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[[category:Support]]

== Help activity/manual ==
[[Image:Activity-help.svg|left]]If your XO is running the latest stable [[Release notes/8.2.0|Release 8.2.0]] software release from October 2008, there is a [[Help (activity)|'''Help''' activity]] for it. If it is installed on your XO, it will appear in your [[Home view]] with a (?) icon. You can install this activity from [[Activities/Help-G1G1]] or using Software update in the Sugar Control Panel.

You can read a version of the same manual at http://laptop.org/manual The updated version of this Getting Started Guide is included, and you can use the menu on the left side of the [http://laptop.org/manual manual page] to jump directly to it if you wish.

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=== Getting started for earlier releases ===
If your XO is running earlier software, such as 8.1 which is on the first deliveries of [[G1G1 2008|2008 Give One, Get One]] laptops or "Ship.2" release that came with the 2007 Give One, Get One laptops,
you should consider [[upgrading the XO|upgrading your XO]] to 8.2.
See [[What release am I running?]].

You can read the earlier [http://laptop.org/start Getting Started Guide] online.
You can also download this as a [[:Image:Xo-start-13.xol|collection to your XO]] (in English and and Spanish), or download as a [http://laptop.org/start/getting_started_3.pdf PDF] or download in [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/8/86/Getting_started.doc MS Word format].

==Guides==
* [http://laptop.org/en/laptop/start/index.shtml opening the laptop]
* [[Getting started/connecting|getting connected]]
* [[Getting started/activities|using activities]]
* [[Getting started/invite|inviting a friend]]
* [[Getting started/sharing|sharing with the neighborhood]]
* [[Getting started/journal|using your journal]]
* [[Getting started/ebook|ebook mode]]

==Overviews==
* [http://laptop.org/en/laptop/start/homeview.shtml home view]
* [http://laptop.org/en/laptop/start/friendsview.shtml friends view]
* [http://laptop.org/en/laptop/start/neighborhoodview.shtml neighborhood view]
* [http://laptop.org/en/laptop/start/activityview.shtml activity view]
* [http://laptop.org/en/laptop/start/features.shtml laptop features]
* [http://laptop.org/en/laptop/start/externalports.shtml external ports]
* [http://laptop.org/en/laptop/start/keyboard.shtml keyboard]
* [http://laptop.org/en/laptop/start/battery.shtml battery]

==Troubleshooting==
* [http://laptop.org/7.1.0/gettingstarted/troubleshooting.shtml troubleshooting] (originally written for software release [[7.1.0]] but much still applies)

==Additional support==
* [[Manuals]] lists some other resources.
* [[Support|support overview]]
* [[Support FAQ|frequently asked questions (regarding support)]]
* [[New Users|new users]] Q&A, [[New G1G1 Users notes]]

Revision as of 16:55, 26 November 2010

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