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Suppose someone gives you a discarded computer with no hard drives. Suppose a community needs a radio show in a familiar language. Can you use that discarded computer to make the radio show in that language? How? Find out:

• Ubuntu On Air: A language-specific scenario

  • To view this presentation:
    • PDF reader method (if this method does not work for your situation, try the Web browser method):
      1. Download Ubuntu On Air: A language-specific scenario. (PDF). (How to view a PDF file).
         • For example, if you are using Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11:
           1. Right-click on the link: Ubuntu On Air: A language-specific scenario. (PDF).
           2. Select Save link as..., and, at an appropriate location, select the Save button.
      2. Open the downloaded file.
      3. Select the presentation view, and view the presentation.
         • For example, if you are using Microsoft Windows and a version of Adobe Reader (or Adobe Acrobat Reader):
           1. To enter the presentation view: Type Ctrl-L.
              (In other words: While pressing and holding down the Ctrl key, tap the L key).
           2. To view the next slide (or page) or previous slide (or page): Tap the Arrow keys.
              • To view the next slide (or page): Tap the Right Arrow key (or Down Arrow) key.
              • To view the previous slide (or page): Tap the Left Arrow key (or Up Arrow) key.
           3. To exit the presentation view: Type Ctrl-L.
              (In other words: While pressing and holding down the Ctrl key, tap the L key).
      4. Follow (or click on) the blue-colored text links in the presentation when appropriate.
    • Web browser method:
      1. Follow (or click on) this link: Ubuntu On Air: A language-specific scenario. (PDF). (How to view a PDF file).
      2. Select settings that enable you to view the presentation, and view the presentation.
         • For example, if you are using Microsoft Windows and a version of Adobe Reader (or Adobe Acrobat Reader):
           1. Select (or click on) the Fit in Window button.
           2. Select (or click on) the Single Page button.
           3. Select (or click on) the Ubuntu On Air text near the middle of the picture in the window.
           4. To view the next slide (or page) or previous slide (or page): Tap the Arrow keys.
              • To view the next slide (or page): Tap the Right Arrow key (or Down Arrow) key.
              • To view the previous slide (or page): Tap the Left Arrow key (or Up Arrow) key.
      3. Follow (or click on) the blue-colored text links in the presentation when appropriate.

• Translate

  Computers can try to translate this information to another language.

  Automated Translator

  • Chinese | German | Japanese | Korean | French | Italian | Portuguese | Spanish

  • Various languages

This page was updated on January 19, 2008.

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