The XO laptop has two interfaces: Sugar and Gnome. Sugar is the default interface which features a ring or list view of favorite or all activities. Activities are applications like games, documents, etc. To start an activity, click its picture. The neighborhood view connects to online communities. The group view allows collaboration. The journal logs activities. The frame border provides tools like the clipboard, zoom menu, activity list, buddy list, and system status. Activities are accessed through the home views and provide tabs to work within.

1. Introducing the XO

2. Opening the XO
1. Position the laptop with 2. Lift the front edge of
the handle away from the top of laptop, and
you, and then rotate both then move the top
of the antennae towards upward away from you.
you. You can hear and feel a
slight click as you first lift
the top.

3. On and Off
To Turn On To Turn Off
• Hold down the button to • Hover over the ‘man’ in the
the bottom right of the centre of the home
screen view, wait, choose
‘Shutdown’
You can turn the XO off by holding down the power button, but it doesn’t
clean the internal files properly- use as last resort.

4. Starting the XO for the First Time
1. Type in your name 2. Click the ‘Next’ button
3. Change the colour of the icon 4. Click the ‘Done’ button

5. What is Sugar and Gnome?
Sugar Gnome
There are two different ‘interfaces’ on the XO. They
have different ‘applications’ or ‘activities’ and different
ways of working. You can switch between the two.

6. The Views

7. HOME- The Favourites (Ring) View
The Ring view shows the FAVOURITE activities of a child arranged in a ring
around the XO icon in the middle. From the XO icon, you can personalise the
XO, switch to Gnome and make system changes.

8. HOME- The List View
The List View shows ALL the activities available on the XO in a list. The
activities that have been ‘starred’ (click on the left icon of a row) appear in the
Favourites view. You can also find additional information about the activities
and search for them in this view.

9. Starting an Activity
To start an activity, click on the picture. It will take you back to what you were
working on the last time you were using the activity.
‘Hovering’ means waiting with your pointer over an icon. This will often show
you options, such as a menu.

10. ACTIVITY VIEW- Working In an Activity
Name the activity Stop the activity
Activity
Tabs

11. NEIGHBOURHOOD VIEW

12. Neighbourhood View- Big Ideas

13. GROUP VIEW

14. THE JOURNAL

15. THE FRAME
1. Clipboard
You can drag objects such as images
and text to and from the
clipboard, and to and from activities
2. Zoom Menu
Use it to move between the four
Sugar views
3. Open Activity List
The list of currently open activities.
Invitations also appear on this portion
of the frame.
4. Active Buddy List
People you are currently collaborating
with
5. System Status
Battery, speaker and network status
appear on the lower edge of the
frame.