1. Explore GNOME The easy way, using a live CD By Carl Weisheit

2. Why did I use Gnome and Ubuntu? Using a live CD will let you explore the gnome GUI without installing or altering anything on your system Gnome is one of the two most popular GUIs used in Linux. (other is KDE) Gnome is a complete desktop environment, it uses Metacity as its default window manager Gnome is the preferred GUI of Ubuntu Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux Distro at this time* and comes pre-installed on major brands such as Dell Computers * #1 on Distro Watch

3. Desktop features Shutdown button Date/clock sound Network connections Update notification icon Current user Menu buttons Applets in top panel for common tasks

4. Desktop features Desktop background Workspace Switcher trash Bottom Edge Panel Displays a button for each window that is open Hide windows button Mounted drive icon

5. To shutdown system Left click power button Select shutdown

6. To set date / time

7. volume control settings

8. To check network connections

9. Update manager

10. Ubuntu help center

11. Evolution email setup

12. Firefox web browser

13. Right click panel to edit features

14. Right click menu to edit

15. To add personal info

16. to change desktop appearance

18. To enable assistive technology

19. To edit keyboard preferences

20. To view or edit keyboard shortcuts

21. To edit menu items

22. To set mouse preferences

23. To edit network proxy settings

24. Power management settings

25. To select default applications

26. Remote desktop settings

27. Removable media settings

28. To set screen resolution

29. Screensaver settings

30. File searching utility

31. Session options

32. Sound settings

33. Hardware drivers and testing

34. Login window settings

35. Network devices, tools and the Gparted partition editor

36. Printer utility

37. To start or stop services

38. To select the source of software packages

39. Opening Synaptic package manager

40. System performance monitor

41. Time/Date and update manager

42. User and group settings

43. To view drives and the local network Mounted and unmounted drives Important folders

44. Application menu: Accessories

45. Application menu: Games

46. Application menu: Graphics

47. Application menu: Internet

48. Application menu: Office

49. Application menu: Sound and Video

50. Built in Add / Remove software

51. Right click background to create folders, documents, etc.

52. Right click background to change desktop appearance

53. Right click bottom panel change it

54. GNOME Keyboard Shortcuts Alt + F1 Open Applicantions Menu. Alt + F2 Display Run Application dialog. Print Screen Takes a screenshot. Alt + Print Screen Take screenshot of window in focus. Ctrl + Alt + right arrow Switches right to workspace. Ctrl + Alt + left arrow Switches left to workspace. Ctrl + Alt + up arrow Switches up to workspace. Ctrl + Alt + down arrow Switches down to workspace. Ctrl + Alt + d Minimizes all windows. F1 Starts the online help browser Alt + Tab Switches between windows. Alt + Esc Switches between windows in reverse order. F10 Opens the first menu on the left side of the menubar. Alt + spacebar Opens the Window Menu. Arrow keys Moves the focus between items in a menu. Return Chooses a menu item. Esc Closes an open menu. Ctrl + Alt + Tab Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop. Ctrl + Alt + Esc Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop. Ctrl + F10 Opens menu for the selected panel. Tab Switches the focus between objects on a panel. Return Choose selected panel object or menu item. Shift + F10 Opens the popup menu for the selected panel object. Arrow keys Moves focus between menu items. Esc Closes an open menu. F10 Opens Applications menu from Menu Bar. Ctrl + N New Ctrl + X Cut Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + S Save Ctrl + Q Quit

55. Interesting configurations; MAC OS look alike from www.howtoforge.com/mac4lin_make_linux_look_like_a_mac_p6

56. Interesting configurations; gnome Vista look alike from http://gnomestyle.blogspot.com/2007/05/make-ubuntu-look-like-vista.html

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