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Getting Started with Artikulate

Artikulate is a pronunciation learning program for KDE. This page aims to show you how to get started with using Artikulate, from creating your user profile to completing a training course.

Creating a user

Artikulate has support for user profiles. This allows multiple people to use Artikulate on the same computer, with differing progresses or preferences.

To create a user profile, click on the New User button at the top left of the window, and then Create New Profile. You can edit your name with the Edit button.

Selecting a favorite language

You can choose favorite language(s) by selecting the Favorite Languages tab and clicking any language you would like to favorite. The star will turn orange once it is favorited.

Then, with your newly created profile selected, choose Use Selected Profile.

Downloading a language course

For this guide, we'll be downloading and completing through a Polish course. You can download courses through File -> Download New Language Course.

A KNewStuff window will appear, listing the available languages. You can sort through them using the order by functions at the right.

Download the Polish course by clicking on Install. Currently you need to restart Artikulate after installing a new course.

Start training

Artikulate courses are composed of multiple training units. Select one of the training units that are available on the left panel, and then click on Start Training.

You do not have to do them in order - choose based on what you want to learn.

Finish Training / Statistics

After completing through all the phrases in a course, you'll be presented with the statistics screen. You can see how many tries / skips it took for the various difficulties, which are color coded.

You can exit this screen through the Finish Training button at the top right.

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-== Choosing a Language ==
+== Getting Started with Artikulate == <!--T:2-->
-On starting the 'Artikulate' project, the user will be asked to choose his/her language of preference from a list of available languages. The user can then click on the desired option (the language in which the user wants to improve his/her pronunciation skills) to start with the training.
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+'''Artikulate''' is a pronunciation learning program for KDE. This page aims to show you how to get started with using '''Artikulate''', from creating your user profile to completing a training course.
-== Choosing a Course ==
+== Creating a user == <!--T:4-->
-After choosing a language of preference, the user will then be asked to choose a 'Course' from a list of available courses in the given language which he/she can do by clicking on the desired course option.
+<!--T:5-->
+[[File:Artikulate_Profile_Screen.png|frameless|center|400px]]
-== Choosing a Training Unit ==
+<!--T:6-->
+Artikulate has support for user profiles. This allows multiple people to use '''Artikulate''' on the same computer, with differing progresses or preferences.
-Every course consists of two types of Training Units: '[http://userbase.kde.org/Artikulate/ScenarioTrainingUnits Scenario Training Units]' and '[http://userbase.kde.org/Artikulate/PhonemeTrainingUnits Phoneme Training Units]'. After choosing a course of choice, the user will have to choose a 'Training Unit' from either of the above mentioned types of Training Units by clicking on the desired option.
+<!--T:7-->
-Now the user can start with the training.
+To create a user profile, click on the <menuchoice>New User</menuchoice> button at the top left of the window, and then <menuchoice>Create New Profile</menuchoice>. You can edit your name with the <menuchoice>Edit</menuchoice> button.
+== Selecting a favorite language == <!--T:9-->
+<!--T:10-->
+[[File:Artikulate_language_favorite.png|frameless|center|400px]]
+<!--T:11-->
+You can choose favorite language(s) by selecting the '''Favorite Languages''' tab and clicking any language you would like to favorite. The star will turn orange once it is favorited.
+<!--T:12-->
+Then, with your newly created profile selected, choose <menuchoice>Use Selected Profile</menuchoice>.
+== Downloading a language course == <!--T:13-->
+<!--T:14-->
+[[File:Artikulate_knewstuff.png|frameless|center|400px]]
+<!--T:15-->
+For this guide, we'll be downloading and completing through a Polish course. You can download courses through <menuchoice>File -> Download New Language Course</menuchoice>.
+<!--T:16-->
+A '''KNewStuff''' window will appear, listing the available languages. You can sort through them using the order by functions at the right.
+<!--T:25-->
+Download the Polish course by clicking on <menuchoice>Install</menuchoice>. Currently you need to restart '''Artikulate''' after installing a new course.
+== Start training == <!--T:17-->
+<!--T:18-->
+[[File:Artikulate_polish.png|frameless|center|400px]]
+<!--T:19-->
+'''Artikulate''' courses are composed of multiple training units. Select one of the training units that are available on the left panel, and then click on <menuchoice>Start Training</menuchoice>.
+<!--T:20-->
+You do not have to do them in order - choose based on what you want to learn.
+== Finish Training / Statistics == <!--T:21-->
+<!--T:22-->
+[[File:Artikulate_statistics.png|frameless|center|400px]]
+<!--T:23-->
+After completing through all the phrases in a course, you'll be presented with the statistics screen. You can see how many tries / skips it took for the various difficulties, which are color coded.
+<!--T:24-->
+You can exit this screen through the <menuchoice>Finish Training</menuchoice> button at the top right.
+<!--T:26-->
+[[Category:Education]]
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