_manuals/ Floss Manuals] - This is a link to the directory containing the record manual and more .pdf manuals, which you can download. |
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| === [http://olpc.dailymotion.com/sugarlabs Sugar Labs video clips at Dailymotion] === | | === [http://olpc.dailymotion.com/sugarlabs Sugar Labs video clips at Dailymotion] === |