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To Shutdown, restart, logout, lock screen: (go to upper right hand corner where username is listed) left mouse click on username | |
| switching multiple workspaces:
3 ways to do: 1) find in upper right hand corner area, click on desired workspace, (CSSPC preconfigured your machine to have 4 such workspaces) 2) press and hold the 'windows' key on your keyboard (usually found between 'Ctrl' and 'Alt' on left hand side of keyboard) then press 'E' then release those keys, then use your mouse or arrow keys to select, followed by pressing the enter key or double left mouse click the desired workspaces 3) press 'Ctrl' and 'Alt' keys followed by left and right arrows followed by pressing the enter key | |
| To adjust volume setttings:
Left mouse click on speaker looking icon in upper right hand corner area; use slider but for detailed settings do a right mouse click on the speaker icon and select sound perferences. | |
| Changing nautilus file browser views:
Use menu within nautilus or these short cuts: 1) press key 'Ctrl' and '1' for icon view (default) 2) press key 'Ctrl' and '2' for list view 3) press key 'Ctrl' and '3' for compact view | |
| Repositioning a window
Use any of these ways 1) Left mouse click on title bar of window and hold button now while repositioning When you can not get to the title bar so you can reposition the window use either of these methods: 2) Hold down the Alt key now left click mouse hold and reposition then release button when done 3) Press the Alt key and the F7 key; use arrow keys to reposition when done press enter | |
| To resize window
2 ways to resize 1) Use left mouse click on the fringes of the window 2) Press the ALT key and the F8 key; use arrows to resize when done press enter | |
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To add flash player to your firefox browser follow these steps
From the top panel step1: Left mouse click on 'Applications' then step2: Left mouse click on 'Ubuntu Software Center' then step3: Left mouse click on the 'Other' icon then step4: double left mouse click on 'Adobe Flash plugin' step5: read adobe flash plugin text and if you agree then step6: left mouse click on 'Install' if that button does not appear but rather you see a 'Remove' button then Flash plugin is already installed step7: wait for step6 to finish then close the 'Ubuntu Software Center' window step8: If you have any firefox windows open; close them and then restart firefox, you should now be able to browse websites with flash content such sites include www.youtube.com | |
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Enabling mouse double click on the touchpad for portable computers: From the top panel step1: left mouse click on 'System' then step2: left mouse click on 'Perferences' then step3: left mouse click on 'Mouse' step4: click on 'Touchpad' step5: adjust accordingly step6: close window when finished | |
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Disabling touchpad via keyboard for netbooks cwAS1a, cwAS1410a, cwAS1810a: hold 'Fn' key and then press 'F7' key for about 3 seconds to re-enable repeat the same sequence. | |
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Suspending (putting to sleep but not powering off) for netbooks cwAS1a, cwAS1410a, cwAS1810a: hold 'Fn' key and then press 'F4' key for about 3 seconds; To wake up the unit press any key for about 3 seconds; Please note suspending generally is quite reliable on these units however it could fail so be sure to save your work before requesting a suspend. | |
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Toggling firefox from full-screen to non-full-screen Press key F11 to toggle between full-screen and non-full-screen | |
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Toggling openOffice programs from full-screen to non-full-screen Press and hold keys 'Ctrl' and 'Shift' and then press the 'j' key. | |
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Adjusting the text size in Firefox To increase text size press and hold key 'Ctrl' while pressing the '+' key To decrease text size press and hold key 'Ctrl' while pressing the '-' key | |
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Adjusting the text size in Thunderbird email's body To increase text size press and hold key 'Ctrl' while pressing the '+' key To decrease text size press and hold key 'Ctrl' while pressing the '-' key | |
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