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diff --git a/source/write.markdown b/source/write.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index 3adf0bb..0000000 --- a/source/write.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,191 +0,0 @@ -% Write -% -% - -About -===== - -The Write Activity serves as the document creation Activity in Sugar. -Its simple interface provides an easy starting point for children, -presenting tools that make writing a story, poem, or essay simple and -straightforward. It also supports tools for inserting images, creating -tables, and performing layout operations. - -The Write Activity utilizes the Journal, your work is automatically -saved. The Activity also supports collaboration in the form of peer -editing, group storytelling, etc. - -The Write Activity can be used to open and edit most common file -formats, including ODT, DOC, RTF, TXT, and HTML. - -Where to get Write -================== - -The Write activity is included in OLPC images and can be downloaded -[Sugar Labs Activity -Portal](http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4201). - -Using -===== - -TODO: write screenshot is wrong - -This is a general view of write. - -The Toolbars -============ - -In order from left to right - -1. The Activity Button: Allows you to name your file, Share it, and - save it as RTF, HTML, TXT and PDF. -2. The Edit Button: Allows to Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo, and search - inside your document. -3. The View Button: Allows you to zoom in and out of the document and - to navigate trhough the pages quickly. -4. The Fonts Button: Allows you to change the font and the size. -5. The Paragraph Button : Allows you to change the headings, the text - dispositions and the different justify possibilities. -6. The List Button : Allows you to create multiple lists: bullet, - dashed, numbered, lower case list, upper case list. -7. The Insert Button : Allows you to insert tables and images and to - edit their size and position afterwards. -8. Bold -9. Italic -10. Underline -11. Color -12. Stop - -Collaborating -============= - -The Write Activity supports collaborative (peer) editing, which means -that multiple people can edit the same document at the same time. - -To start a collaboration, either: - -- send an invitation, or -- share with the Neighborhood - -As with all Sugar Activities, invitations go to specific individuals, -but sharing is open to anyone in the Neighborhood View. Please see the -chapter on Collaboration in the Sugar Manual for more details about -invitations and sharing. - -Note to parents and teachers ----------------------------- - -> Collaboration is a powerful feature of Write, but it is recommended -> that when you do collaborate, keep the number of people editing the -> same document to just 2–3 people. Otherwise, there tend to be delays -> that cause the document to get out of synch from one computer to -> another. Also, try to avoid using too many large pictures or tables -> when collaborating, as these objects tend to get scrambled. - -Group Storytelling -================== - -The Dadaists, a cultural movement that began in Europe towards the end -of World War I (1916) invented a number of art-construction techniques, -including collage and photo montage. Many of their works were -collaborative, including exquisite corpse, a method by which a -collection of words or images was collectively assembled. Each -collaborator adds to a composition in turn, either by following a rule -or by being allowed to see the end of what the previous person -contributed. - -A shared instance of Write can be used in a similar way to create a -collaborative story, poem, rhyme, or group stream of consciousness. - -Using Write for group storytelling ----------------------------------- - -It is fun and easy to use Write for group storytelling. Simply share a -document with a group of friends (or your class); take turns opening the -document and adding to the story. - -**Steps:** - -1. Open a document in Write. -2. Type in a rule on the first line for everyone to follow. (Some - examples are listed below.) -3. Go to the Activity tab. -4. Select "Share with Neighborhood". -5. One at a time, each person in the group should open the shared - document by clicking it in the Neighborhood View. -6. During their turn, they should follow the rule to add to the end of - the story. -7. They should exit Write after they have added to the story. - (Important: the person who originally shared the document should not - exit Write until everyone has taken their turn.) -8. After each person has added to the story, the person who started the - story should read it aloud to the group. - -**Examples** - -- Add a sentence that continues the theme of a story. -- Add a new sentence that starts with the last word of the sentence - that comes before it. -- Add a new word that begins with the same letter as the last letter - of the word before it. -- Add an adjective after a noun, a noun after an adjective. -- Add a word with one more letter than the word before it (this gets - hard for a large group!) -- Add words in alphabetical order. - -Letter to the Editor -==================== - -Writing is one of the most powerful means of personal expression ever -invented. The expression, "the pen is mightier than the sword" has rung -true through out history. - -It is important that the world hear your voice and you can make you -voice heard, whether through a blog, a letter to the editor, a comment -on a page in the Wikipedia, or by some other means. Write gives the -power of expression as well as the means to share your expression with -others. - -If you want to write a letter to the editor, you first need to look in -the newspaper or on the paper's web site to find their e-mail address -for letters. Some newspapers have a policy of publishing all appropriate -letters sent to the editor, but most are more selective. All require you -to include your complete name, address, and a contact telephone number. -You can, however, request that your letter be published with "name -withheld" if you want. Most editors call you to verify that you really -did write the letter before printing it. They also reserve the right to -edit your letter to fit the available space on the page. - -If you keep your letter short and to the point, you have a better chance -of experiencing the thrill of seeing your own words in print. Good luck! - -Examples --------- - -Children in the Galadima School in Abuja, Nigeria used Write to write -letters to the president of Nigeria with suggestions about how he could -improve the conditions of school for all the children of Nigeria. - -Children in Ban Samkha, Thailand used Write to share ideas with their -teachers, their families, and their community. - -Children in Khairat, India use Write (and Record) to survey their -village and compile a report to the community. - -Children in Uruguay and Colombia are writing blog entries, also known as -blogging. Blog entries are typically chronologically ordered essays or -stories. - -Other learning activities -------------------------- - -- Start a school newspaper. -- Write an autobiography. -- Interview someone from your community. -- Write an article for the Wikipedia about your community. - -Credits -======= - -Write is based upon Abiword; the Sugar port was done by J.M. Maurer, -Martin Sevior, Tomeu Vizoso and Robert Staudinger |