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<para>
There are several ways to use this manual depending on what kind
of user you are.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>New users</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
If you are new to computers or to spreadsheets consider
reading <xref linkend="chapter-quick-start" />, titled "A
Quick Introduction", which explains the basics of
spreadsheets in general and
<application>Gnumeric</application> in particular.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Users who want specific help</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
Quickly finding help for a particular question can be quite
hard. We suggest first reading the explanations of the
contents of each chapter which are given below to try to
figure out where your question might be answered, and then
go directly to that section.
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using the index.
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</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
The chapters of this version of the
<application>Gnumeric</application> manual are organized as
follows:
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<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-quick-start" />:
<guilabel>A Quick Introduction</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
The best way to learn how to use
<application>Gnumeric</application> is to begin exploring
the program yourself. This chapter will help you get started
trying new things and seeing what happens. The chapter
explains the fundamentals of spreadsheets in general and of
<application>Gnumeric</application> in particular. The
chapter attempts to help new users get started with
<application>Gnumeric</application> and provides background
for the more detailed explanations given in the rest of the
manual.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-gui-elements" />:
<guilabel>Gnumeric Elements</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter describes all of the pieces of
<application>Gnumeric</application> which a user can
manipulate. The chapter provides explanations for each of
the menus, menu entries, toolbar buttons and other elements
of the graphical user interface.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-data" />:
<guilabel>Working with Data</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter explains the core functionality of
<application>Gnumeric</application> including the basic
types of data manipulated by
<application>Gnumeric</application>, the methods of
entering, altering and formating data, and the basic
tools for analysis of these data. More advanced analysis is
described in <xref linkend="chapter-advanced-analysis" />.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-advanced-analysis" />:
<guilabel>Advanced Analysis</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter explains many of the advanced analytic tools
available in <application>Gnumeric</application> including
statistical analysis, linear algebra calculations and
simulation analysis.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-graphics" />: <guilabel>Graphics:
Plots, Images, Widgets, and Drawings</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter explains how to add graphical elements to a
<application>Gnumeric</application> worksheet, including
data graphs to plot worksheet data, images from external
files, graphical user interface widgets which interact with
worksheet data, and simple drawing elements.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-worksheets" />:
<guilabel>Managing and Viewing Worksheets</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter explains how to manage worksheets and
manipulate the view of the worksheet contents.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-workbooks" />:
<guilabel>Workbook Settings</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter explains the contents of a
<application>Gnumeric</application> workbook which are not
part of the worksheets. This includes several settings which
apply to the workbook and are saved in the
<application>Gnumeric</application> file. Settings which
apply to the <application>Gnumeric</application> program
itself are called `preferences' and are explained in <xref
linkend="chapter-configuring" />.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-configuring" />:
<guilabel>Configuring Gnumeric</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter explains how to change the default behaviour of
<application>Gnumeric</application> including the startup
behaviour and default locale (language and number display).
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-files" />:
<guilabel>Working with Files</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter explains how to use files in &gnum;. The
chapter provides an extensive description of the file
formats used by &gnum;. The chapter also explains how to
open files, import data from text files, save files, export
data to text files, send data to others via electronic mail,
and convert files from one format to another.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-printing" />:
<guilabel>Printing</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter explains how to print spreadsheets, tables and
plots from <application>Gnumeric</application> to a printer
directly or into Postscript or PDF (both are page
description languages).
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-morehelp" />:
<guilabel>Getting More Help</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter describes other sources of help which are
available to users including the
<application>Gnumeric</application> web site, the mailing
list, and the internet relay chat (IRC) discussion
channel. The chapter also explains how to tell the project
about a problem with the program.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-bugs" />:
<guilabel>Reporting a Problem</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter explains how to report a problem with
<application>Gnumeric</application> so that the problem can
be fixed. The same procedure can be used to file a report
requesting an enhancement or a new feature.
</para>
</listitem>
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<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-getting-involved" />:
<guilabel>Getting Involved</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter explains how to get involved in the &gnum; project,
the GNOME project, or other free software projects.
</para>
</listitem>
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<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-installing" />:
<guilabel>Installing &gnum;</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter explains how to install &gnum; using previously
compiled and bundled files.
</para>
</listitem>
-->
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<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-compiling" />:
<guilabel>Compiling &gnum;</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter explains how to compiling the &gnum; source
code into a working program. The chapter explains how to
obtain the source code for the &gnum; program, how to
create a correct envirnoment for compilation, and the steps
involved in compilation.
</para>
</listitem>
-->
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-extending" />:
<guilabel>Extending Gnumeric</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter explains how to go about extending
<application>Gnumeric</application> to provide extra
functionality. Because <application>Gnumeric</application>
is Free Software this is quite easy to do.
</para>
</listitem>
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<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-programing" />:
<guilabel>Programing &gnum;</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter explains how to work programing the internals
of &gnum;. This includes explaining the different parts of
the code base, the tools that can be used to help and other
useful information.
</para>
</listitem>
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<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-documenting" />:
<guilabel>Improve this manual</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter explains how to help improve this manual by
editing the text from which the manual is build. This
includes explaining the GNOME Documentation Project,
Docbook and other relevant information.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="chapter-about" />:
<guilabel>About Gnumeric</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This chapter provides some background information on the
creation and distribution of
<application>Gnumeric</application>.
</para>
</listitem>
-->
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="function-reference" />:
<guilabel>Function Reference</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This appendix provides a list of all the functions which are
currently defined in <application>Gnumeric</application>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="keybinding" />:
<guilabel>Keybinding Reference</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This appendix lists the keyboard shortcuts which are defined
by default in <application>Gnumeric</application>.
</para>
</listitem>
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<para>
<xref linkend="glossary" />:
<guilabel>Glossary</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
This appendix defines certain terms used in this manual.
</para>
</listitem>
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<listitem>
<para>
<xref linkend="index" />:
<guilabel>Index</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
The index provides a link to the concepts used in this manual.
</para>
</listitem>
-->
</itemizedlist>
</para>