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Introduction: Why This Book is Different Chapter 1: Learning About the Pieces What is Linux? The Roots of Linux Linux Performance Linux Distributions Ways of Communicating with Linux: Text and Graphical What is KDE? What Else Is Included? Chapter 2: Logging In and Moving Around Logging In and Out Changing Passwords Logging Out A Word about Root The Landscape of the KDE Desktop Menus, Windows, and Toolbars Other Mouse Uses: Moving and Copying Navigating Your Desktop The Panel The Desktop Navigating with the Keyboard Chapter 3: Managing Files Making the Konqueror File Manager Your Friend The Location Bar The Konqueror File Display Accessing Files on Removable Media--CD-ROM and Floppy Disk Drives Menus and Toolbar Buttons Window Menu Accessing Man Pages Working with Files Creating New Folders and Files Moving Files Opening Files Right-Clicking Files Changing Permissions Middle-Clicking Using File Compression Chapter 4: Getting Organized KOrganizer Configuring KOrganizer Menus and Toolbars Printing from KOrganizer Using the To-Do List Scheduling Events Importing, Exporting, and Archiving in KOrganizer KPilot Syncing with KPilot KPilot Files Configuring KPilot KArm: Time Management Working with Tasks Configuring KArm KNotes Working with KNotes Configuring KNotes KJots Using KJots KCalc Using KCalc Configuring KCalc Chapter 5: The OpenOffice Suite Introduction to OpenOffice Writer: Working with Text Creating a New Document Opening an Existing Document Formatting Your Document Inserting Graphics into Your Document Saving Your Document Creating Document Templates Printing Your Document OpenOffice Calc: Spreadsheets Creating a New Spreadsheet Deleting or Moving Data Using Formulas and Functions Formatting Your Spreadsheet Making a Chart Saving Your Spreadsheet Working with Multiple Pages in One Spreadsheet Printing Your Spreadsheet OpenOffice Impress: Presentations and Slideshow Fine-Tuning Your Presentation Saving and Exporting Your Presentation Exporting as a Web Presentation Printing Your Presentation Viewing Your Presentation OpenOffice Draw for Graphics A Sample Draw Document Keyboard shortcuts in the OpenOffice Suite Chapter 6: Alternative Office Software KOffice Navigating KOffice KWord Creating a New KWord Document Opening an Existing Document Using Frames Formatting Your Document Inserting Graphics into Your Document KSpread Creating a New Spreadsheet Opening an Existing Spreadsheet Entering Data Using Formulas and Functions KWrite AbiWord Starting AbiWord The AbiWord Screen Working with Files Setting View Options for Productivity Formatting Setting Tabs and Margins Using Styles Using SpellChecker Adding Links Setting Preferences Chapter 7: Working with Graphics KPaint The Toolbar Color Document Information Scanning xscanimage Scan Mode Options Scanning Resolutions More Patterns Kontour Getting Started with Kontour Grab 'n Go with KSnapshot KView Getting Started with KView Playing with KView gv Chapter 8: More on Graphics: the GIMP Getting Started The Toolbar File and Xtns Color Menu Dialog Menu Selection Smart Selection Move, View, and Crop Transform, Flip, and Text Color Picker, Bucket, and Gradient Pencil, Paintrush, Eraser, and Ink Tools Airbrush, Clone, and Convolver Dodge and Burn and Smudge Tools Finally, Let's Work with The GIMP! Layers Retouching Photos More Retouching Filters Script-Fu and You Chapter 9: Communication: Working with E-mail, Usenet News, and Faxes KMail Configuring KMail Using KMail Using the KMail Address Book Other Features of KMail E-mail with Netscape Other E-mail Agents Usenet KNode Usenet News with Netscapes Faxing K Send a Fax KFax Chapter 10: Accessing the Web Konqueror in Detail The Basics of Getting Around Getting to Know Your History Searching the World Wide Web Setting a New Home Page Using Bookmarks Using Plugins Saving Web Pages and Images Printing a Web Page Other Options Customizing Konqueror Konqueror Browser Setup Cookies Crypto User Agent Other Applications FTP and KBear Netscape Opera Building Web Content Using Save to Make HTML Using Quanta Plus Chapter 11: Customizing Your Desktop Using the Control Center File Browsing File Associations File Manager Quick Copy & Move Plugin Information Look & Feel Background Color Desktop Fonts Icons Launch Feedback Menu Settings Panel Screensaver Shortcuts Style Taskbar Theme Manager Window Behavior Window Decoration Network News Ticker Peripherals Mouse Personalization Accessibility Country & Language Crypto Konsole Passwords Session Manager Spell Checking Power Control Sound System Notifications System Adding Icons Panel Buttons Desktop Icons Adding Icons to the K Menu Chapter 12: Making Job Backups The Ark Archiver Backup Utility Burning Data to CDs with KOnCD Preparation Starting Up Backing Up Files Chapter 13: Using the Command Line Terminal Windows Konsole xterm The Shell Shell Choices Shell Prompt Control Characters Pipes and Redirection Command-Line Format Command-Line Editing and Shell History Command Completion Shell Expansions Quoting Conventions File Hierarchy Naming the Pieces Moving About File Manipulation Utilities ls--Listing Directory Contents cp--Copy Files mv--Rename or Move Files rm--Remove Files mkdir--Create a Directory rmdir--Remove a Directory Text Editors Emacs Joe vi lpr--Send File to a Printer File Attributes and Permissions How Permissions Work chmod--Change File Permissions chgrip--Change File Group file--Guess File Type man--Online Documentation grep--Searching for Strings in Files find--Locating a File locate--Locating a File System-Related Commands ps--Process Status Ongoing Process Status df--Display Free Disk Space du--Display Disk Space Usage Conclusion Appendix A: OpenOffice Default Key Bindings / Keyboard Shortcuts OpenOffice Writer OpenOffice Calc OpenOffice Impress OpenOffice Draw Appendix B: What Does What: Matching Your Task with the Appropriate Program Appendix C: Creating and Maintaining a GPG Key Forkmail Generating Your Key Posting Your Key to a Keyserver Signing Other People's Keys Keysigning Events OpenPGP and GPG Documentation Index |
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