Previous Topic

Next Topic

Book Contents

Understanding XO Activities

Pippy Activity icon

Activities are fun things to do and share on the XO. Start an Activity by clicking on the picture for it in the bottom part of the Frame.

Switching between activities

You can run multiple activities at the same time. Move between running Activities by returning to the Home View on the keyboard and by clicking on an Activity in the Activity Circle.

Exit an activity

Every activity has an Activity tab that includes a Stop Icon. Click this icon to exit the Activity.

Press Alt C to exit activities quickly.

In the Journal, the Keep Icon keeps previous versions of the Activity.

You can rename a saved version of the Activity by typing into the text field on the Activity Tab.

Many activities can be run either stand-alone or shared with other users on the XO network by selecting "My Neighborhood" within the activity.

Adding a buddy

Hovering over an XO icon creates a pop-up window with the name of the person associated with that icon and a menu that can be used to add this person to your Friend View as a friend. Move the cursor to and select "Make a Friend" to add this person.

Joining an activity

From the Neighborhood View, moving the cursor over an Activity icon and pressing the Enter key launches that Activity on your laptop as a collaboration. Details of the collaboration vary from one Activity to another. 

Friends View

From the Friends View, you can see which friends are on the network. You can access this view by pressing the Group Key (circle with three dots) on the keyboard or by pressing on the Group Icon on the frame.

Neighborhood View

From the Neighborhood View (also called the Mesh View), you can see

You can access the Neighborhood View by pressing the Neighborhood Key on the keyboard (circle with eight dots) or by pressing the Neighborhood Icon on the frame.

Your XO icon appears in the center of the screen in the Neighborhood View. Moving your cursor over another XO icon brings up a menu that provides additional details (user's name) and actions you can take (add to list of Friends).

In This Chapter

Navigating the XO screen

Quick keyboard shortcuts