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Navigating the XO screen

Your XO has specific ways to interact with it, move around with it, and do activities with it. Encompassing all the activities that an XO can do is the user interface which has specific clues to help you remember where your activities and buddies are and how to get back to certain areas.

The entire XO screen has a dark gray border called the frame.

The left, top, and right sides of the frame represent objects, places, and people. The bottom of the frame represents those elements that require action such as Activities, invitations, and notifications.

Bring the frame onto the screen by clicking the empty rectangle button on the upper right-hand corner of the keyboard or by moving your pointer to any corner of the screen.

Views (places)

A view is another word for a place. You can open different views (places) by clicking on the pictures in the top left corner of the frame.  The different views are neighborhood view, friend view, and home view.

Home View

If you leave the Home View to engage in an Activity, you can return to the Home View at any time by pressing the Home Key (circle with one dot) on the keyboard or by clicking on the Home Icon, on the frame.

Activity Circle

The circle around the XO icon shows Activities that you are currently using on the XO.

The Journal icon is always at the bottom of the circle. You can resume an Activity by clicking on its icon in the circle. If you leave your Activity without closing it, you can resume your current Activity by pressing the Activity Key (circle with rectangle) on the keyboard. You can keep opening new Activities until the ring is full, but when the Activity Circle is full you cannot start any more Activities until you close some.

Right side of the frame, your XO buddies

The menu on the right-hand side of the frame contains the XO icons of the people with whom you are collaborating on XO online projects.

Left side of the frame, clipboard

The menu on the left side of the frame contains the icons for the clipboard. You can drag and drop most Activities on and off of the clipboard.

See Also

Understanding XO Activities

Quick keyboard shortcuts