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  <para>
    There are several ways to use this manual depending on what kind
    of user you are. 
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     <listitem>
        <para><emphasis role="bold">New users</emphasis>
        </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
          &gnum; in particular.
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para><emphasis role="bold">Users who want specific help</emphasis>
        </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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        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
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  <para>
    The chapters of this version of the
    &gnum; manual are organized as
    follows:

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	<para>
	  <xref linkend="chapter-quick-start" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">A Quick Introduction</emphasis>
        </para>
        <para>
          The best way to learn how to use
          &gnum; 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
          &gnum; in particular. The
          chapter attempts to help new users get started with
          &gnum; and provides background
          for the more detailed explanations given in the rest of the
          manual.
        </para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
	<para>
	  <xref linkend="chapter-gui-elements" />:
              <emphasis role="bold">Gnumeric Elements</emphasis>
        </para>
        <para>
          This chapter describes all of the pieces of
          &gnum; 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" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Working with Data</emphasis>
        </para>
        <para>
          This chapter explains the core functionality of
          &gnum; including the basic
          types of data manipulated by
          &gnum;, the methods of
          entering, altering and formatting 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" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Advanced Analysis</emphasis>
        </para>
        <para>
          This chapter explains many of the advanced analytic tools
          available in &gnum; including
          statistical analysis, linear algebra calculations and
          simulation analysis.
	</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
	<para>
	  <xref linkend="chapter-graphics" />: <emphasis role="bold">Graphics:
              Plots, Images, Widgets, and Drawings</emphasis> 
	</para> 
	<para> 
	  This chapter explains how to add graphical elements to a
          &gnum; 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>

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        <para>
          This chapter explains the use and manipulation of worksheets
          in &gnum;. The chapter explains how to move around a
          worksheet, how to alter the appearance and display organization of
          the worksheet contents, how to manipulate entire worksheets
          and how to protect worksheet contents.
	</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
	<para>
	  <xref linkend="chapter-workbooks" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Workbook Settings</emphasis>
        </para>
        <para>
          This chapter explains the contents of a
          &gnum; workbook which are not
          part of the worksheets. This includes several settings which
          apply to the workbook and are saved in the
          &gnum; file. Settings which
          apply to the &gnum; program
          itself are called `preferences' and are explained in <xref
          linkend="chapter-configuring" />.
	</para>
      </listitem>

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      <listitem>
	<para>
	  <xref linkend="chapter-configuring" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Configuring Gnumeric</emphasis>
        </para>
        <para>
          This chapter explains how to change the default behaviour of
          &gnum; including the startup
          behaviour and default locale (language and number display).
	</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
	<para>
	  <xref linkend="chapter-files" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Working with Files</emphasis>
        </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" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Printing</emphasis>
        </para>
        <para>
          This chapter explains how to print spreadsheets, tables and
          plots from &gnum; to a printer
          directly or into Postscript or PDF (both are page
          description languages).
	</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
	<para>
	  <xref linkend="chapter-morehelp" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Getting More Help</emphasis>
        </para>
        <para>
          This chapter describes other sources of help which are
          available to users including the
          &gnum; 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" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Reporting a Problem</emphasis>
        </para>
        <para>
           This chapter explains how to report a problem with
           &gnum; 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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	<para>
	  <xref linkend="chapter-getting-involved" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Getting Involved</emphasis>
        </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" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Installing &gnum;</emphasis>
        </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" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Compiling &gnum;</emphasis>
        </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 environment for compilation, and the steps
           involved in compilation.
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      </listitem>
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      <listitem>
	<para>
	  <xref linkend="chapter-extending" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Extending Gnumeric</emphasis>
        </para>
        <para>
          This chapter explains how to go about extending
          &gnum; to provide extra
          functionality. Because &gnum;
          is Free Software this is quite easy to do.
	</para>
      </listitem>
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	<para>
	  <xref linkend="chapter-programing" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Programing &gnum;</emphasis>
        </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" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Improve this manual</emphasis>
        </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" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">About Gnumeric</emphasis>
        </para>
        <para>
          This chapter provides some background information on the
          creation and distribution of
          &gnum;.
	</para>
      </listitem>
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      <listitem>
	<para>
	  <xref linkend="function-reference" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Function Reference</emphasis>
        </para>
        <para>
          This appendix provides a list of all the functions which are
          currently defined in &gnum;.
	</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
	<para>
	  <xref linkend="keybinding" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Keybinding Reference</emphasis>
        </para>
        <para>
          This appendix lists the keyboard shortcuts which are defined
          by default in &gnum;.
	</para>
      </listitem>

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	  <xref linkend="glossary" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Glossary</emphasis>
        </para>
        <para>
          This appendix defines certain terms used in this manual.
	</para>
      </listitem>
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	<para>
	  <xref linkend="index" />: 
              <emphasis role="bold">Index</emphasis>
        </para>
        <para>
          The index provides a link to the concepts used in this manual.
	</para>
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