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		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual V2.7</revnumber> 
		  <date>January 2010</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Paul Cutler</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual V2.6</revnumber> 
		  <date>January 2010</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Paul Cutler</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual V2.5</revnumber> 
		  <date>February 2004</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Sun Microsystems</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual V2.4</revnumber> 
		  <date>September 2003</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Sun Microsystems</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual V2.3</revnumber> 
		  <date>January 2003</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Sun Microsystems</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual V2.2</revnumber> 
		  <date>August 2002</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Sun Microsystems</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual V2.1</revnumber> 
		  <date>June 2002</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Sun Microsystems</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual V2.0</revnumber> 
		  <date>March 2002</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Sun Microsystems</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision> 
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual</revnumber> 
		  <date>April 2000</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Dan Mueth <email>d-mueth@uchicago.edu</email></para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision> 
	 </revhistory> 
	 <releaseinfo>This manual describes version 2.5.3.1 of the Clock applet.</releaseinfo> 
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		<title>Feedback</title> 
		<para>To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the Clock applet or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="ghelp:gnome-feedback" type="help">GNOME Feedback Page</ulink>.</para>
		
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	 <abstract role="description">
	 	<para>The <application>Clock</application> applet displays the date and time, and when clicked, displays a calendar.  The <application>Clock</application> can be customized to show seconds or a 12 or 24 hour clock.</para>
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  <indexterm> 
	 <primary>Clock</primary> 
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<!-- ============= Introduction ============================== -->

  <sect1 id="clock-introduction"> 
	 <title>Introduction</title> 
	 
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		<title>Clock Applet</title> 
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			 <textobject> 
				<phrase>Shows Clock applet.</phrase> 
			 </textobject> 
		  </mediaobject> 
		</screenshot> 
	 </figure> 
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<para>
The <application>Clock</application> applet displays the date and time, and when clicked, displays a calendar.  The <application>Clock</application> can be customized to show seconds or a 12 or 24 hour clock.
</para>



<sect2 id="clock-introduction-add">
<title>To Add Clock to a Panel</title>
  <para>Perform the following steps:</para>
         <orderedlist>
           <listitem>
             <para>Right-click on the panel.</para>
           </listitem>
           <listitem>
             <para>Choose <guimenuitem>Add to Panel</guimenuitem>.</para>
           </listitem>
           <listitem>
             <para>Scroll down the list of items in the <guilabel>Add to Panel</guilabel> dialogue, then select <guilabel>Clock</guilabel>.</para>
           </listitem>
           <listitem>
             <para>Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton>.</para>
           </listitem>
         </orderedlist>
    </sect2>
</sect1>
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  <sect1 id="clock-usage"> 
	 <title>Usage</title> 

	<sect2 id="clock-usage-calendar">
	<title>To Show the Calendar</title>	
	<para>Click on the applet to open a small calendar showing the current month. To close the calendar, click again on the part of the applet that is in the panel.</para>
	
	<para>You can change the month shown in the calendar by clicking the arrows to each side of the month and year text.</para>	
	
	<para>Double-click a day in the calendar to launch the <application>Evolution</application> groupware application.</para>
	</sect2>

	<sect2 id="clock-usage-copy">
	<title>To Insert the Date or Time Into an Application</title>	
<para>The <application>Clock</application> applet takes the time from the system clock.</para>
<para>To insert the date or time from the <application>Clock</application> applet into an application, perform the following steps:</para>
	<orderedlist>
		<listitem>
			<para>Right-click on the <application>Clock</application> applet.</para>
		</listitem>
		<listitem>
			<para>Choose one of the following menu items from the applet popup menu:</para>
			<itemizedlist>
				<listitem>
					<para>
					<guimenuitem>Copy Time</guimenuitem>
					</para>
				</listitem>
				<listitem>
					<para>
					<guimenuitem>Copy Date</guimenuitem>
					</para>
				</listitem>
			</itemizedlist>
		</listitem>
		<listitem>
			<para>Point to the location in your application where you want to insert the item.</para>
		</listitem>
		<listitem>
			<para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or middle-click to insert the item.</para>
		</listitem>
		</orderedlist>
	</sect2>

	<sect2 id="clock-usage-adjust">
	<title>To Adjust the System Date or Time</title>
	<para>To adjust the system date or time that the <application>Clock</application> applet displays, perform the following steps:</para>
	<orderedlist>
	<listitem>
			<para>Right-click on the applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Adjust Date &amp; Time</guimenuitem>.</para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
			<para>Type the <literal>root</literal> password, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
			<para>The <application>Clock</application> applet starts the system tool that sets the system date and time. Use the tool to adjust the date and time.</para>
	</listitem>
	</orderedlist>
	</sect2>

</sect1>

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<sect1 id="clock-settings"> 
<title>Clock Preferences</title> 
	<para>
	To configure the <application>Clock</application>, right-click on the applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>. You will be presented with three tabs to change preferences for <guimenuitem>General</guimenuitem>,  <guimenuitem>Locations</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>Weather</guimenuitem>.</para>
	

<sect2 id="generalprefs">
	<title>General Preferences</title>	
	<variablelist> 
		  <varlistentry> 
			 <term><guilabel>Clock Format</guilabel></term> 
			 <listitem> 
			 <para>Select one of the following options:</para> 
			 <itemizedlist>
			 <listitem>
			 <para><guilabel>12 hour</guilabel></para>
			 <para>Display the time in the a.m./p.m. format.</para>
			 <note><para>This option is not shown if your session language does not use the 12 hour clock.</para></note>
			 </listitem>
			 <listitem>
			 <para><guilabel>24 hour</guilabel></para>
			 <para>Display the time in the 00.00 to 24.00 format.</para>
			 </listitem>
			 </itemizedlist>
			 </listitem> 
		  </varlistentry>
		  <varlistentry> 
			 <term><guilabel>Show the date</guilabel></term>
			 <listitem> 
			 <para>Select this option to display the date in the applet.</para> 
			 </listitem> 
		  </varlistentry> 
		  <varlistentry> 
			 <term><guilabel>Show seconds</guilabel></term>
			 <listitem> 
			 <para>Select this option to display seconds in the applet.</para> 
			 </listitem> 
		  </varlistentry>
		  <varlistentry> 
			 <term><guilabel>Show the weather</guilabel></term>
			 <listitem> 
			 <para>Select this option to display the the current weather forecast at your location.
			The weather will be displayed as an icon for sunny, cloudy, rain or more.</para> 
			 </listitem> 
		  </varlistentry>
		  <varlistentry> 
			 <term><guilabel>Show temperature</guilabel></term>
			 <listitem> 
			 <para>Select this option to display the temperature at your location.</para> 
			 </listitem> 
		  </varlistentry>

	</variablelist>

</sect2>		

<sect2 id="locationprefs">
	<title>Location Preferences</title>

	<variablelist> 
		  <varlistentry> 
			 <term><guilabel>Locations</guilabel></term> 
			 <listitem> 
			 <para>You can add one or more locations and their local time to be displayed in the Clock.  
			To add a location:</para> 
			 <itemizedlist>
			 <listitem>
			 <para>Press <guilabel>Add</guilabel></para>
			</listitem>
			 <listitem>
			 <para>Type the city, region or country name and as you type a list of options will appear
			in a drop down box.  Select a match from the pop-up and the <guilabel>Timezone</guilabel>,
			 <guilabel>Latitude</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Longitude</guilabel> entries will be 
			automatically filled in.</para>
			 </listitem>
			 </itemizedlist>
			 </listitem> 
		  </varlistentry>
	</variablelist>

</sect2>  
	

<sect2 id="weatherprefs">
	<title>Weather Preferences</title>

	<variablelist> 
		  <varlistentry> 
			 <term><guilabel>Weather</guilabel></term> 
			 <listitem> 
			 <para>You can display the Temperature unit in one of the following options from the drop down box:
			</para> 
			 <itemizedlist>
			 <listitem>
			 <para><guilabel>F</guilabel> (Fahrenheit)</para>
			</listitem>
			 <listitem>
			 <para><guilabel>C</guilabel> (Celsius)</para>
			</listitem>
			 <listitem>
			 <para><guilabel>K</guilabel> (Kelvin)</para>
			</listitem>
			 <listitem>
			 <para><guilabel>Default</guilabel> The default display for your region.</para>
			 </listitem>
			 </itemizedlist>
			 </listitem> 
		  </varlistentry>
		  <varlistentry> 
			 <term><guilabel>Wind speed unit</guilabel></term> 
			 <listitem> 
			 <para>You can display the Speed unit in one of the following options from the drop down box:
			</para> 
			 <itemizedlist>
			 <listitem>
			 <para><guilabel>Beaufort scale</guilabel></para>
			</listitem>
			 <listitem>
			 <para><guilabel>Knots</guilabel></para>
			</listitem>
			 <listitem>
			 <para><guilabel>mph</guilabel> (miles per hour)</para>
			</listitem>
			 <listitem>
			 <para><guilabel>km/h</guilabel> (kilometers per hour)</para>
			</listitem>
			 <listitem>
			 <para><guilabel>Dm/a</guilabel> (meters per second)</para>
			</listitem>
			 <listitem>
			 <para><guilabel>Default</guilabel> The default display for your region.</para>
			 </listitem>
			 </itemizedlist>
			 </listitem> 
		  </varlistentry>
	</variablelist>


</sect2>  
</sect1> 

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