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To fill that need, OLPC has partnered with [http://en.flossmanuals.net FLOSSManuals] to provide a stable, standalone documentation source.
To fill that need, OLPC has partnered with [http://en.flossmanuals.net FLOSSManuals] to provide a stable, standalone documentation source.
See [[Manuals]] for some of the manuals produced with FLOSSManuals.

== Writing ==
== Writing ==
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:<i>The following applies to expanding existing manuals</i>
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Revision as of 01:48, 4 September 2008

The OLPC Wiki is a great medium, but it isn't (and shouldn't) be the source for authoritative documentation.

To fill that need, OLPC has partnered with FLOSSManuals to provide a stable, standalone documentation source. See Manuals for some of the manuals produced with FLOSSManuals.

Writing

The following applies to expanding existing manuals
  1. Login or create an account
  2. Go to the manuals page.
  3. Scroll down to "Sugar/OLPC" and click on a manual

Reading

You can export it yourself, or use one of the pre-built copies below:

  • None yet.

Remix

  1. Go to the remix page.
  2. Select an applicable manual (ours start with "OLPC)
  3. Drag and drop chapters to the rightmost pane
  4. Click "Style"
  5. Choose a format and title
  6. Click "Export"
  7. Press "Export manual" once you have it the way you want