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 [http://freegeek.org Click here for some Free Geek action]
 ===Class Resources===
-* Files for the class (Free Geek's standard eBay template, an image, and a complete listing) can be found [http://llama.freegeek.org/~onsales/ebay/class here].
+* Files for the class (Free Geek's standard eBay template, an image, a pre-made basic listing, and a complete listing using Free Geek's eBay template) can be found [http://llama.freegeek.org/~onsales/ebay/class here].

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 http://llama.freegeek.org/~onsales/ebay/whoa.jpg
 ====Links====
-*There might come a time when you want to create a link to another web page somewhere within your auction:
+* There might come a time when you want to create a link to another web page somewhere within your auction:
   <a href="pageyouwanttolinkto">text you'd like to appear as the link</a>
-*This is a little more complicated than the image HTML tag.  You have to do is take the URL, or address, of the web page you want to link to and place it, in quotes, after the "src=" portion of the image tag.
+* This is a little more complicated than the image HTML tag.  You have to do is take the URL, or address, of the web page you want to link to and place it, in quotes, after the "src=" portion of the image tag.
 <code><nowiki>
 <a href="http://freegeek.org">Click here for some Free Geek action</a>
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 [http://freegeek.org Click here for some Free Geek action]

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 * Edit images using the Gimp or gThumb
 * Write basic HTML
 * Sell items on eBay
 ===Introduction===

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 ===Before Taking the Class===
 Students should be familiar with computer basics. This is not a beginner's class. If you want to take this class, you should already be able to:
-*Use a mouse
+* Use a mouse
-*Right-and-left click with the mouse
+* Right-and-left click with the mouse
-*Type and use spell check
+* Type and use spell check
-*Use the Internet
+* Use the Internet
-*Use email
+* Use email
-*Use a digital camera
+* Use a digital camera
 Students should have:
-*Email Address
+* Email Address
-*Bank Account and Credit Card
+* Bank Account and Credit Card
-*OR PayPal Account and eBay Account
+* OR PayPal Account and eBay Account
 ===Class Objectives===
 Using a standard Freekbox, students will be able to:
-*Upload images from a digital camera
+* Upload images from a digital camera
-*Edit images using the Gimp or gThumb
+* Edit images using the Gimp or gThumb
-*Write basic HTML
+* Write basic HTML
-*Post items on eBay
+* Post items on eBay
-*Sell items on eBay
+* Sell items on eBay
 ===Introduction===
-*What is your computer background?
+* What is your computer background?
-*Have you used eBay before?
+* Have you used eBay before?
-*Why are you interested in learning how to use eBay?
+* Why are you interested in learning how to use eBay?
 ===Creating eBay and PayPal accounts===
-*wooo
+* You can create accounts with [http://www.ebay.com eBay] and [https://www.paypal.com PayPal] by going to their respective websites and clicking on the Register/Sign Up links found at the top of both pages.
-*whee
+===eBay and PayPal fees===
 ===Upload images from a digital camera===
 ;1. Plug USB cable into camera, and turn the camera on in View mode.
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 [http://freegeek.org Click here for some Free Geek action]

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 * To save your edited image, go to GIMP's main window, select File -> Save As from the menu bar, and give your picture a unique name.  Make sure to note where you save the image.
 ===Write basic HTML===
-*Instructions will go here
+* It is not necessary to understand or know how to use HTML to sell items on eBay, but it certainly helps make auction listings look nicer.  For the purposes of eBay, you really only need to use image and link HTML tags.  As for editing HTML, you can use Text Editor (you can launch it from Applications -> Accessories -> Text Editor) to compose and edit web pages.
-*And here
+====Images====
 ===Post items on eBay===
 *Instructions will go here

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 Using a standard Freekbox, students will be able to:
 *Upload images from a digital camera
-*Edit images using the Gimp or GThumb
+*Edit images using the Gimp or gThumb
 *Write basic HTML
 *Post items on eBay
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 [[Image:OS-Import2.png|thumb|none|250px|Importing digital images from camera, part 2]]
-===Edit images using GThumb or GIMP===
+===Edit images using gThumb or GIMP===
-There are several applications on your standard Freekbox that can be used for editing images.  For this tutorial, we'll stick with GThumb and GIMP, both of which can be found under Applications -> Graphics in Ubuntu.  If you'd like to do simple things, such as cropping and resizing images, GThumb is more than capable.  If you'd like to do more advanced tasks, like adjusting color levels, GIMP is the way to go.  The following will show you how to crop and resize images using both programs.
+There are several applications on your standard Freekbox that can be used for editing images.  For this tutorial, we'll stick with gThumb and GIMP, both of which can be found under Applications -> Graphics in Ubuntu.  If you'd like to do simple things, such as cropping and resizing images, gThumb is more than capable.  If you'd like to do more advanced tasks, like adjusting color levels, GIMP is the way to go.  The following will show you how to crop and resize images using both programs.
-====GThumb====
+====gThumb====
-*Instructions here
+* This is your standard gThumb window:
-*And here
+[[Image:OS-gThumb.png|thumb|none|250px|gThumb]]
 ====GIMP====
 * Select the Rectangular Selection tool, which is located in the upper left corner of the GIMP's main window.
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 |[[Image:OS-Crop3.png|thumb|none|250px|After cropping]]
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-* To resize images, right-click on the image and select Image -> Scale Image from the right-click menu.  Once the Scale Image window appears, change the number in the Width field to a maximum width of 600 pixels (make sure the chain icon connecting the Width and Height fields is present, as this makes the scaling of the image proportional).
+* To resize images, right-click on the image and select Image -> Scale Image from the right-click menu.  Once the Scale Image window appears, change the numbers in the Height or Width fields to the new size (make sure the chain icon connecting the Width and Height fields is present, as this makes the scaling of the image proportional), and click the Scale button when done.
 [[Image:OS-Scale.png|thumb|none|250px|Scaling image]]
 * To save your edited image, go to GIMP's main window, select File -> Save As from the menu bar, and give your picture a unique name.  Make sure to note where you save the image.

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 *whee
 ===Upload images from a digital camera===
-;1. Plug USB cable into camera, and turn it on in View mode.
+;1. Plug USB cable into camera, and turn the camera on in View mode.
 * Ubuntu's Import Photos prompt should pop up on the screen as soon as you turn the camera on in View mode.
 [[Image:OS-Import1.png|thumb|none|250px|Importing digital images from camera, part 1]]
-* Select the pictures you want to import (you can select more than one picture by holding the Ctrl key and clicking on additional pictures), and hit the Import button.
+* Select the pictures you want to import (you can select more than one picture by holding the Ctrl key and clicking on additional pictures), and hit the Import button.  The Import Photos application will create a folder in the Destination directory using the current time/date as the folder name and will automatically place all imported images in that folder.  For example, if you import photos at 11:37:20am on May, 18, 2008 using /home/oem as the Destination, you will find all the images you imported at that moment in /home/oem/2008-05-18--11.37.20.
 [[Image:OS-Import2.png|thumb|none|250px|Importing digital images from camera, part 2]]
 ===Edit images using the Gimp or GThumb===
 *Instructions will go here