SMART Notebook 10 - Playing Video Files on Ubuntu; Adding a Link to an Object

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Playing Video Files on Ubuntu®

Before you can play video files on Ubuntu, you must install some video codecs and

ffmpeg.

To install video codecs 1. Open your default Web browser.

2. Browse to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

To install ffmpeg

using a terminal

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Switch to root.

3. Run apt-get build-dep ffmpeg.

To install ffmpeg

using Synaptic

1. Select Applications > Add/Remove.

2. Set Show: to All available applications.

3. Search for and install ffmpeg.

Adding a Link to an Object

You can link any object on a page to a Web page, another page in the file, a file on

your computer, or an attachment. An attachment is a copy of a file, a shortcut to a file

or a link to a Web page that you add to the Attachments tab.

To add a link to an object 1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Link.

The Insert Link dialog box appears.

3. To add a Web page link, press Web Page, and then type the Web address in the

Address box.

To add a link to another page in the file, press Page in this File, and then select

an option in the Select a page area.