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Browse Activity 

Your XO gives you tools to explore the world from where you sit. When you are connected to the 

network, you can read web pages from the Internet.  

  Browse the Internet using a web browser.  

  View the source of web pages by pressing Ctrl-U.  

  See what's happening in the world with the News Reader.  

  Play video and sounds.  

 

 

Write

 

 

 

Write Activity 

Summary of Contents for XO

Page 1: ...g and maintaining your XO 8 Personalizing your XO 8 1 To change the name of your XO 8 2 To change the colors of your XO icon 9 Avoiding loss of your XO 10 Keeping information in the Journal 11 Copying...

Page 2: ...municating with the XO you become part of a community of people around the world A community contributed to the project that made this computer and everything on it and you use it within a community C...

Page 3: ...s and communicate with others You interact with your XO using the touchpad keyboard microphone or camera How does it do it Computers are built of component parts that work together to carry out tasks...

Page 4: ...splay down onto the keyboard 4 Enjoy the XO in this mode Starting and shutting down the XO Starting When you press the power button for the first time the XO starts up after about two minutes and then...

Page 5: ...ut it s better for the computer to shut down from the Home view Be careful that your power button does not get stuck in the down position Connecting your XO to the network Thanks to network connection...

Page 6: ...s access point has a network name also called an SSID that displays in the Neighborhood View The XO cannot recognize network names that contain spaces When you connect the XO to a wireless network the...

Page 7: ...pdates without losing any data Refer to wiki laptop org for the most recent version number and for information about updates and reasons for updating For example the version that shipped on early Give...

Page 8: ...ause you have a version that does not support WiFi Protected Access WPA but that is your home Internet connection you might want to access public wireless to connect to the Internet for an online upgr...

Page 9: ...ead of the Sugar graphical commands To change the name of your XO 1 Start the Terminal Activity by clicking the Terminal Activity icon from the Home view 2 To change the name of the XO click next to t...

Page 10: ...start the XO if a school server is available it registers with your school s server to give you additional storage for pictures or stories that you make Also to ensure that no one other than you can u...

Page 11: ...mory card into the XO an icon representing the device appears at the bottom of the Journal Click on the USB icon to see the content You can also drag and drop Journal entries onto or off of a USB key...

Page 12: ...r XO laptop can store a limited number of files on its 1 GB flash disk drive You should maintain your XO so that it does not run out of storage space for new files You can delete some items by using t...

Page 13: ...harge up the battery 1 Plug the power cord into your XO 2 Plug the other end of the power cord into the nearest power source such as your school s generator A car battery may also be used with the pro...

Page 14: ...from the central indentation between the two catches To replace the battery 1 Line up the four notches on the battery with the long edge furthest from the catches 2 Drop the battery into place 3 Slide...

Page 15: ...your classmates and your family to help you learn from others To start Chat click the Chat icon either in the Neighborhood View or in the Activities toolbar Advertise your Chat by clicking Share with...

Page 16: ...you sit When you are connected to the network you can read web pages from the Internet Browse the Internet using a web browser View the source of web pages by pressing Ctrl U See what s happening in t...

Page 17: ...reen computer Poems might be named with their first word or two or you could give them titles Creating your own world Give its places and people their own names Explore advanced features The Text tab...

Page 18: ...by clicking the eye icon Record sounds by clicking the Record tab and then clicking Audio Click the lips icon to start recording your voice or any sounds nearby Switch to the Journal Activity to see t...

Page 19: ...man Interface Guidelines The Sugar Interface Microphone and Speakers Draw Draw Activity Express yourself through drawing You can draw freehand using the paintbrush and pencil tools Related links Draw...

Page 20: ...k Press a key in the Q row to play a sound such as Q to N Click the Play button to start a beat and then use the slider to speed up or slow down the tempo Change the dynamics with louder or quieter so...

Page 21: ...icon Paint a picture Record sounds around you Share your drawings and pictures with buddies on your network Design and make a car you would like to learn how to drive Create objects of different weig...

Page 22: ...ou can imagine Related links Turtle Art Pippy Pippy Activity A tool for exploring programming concepts Use the Pippy Activity to write your own programs using the Python programming language You can m...

Page 23: ...calculator functions such as add subtract divide and multiply as well as scientific functions such as cos sin exp and so on Related links Software Release Notes Calc Memorize Memorize Activity Click...

Page 24: ...Find patterns and remember them Look for words you ve never read before Learn how to spell and pronounce them Learn what they mean and how to use them Measure Measure Activity A tool for exploring the...

Page 25: ...ility in the natural world around you News Reader News Reader Activity Read subscriptions to newspapers or websites using the NewsReader Activity as an interface for viewing news feeds with RSS or Rea...

Page 26: ...ed 4 You might like to flip the laptop display so that it lays flat while you are reading ebooks Quick Keyboard shortcuts In the following shortcuts the Ctrl and Alt keys are modifier keys that must b...

Page 27: ...rd Shortcuts Viewing the XO screen in sunlight and adjusting the volume Brightness volume keys The top row of the XO keyboard has three long buttons The long button on the far right controls the light...

Page 28: ...XO laptop is designed for easy to use wireless connection to the Internet and other networks but you should be careful and ask your teacher or parent for help and protection They need to know that Int...

Page 29: ...er right hand corner of the keyboard or by moving the pointer to any corner of the screen Views places A view is another word for a place You can open different views places by clicking on the picture...

Page 30: ...m you are collaborating on XO online projects Left side of the frame shows the clipboard The menu on the left side of the frame contains the icons for the clipboard You can drag and drop most Activiti...

Page 31: ...at icon and a menu that can be used to add this person to your Friend View as a friend Move the cursor to and select Make a Friend to add this person Related links Exploring the Home view Exploring th...

Page 32: ...ideo and still picture camera takes pictures of 640 x 480 resolution at 30 Frames Per Second FPS The wireless networking capability uses an integrated 802 11b g 2 4GHz interface and it supports a uniq...

Page 33: ...rom the Neighborhood View moving the cursor over an Activity icon and pressing the Enter key launches that Activity on your laptop as a collaboration Details of the collaboration vary from one Activit...

Page 34: ...ge look for Activities and find a new one such as the Puzzle game as part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center 4 Download the xo file by clicking on the file In this example you go to a second page Downlo...

Page 35: ...he countdown while the file downloads and when the download is complete click OK 2 Put your cursor in the upper left corner and then click Home 3 Click the Journal to launch the Journal Activity From...

Page 36: ...m there next time 5 Enjoy your new Activity Alternative ways of installing Activities might be Placing a xo file on an usb stick in Journal browsing to the stick and then clicking on the Activity If y...

Page 37: ...ou with it If you have any questions about the XO ask your teacher for help or search on the Internet The wiki laptop org website contains helpful information for using and fixing your XO Related link...

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