Translations by Piotr Szcześniak

Opening files

Creating new folders

Copying and moving files and folders

Desktop background

Working with Ubuntu

Under the connection name, make sure that the \checkbox{Connect automatically} option is selected.

Switch to the \button{\acronym{IP}v4 Settings} tab.

Change the \dropdown{Method} to ``Manual.''

Click on the \button{Add} button next to the empty list of addresses.

Click \button{Apply} to save your changes.

If your computer is equipped with a wireless (Wi-Fi) card and you have a wireless network nearby, you should be able to set up a wireless connection in Ubuntu.

A wireless network may be open to anyone to connect, or may be protected with network security. A small padlock will be displayed next to the signal meter of any wireless networks that are protected. You will need to know the correct password in order to connect to these.

If the network is secured, Ubuntu will display a window called ``Wireless Network Authentication Required'' once it tries to connect. This means that a password is required in order to connect.

If you know the password, enter it in the \textfield{Password} field, and then click \button{Connect}. As you type your password, it will be obscured to prevent others from seeing it. If you prefer, you can select the \checkbox{Show password} option to see the password as you type.

By default, the \textfield{Connection} field should show ``New\ldots'' \dash you can leave this unchanged.

In the \dropdown{Wireless security} field, select one of the options. If the network is open, leave this field as ``None.'' If you do not know the correct setting for the network you will not be able to connect to the hidden network.

Click on the \button{Connect} button.

The rest of the process should work exactly as in the section on the initial connection to wireless networks. Once set up according to the instructions above, the hidden network should show up in the list of saved networks.

Ubuntu should open a window called \window{Editing \variable{connection name}}, where \variable{connection name} is the name of the connection you are editing. The window should display a number of tabs.

When you start Firefox, you will see your home page. By default, you will see the Ubuntu Start Page.

To reload the current page or to get the most up-to-date version, click on the \button{Reload} button or press \keystroke{Ctrl+R}.

Press \keystroke{Ctrl+N}.

Opening a link in a new window

Sometimes, you may want to click on a link to navigate to another web page, but do not want the original page to close. To do this, you can open the link you'd like to click in its own window.

Press-and-hold the \keystroke{Shift} key while clicking a link. This will also open the web page in a new window.

If you would like to visit more than one web page at a time, you can use \emph{Tabbed Browsing} to navigate the web.

When you create a new tab, it will contain a blank page with the Location Bar focused. Start typing a web address (\acronym{URL}) or other search term to open a website in the new tab.

Click on the \button{Close} button on the right side of the tab you want to close.

Click on the tab you want to close with the middle mouse button, or the mouse wheel, if you have one.

To bring back a tab you've closed, do one of the following:

Changing the tab order

Moving a tab between windows

If you have more than one Firefox window open, you can move an open tab to a different window. You can also split a tab off to become its own window.

To move a tab from one Firefox window to another already open window, click-and-hold on the tab and drag it to the tab bar on the other Firefox window. When you release the mouse button, the tab will be attached to the new window.

To move a tab from one window into its own window, click-and-hold on the tab and drag the tab below the tab bar. When you release the mouse button, the tab will become a new window.

Searching the web

Copying and saving pages

Copying part of a page

To copy text from a page:

Position the pointer over the link or image.

Right-click on the link or image to open a popup menu.

Saving all or part of a page

To save an entire page in Firefox:

Choose a location for the saved page.

Type a file name for the page, and click \button{Save}.

Position the mouse pointer over the image.

Right-click on the image to display a popup menu.

Choose a location for the saved image.

Enter a file name for the image and click \button{Save}.

Changing your homepage