Outline of Ubuntu Help contents

• If you're new to Ubuntu 5.10
• Customizing settings
• Internet and networking
• Working with files from Windows
• Documents, files, and folders
• Disks and devices
• Music, photos, and video
• Printing and faxing
• Keeping your computer safe
• Maintenance and troubleshooting
• Advanced topics
• Getting more help

If you're new to Ubuntu 5.10

• What is Ubuntu?
• If you've been using Ubuntu 5.04
• If you've been using Ubuntu 4.10
• If you've been using Microsoft Windows
• If you've been using Mac OS X

Customizing settings

• Changing the background picture
• Choosing a screensaver
• Saving power
• Accessibility options
• Keyboard layout
• Setting the date and time
• ...

Internet and networking

• Connecting to the Internet
• Finding things on the Web
• Sending and receiving e-mail
• Chatting online
• Connecting to another Ubuntu computer
• Connecting to a Windows computer
• Connecting to a Windows network
• Sharing files with a Macintosh
• ...

Disks and storage devices

• Using floppy disks
• Connecting extra hard disks
• Burning files to CD

See also Music, photos, and video

Music, photos, and video

• Listening to music
• Playing MP3 music files?
• Playing Windows Media music files
• Connecting an iPod or other music player
• Copying music from CD to the computer
• Copying music from the computer to CD
• Playing videos
• ...

Printing and scanning

• How to set up a printer
• If printing doesn't work
• If printing works, but not the way you want
• How to set up a scanner
• If scanning doesn't work

Keeping your computer safe

• Use separate accounts for each person
• Keep your software up to date
• Set your screen to lock when you're away
• Set up a firewall

Maintenance and troubleshooting

• Sound doesn't work
• Programs keep disappearing or crashing
• My desktop icons have disappeared
• An Ubuntu computer has a blank screen
• An Ubuntu computer is frozen or running very slowly

Advanced topics

• Using the terminal
• Terminal commands reference ("man pages")
• Setting up a file server
• Setting up a print server
• Writing your own programs
• ...