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	 <revhistory>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>&applet; Applet Manual V&manrevision;</revnumber> 
		  <date>&date;</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> 
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			 <para role="author">Sun Microsystems</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision> 
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>&applet; 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 &appletversion; of the &applet; applet.
		</releaseinfo> 
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		<title>Feedback</title> 
		<para> To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &applet; 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>User manual for the Clock applet.</para>
	 </abstract>
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  <indexterm> 
	 <primary>Clock</primary> 
  </indexterm> 
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<!-- ============= Introduction ============================== -->

  <sect1 id="clock-introduction"> 
	 <title>Introduction</title> 
	 
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		<title>&applet; Applet</title> 
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				format="PNG"/> 
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			 <textobject> 
				<phrase>Shows &applet; applet.</phrase> 
			 </textobject> 
		  </mediaobject> 
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<para>
The <application>&applet;</application> applet displays the time and the date in a panel. 
</para>

<sect2 id="clock-introduction-add">       
<title>To Add &applet; to a Panel</title> 
<para>
To add the <application>&applet;</application> applet to a panel, right-click on the panel, then choose
   <menuchoice>
    <guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu>
    <guisubmenu>Accessories</guisubmenu>
    <guimenuitem>Clock</guimenuitem>
   </menuchoice>.
</para>
</sect2>

</sect1>
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  <sect1 id="clock-usage"> 
	 <title>Usage</title> 

	<sect2 id="clock-usage-copy">
	<title>To Insert the Date or Time Into an Application</title>	
<para>The <application>&applet;</application> applet takes the time from the system clock.
</para>
<para>
	To insert the date or time from the <application>&applet;</application> applet into an application, perform the following steps:</para>
	<orderedlist>
		<listitem>
			<para>Right-click on the <application>&applet;</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>&applet;</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>&applet;</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>Preferences</title> 
	<para>
	To configure <application>&applet;</application>, right-click on the applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>. </para>
	
	
	<variablelist> 
		  <varlistentry> 
			 <term><guilabel>Clock type</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>
			 </listitem>
			 <listitem>
			 <para><guilabel>24 hour</guilabel></para>
			 <para>Display the time in the 00.00 to 24.00 format.</para>
			 </listitem>
			 <listitem>
			 <para><guilabel>UNIX time</guilabel></para>
			 <para>Display the time in seconds elapsed since January 1, 1970. Developers are the primary users of UNIX time. </para>
			 </listitem>
			 <listitem>
			 <para><guilabel>Internet time</guilabel></para>
			 <para>Display Internet time in the applet. Internet time is based on Biel Mean Time (BMT) as a universal reference, and is the same all over the world. Internet time enables Internet users to synchronize to a common time.</para>
			 </listitem>
			 </itemizedlist>
			 </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 date</guilabel></term>
			 <listitem> 
			 <para>Select this option to display the date in the applet.</para> 
			 </listitem> 
		  </varlistentry>
		  <varlistentry> 
			 <term><guilabel>Use UTC</guilabel></term>
			 <listitem> 
			 <para>Select this option to display Universal Coordinated Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, in the applet.</para> 
			 </listitem> 
		  </varlistentry>
	</variablelist>		  
	
</sect1> 
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