Dell Inspiron 0F670RA00 User manual

QUICK START GUIDE

QUICK START GUIDE

Notes and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your
computer.
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you how to avoid the problem.
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January 2009 P/N F670R Rev. A00

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Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Getting Started With Your
Dell Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Getting Started With Your
Classic Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Starting an Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Customizing Your Desktop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adding and Removing an Application
Icon on Your Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Getting Started With Ubuntu. . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Connecting to the Internet Using
a Wireless or Wired Connection . . . . . . . . . . 9
Quickly Viewing a Window in
Full Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
System Preferences and
Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Browsing Files and Folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instant Messaging With Pidgin . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using Totem TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dell Media Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Applications in Ubuntu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Restoring Your Ubuntu System . . . . . . . . . .22
Starting System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Contents

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Overview
Welcome to your Dell™Inspiron™Mini.
This guide helps you to get acquainted with the Ubuntu®operating system, perform basic functions,
and set up your computer just the way you want it.
If you need more information, complete documentation on Ubuntu is available from the Help Center
on your computer. To access the Help Center, click the Help icon on the Panel, found at the top of
your screen.
Overview

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Getting Started With Your Dell Desktop
The Dell Desktop launches when you turn on your computer.
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Getting Started With Your Dell Desktop
1Launcher — The Launcher organizes applications,
bookmarks, folders, and documents into categories.
Click a Category, and then click an item to open it.
Customize the Launcher by adding your favorite items
to a Category, or even add a new Category — using
the Plus icons.
2Desktop — Right-click the background to change the
background image.
3Categories — Click a category to view a list of
applications, bookmarks, folders, or documents.
4Home icon — Click this icon to minimize all windows
and to display the Launcher.
5Ubuntu icon — The Ubuntu icon opens the Ubuntu
Menu. From the Ubuntu Menu, access applications,
preferences, system commands, system settings,
and tools.
6Help icon — Click this icon to access the Help
Center.
7Running tasks — To bring a running task to the
foreground, click the corresponding item
on the Panel.
8Panel — The Panel provides quick access to open
running tasks on the desktop, or to frequently-used
programs, files, or utilities on your computer.
9Search icon — Click this icon to search for files and
folders.
10 Battery/Charging status indicator — Move the
mouse over this icon to view the battery status.
Right-click to change your Power Manager settings.
11 Network status indicator — Click the icon to view
the list of available networks. When connected to
a wireless network, the icon changes to a series of
bars indicating signal strength. The more bars, the
stronger the signal.
12 Volume control icon — Click this icon to adjust the
volume of the computer.
13 Notification area — Includes a clock and icons
associated with programs.
14 Plus icons — Click the upper Plus icon to add a
category to the Launcher. Click the lower Plus icon to
add applications or website bookmarks.

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Getting Started With Your Classic Desktop
To switch from the Dell Desktop Launcher to the
Classic Desktop, click → Switch Desktop
Mode→Classic Desktop.
Starting an Application
Click the1. Applications menu.
Select the appropriate category and2.
application.
Customizing Your Desktop
Personalizing the Panel
You can add frequently used utilities and
applications to the Panel by performing the
following procedures:
Right-click the Panel and select1. Add to
Panel.
Select an application in the2. Add to Panel
dialog box and click Add.
Adding and Removing an
Application Icon on Your Desktop
You can add an icon on your Desktop to launch
a frequently used application.
Select an application in the1. Applications
menu.
Drag and drop the application on to the2.
Desktop.
To remove an application icon from your
Desktop, drag it into the trash bin.
Getting Started With Your Classic Desktop