Linux Desktop Productivity Essentials


Overview:


For persons new to Linux who want to achieve maximum productivity at home or work using Linux and desktop-based office application suites for common office productivity tasks. No Linux or UNIX experience is required.


Goal:


A person who is proficient at using Linux desktop GUI tools and office productivity applications for traditional desktop tasks such as word processing, spreadsheet creation, graphic design, file management, and internet access, and who is able to comfortably share work across platforms.


Audience:


Business and home users of the Linux operating system, who are transitioning from other platforms and office application suites and want to quickly become equally effective in doing their daily tasks using Linux-based desktop productivity applications and office suites.


Prerequisites:


User-level experience with any computer system, use of mouse, use of menus, use of any desktop or window-based application on another operating system.


Course Objectives:


Among the topics covered in this 12 Hours are the following:

  1. Use and configure the KDE graphical user interface

  2. Use and configure the GNOME graphical user interface

  3. Take advantage of GNOME applications

  4. Take advantage of KDE applications

  5. Configure and customize your Linux desktop

  6. Open, edit, and save your work with OpenOffice and Staroffice suite applications

  7. Create documents with OpenOffice.org Writer and StarWriter

  8. Create spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org Calc and StarCalc

  9. Create presentations with OpenOffice.org Impress and StarImpress

  10. Use StarOffice AutoPilots to quickly produce new documents, spreadsheets, and presentations

  11. Create, manipulate and save graphics files with the GIMP

  12. Understand common file formats on multiple desktop operating systems and applications

  13. Create files with cross-platform compatibility such as .pdf .rtf .html and .ps

  14. Open, read, edit, save, and send files created under other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or MacIntosh systems.

  15. Configure an Internet connection one time and continuous dialer.

  16. Access the Internet using a web browsers Firefox, Mozilla and Konqueror

  17. Chat using common protocols like MSN, Yahoo Messenger, Internet Relay Chat, AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, and Jabber.

  18. Configure and access email accounts for corporate and personal use

  19. Use the Linux Web Mail server as a client.

  20. Install and configure Linux from install CDs. Redhat and Mandrake.

  21. Run Linux from a Live CD without installing. Mandrake Move.

  22. Download new applications from the Internet and install them on Linux

  23. Learn about methods and tools for running and accessing Microsoft Windows based applications on Linux simultaneously with other Linux-based office productivity applications

  24. Use of a dual boot system with Linux and other operating systems such as Windows.

  25. Access all windows harddisk partitions from Linux.

  26. Use the USB Flash Drive from Linux.


Course Fees : Rs 2,000 per participant.

Please send a check in favour of Applied Technology Research Center to

C-55 Block A KDA Officers to register for the course.

For further information : Please email khawar@atrc.net.pk or call

92-333-2335380, 92-21-4980523