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<html>

<head>

<title>Nautilus Quick Reference</title>

</head>

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"#45455c">

<div align="center">

<h1>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">
Nautilus Quick Reference
</font>
</h1>


<p>

<br><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">

<br><a href="#window"><b>The Nautilus Window</b></a>

<br><a href="#menus"><b>Menus</b></a>

<br><a href="#toolbar"><b>Toolbar</b></a>

<br><a href="#locbar"><b>Location Bar</b></a>

<br><a href="#find"><b>Fast Find</b></a>

<br><a href="#sidebar"><b>Sidebar</b></a>

<br><a href="#views"><b>Files, Folders, and Views</b></a>

<br><a href="#music"><b>Music Files and Folders</b></a>

<br><a href="#themes"><b>Themes</b></a>

<br><a href="#backgrounds"><b>Customizing Backgrounds</b></a>

<br><a href="#icons"><b>Customizing Icons</b></a>

<br><a href="#eazel1"><b>Eazel Online Storage</b></a>

<br><a href="#eazel2"><b>Eazel Software Catalog</b></a>

</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<a name="window"></a> 

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<tr>
<td>
<table bgcolor="white" border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
width="100%">
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<td align="center" bgcolor="c1c1d0">
<h2><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">The Nautilus
Window</font></h2>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top"><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">Nautilus is a
core component of the GNOME desktop environment. Nautilus provides
an easy way for you to view, manage, and customize your files and
folders as well as browse the Web.<br>
<br>
 Nautilus integrates your access to files, applications, media,
Internet-based resources, and the Web, making it easy and fast for
you to locate and use all the resources available to you.</font>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td align="center"><img src="figures/full.png" alt="The Nautilus Window"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<a name="menus"></a> 

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width="90%">
<tr>
<td>
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width="100%">
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<td align="center" bgcolor="c1c1d0">
<h2><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">Menus</font></h2>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td align="center"><img src="figures/menubar.png" alt="The Menu Bar"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top"><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">The eight menus
on the main menu bar contain options for most file- and
folder-management tasks, and let you personalize your view of the
applications, folders, and files on your hard disk.<br>
<br>
 The preferences menu, represented by the symbol to the right of
the Help menu, lets you specify your level of Linux and GNOME
experience.</font> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<a name="toolbar"></a> 

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width="90%">
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<td align="center" bgcolor="c1c1d0">
<h2><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">Toolbar</font></h2>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td align="center"><img src="figures/navbar.png" alt="The Toolbar"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top"><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">The toolbar
gives you one-click browsing and searching of your computer's
directories as well as locations on the Web.<br>
<br>
 Click the Services button for quick access to Eazel Services, a
suite of services specially designed to address the needs of Linux
users.</font> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<p><a name="locbar"></a></p>

<table bgcolor="black" border="0" cellpadding="1" width="95%">
<tr>
<td>
<table bgcolor="white" border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
width="100%">
<tr>
<td align="center" bgcolor="c1c1d0">
<h2><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">Location
Bar</font></h2>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td align="center"><img src="figures/locbar.png" alt="The Location Bar"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top"><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">Use the location
bar to enter path names, URLs, or other types of addresses.<br>
<br>
 The pop-up menu at the right end of the bar lets you choose
various views - for instance, View as Icons or View as a List.<br>
<br>
 Click the + (plus) and minus - (signs) to enlarge or reduce icons
in any view. Click the magnifying glass to return the icons to
their original size. (If you've changed your theme, you may see a
different symbol instead of the magnifying glass.)</font> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<a name="find"></a> 

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<tr>
<td>
<table bgcolor="white" border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
width="100%">
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<td align="center" bgcolor="c1c1d0">
<h2><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">Fast Find</font></h2>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td align="center"><img src="figures/find.png" alt="The Find Bar"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top"><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">Nautilus
includes Medusa, a search daemon that indexes the content of all
files and folders on your computer's hard disk. Medusa conducts its
indexing in the background when your computer is idle.
<br>
<br>
You can do a search with or without Medusa, but searches are faster with Medusa turned on.
<br>
<br>
To turn on Medusa, open the preferences menu, choose Preferences, and click Search. Make sure the button next to "Enable fast search" is turned on.</font> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<a name="sidebar"></a> 

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<td>
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width="100%">
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<td align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="c1c1d0">
<h2><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">Sidebar</font></h2>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><img src="figures/sidebar.png" alt="The Sidebar"></td>
<td valign="top"><font face=
"Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">The sidebar displays
information about the current file or folder. Each of the four tabs
at the bottom of the sidebar provides additional information or
help:<br>
<br>
</font> 

<ul class="noindent">
<li><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">The
Tree tab displays the tree - a hierarchical view of your computer's
organization of folders and files.<br>
<br>
</font></li>

<li><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">The
History tab lists the pathnames or addresses of locations you've
previously visited.<br>
<br>
</font></li>

<li><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">The
Help tab gives you quick access to all information resources -
manuals, GNOME info pages, Linux man pages, and more.<br>
<br>
</font></li>

<li><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">The
Notes tab provides a space for you to jot notes about the current
folder, create to do lists, record status, and so
forth.</font></li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<a name="views"></a> 

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<tr>
<td>
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width="100%">
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<td align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="c1c1d0">
<h2><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">Files, Folders,
and Views</font></h2>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top"><img src=
"figures/viewmenu.png" alt="The View As Menu"></td>
<td valign="top"><font face=
"Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">The pop-up menu on
the Location bar lists the available views. You can view your files
and folders as icons or as a list, and special views are available
for specific file types. For instance, try View as Music for your
MP3 files.<br>
<br>
</font> 

<ul class="noindent">
<li><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">In
list view, click the column heads to re-order the items.<br>
<br>
</font></li>

<li><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">In
icon view, open the Edit menu and choose Lay Out Items to see the
options for arranging the icons.<br>
<br>
</font></li>

<li><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">In
any view, try zooming in and out. Zooming in on text files reveals
more of their contents. Image files are represented as thumbnails,
so you know at a glance which file contains which image.<br>
<br>
</font></li>

<li><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">In
icon view, you can enlarge (stretch) individual icons. For
instance, enlarge the icon for a folder you frequently need to
find. Select the folder's icon, open the Edit menu, choose Stretch
Icon, and use the "handles" to stretch the icon. (Left-click
outside the icon when you're done stretching.)<br>
<br>
 To duplicate, rename, or delete a file or folder, right-click the
item and choose from the pop-up context menu, or open the File menu
and choose the option you want.</font></li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<a name="music"></a> 

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<tr>
<td>
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width="100%">
<tr>
<td align="center" bgcolor="c1c1d0">
<h2><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">Music Files and
Folders</font></h2>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top"><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">For those who
have a lot of MP3 files, Nautilus offers some expressly designed
features. View as Music lets you organize your music files in a way
that's best suited for music, rather than making you try to adapt
views designed for text.<br>
<br>
 To see the special features, go to a folder containing MP3 files.
Open the pop-up menu at the right of the Location bar, and choose
View as Music.</font> </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td align="center"><img src="figures/music.png" alt="Music View"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top"><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">The View as
Music option presents your music folders as albums. You see a
listing of titles, artists, playing times, and bit rates. Use the
player at the bottom of the window to play your tunes, or simply
mouse over a file to preview it.<br>
<br>
 The Set Cover Image button lets you choose a special icon for each
of your music folders.</font> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<a name="themes"></a> 

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<td>

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width="100%">

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<td align="center" bgcolor="c1c1d0">
<h2>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">
Themes
</font>
</h2>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td align="center">
<img src="figures/themes.png" alt="Themes">
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">
You can change the look of the Nautilus window by choosing a new Theme.
<br>
<br>
Open the Edit menu and choose Themes; then select the theme you
want. You can also add new themes.
</font>
</td>
</tr>

</table>

</td>
</tr>
</table>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<a name="backgrounds"></a> 

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<td>

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<td align="center" bgcolor="c1c1d0">
<h2>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">
Customizing Backgrounds
</font>
</h2>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top">
<img src="figures/patterns.png" alt="Background Patterns">
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">
A drag-and-drop dialog box lets you apply patterned backgrounds,
colors, and emblems to objects in the Nautilus window. For instance,
you can choose a special background pattern for the sidebar to display
each time you open a particular folder.
<br>
<br>
Open the Edit menu and choose Backgrounds and Colors. Click
Patterns, Colors, or Emblems, and drag and drop to create the look
you want.
<br>
<br>
For example, to customize the sidebar view of a particular folder,
drag a pattern or color tile to the sidebar while the folder's icon is
displayed there.
<br>
<br>
</font>
</td>
</tr>

</table>

</td>
</tr>
</table>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<a name="icons"></a> 

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<td>

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<td align="center" bgcolor="c1c1d0">
<h2>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">
Customizing Icons
</font>
</h2>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top">
<img src="figures/emblems.png" alt="Emblems">
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">
You can customize icons in several ways:
<br>
<br>
<li>To give a file or folder a custom icon, select the item so it is
displayed in the sidebar. Then drag any image to the item in the
sidebar. For instance, if you have a folder containing MP3 versions of
Beatles music, you can replace the folder's generic folder icon with a
picture of the Beatles.
<br>
<br>
<li>Attach emblems to files and folder simply by dragging them. Open the
Edit menu and choose Backgrounds and Emblems. Click Emblems and then
drag an emblem to an icon.
<br>
<br>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Icon Captions. The Icon Captions dialog
box lets you specify three lines of information that will appear in
all icon captions in addition to the file name or folder name.
<br>
<br>
<li>Right-click a file or folder to see its Properties dialog box. The
Properties dialog box lets you choose emblems, apply a custom icon,
change the file name or folder name, and edit permissions.
</td>
</tr>

</table>

</td>
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</table>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<a name="eazel1"></a> 

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<h2><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">Eazel Online
Storage</font></h2>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td align="center"><img src="figures/storage.png" alt="Eazel Online Storage"></td>
<td valign="top"><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">Store files
online and access them through the Nautilus window or from any
other browser. The Eazel <a href=
"http://services.eazel.com/storage/info">Online Storage</a> lets
you back up important files in a private folder, and share your
work with others in a public folder. You can access your online
files from your desktop or from any computer. Share files with
friends and coworkers, securely back up documents, and use any
platform to retrieve stored files. <a href=
"eazel-services://anonymous/account/register/form">Register</a> now
and get 25MB of online storage space free.</font> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<a name="eazel2"></a> 

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<td>
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width="100%">
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<td align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="c1c1d0">
<h2><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular">Eazel Software
Catalog</font></h2>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td align="center"><img src="figures/softcat.png" alt="Eazel Software Catalog"></td>
<td valign="top"><font face=
"Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular"><a href=
"http://services.eazel.com/catalog/info">Eazel Software Catalog</a>
is a searchable and browsable collection of popular Linux
applications and other software. Use Nautilus and the integrated
installer to download and install a software package and all its
required libararies and other additional files in a single
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