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-* '''Ubuntu software center''' provides you to download,install,update and upgrade applications.
+* '''Ubuntu software center''' provides you facility to download, install, update and upgrade applications.
 * These applications which might have not come with '''Ubuntu''' by default.

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 || '''Unity'''  in '''Ubuntu'''  with '''Orca'''
-|| '''Ubuntu''' offers 2 varieties of desktops in '''12.04''' like '''Unity 2D''' and '''Unity 3D'''.
+|| '''Ubuntu''' offers 2 varieties of desktops in '''12.04''' like '''Ubuntu 2D''' and '''Ubuntu 3D'''.
-* For best accessibility, you will choose '''Unity 2D'''.
+* For best accessibility, you will choose '''Ubuntu 2D'''.
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 '''Launcher pane''' is the section of the desktop
-* It hosts your most frequently needed applications for quick access.
+* That hosts your most frequently needed applications for quick access.
-* Of course you can customize this as well.
+* Which you can customize as well.
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-* Watch the video available at the following link
+* Watch the video available at:  http://spoken-tutorial.org/What_is_a_Spoken_Tutorial
-  http://spoken-tutorial.org/What_is_a_Spoken_Tutorial
 * It summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project
 * If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it

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 *Enter the password
 *Press '''ctrl + s'''  to have '''Orca'''  started.
-*Now, every time you boot your machine '''Orca'''  will come up talking.
+*Note, every time you boot your machine, '''Orca'''  will come up talking.
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 || Starting '''Orca'''  after Desktop load
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-* 10 seconds is required for the desktop to settle and all icons appear properly.
+* Wait till the desktop loads and all icons appear properly
-*You remember that '''Orca''' spoke at the login prompt.
+*Note that '''Orca''' spoke at the login prompt.
 *But again you have to select '''Orca''' for login-time selected desktop
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 * Let's activate the '''run''' dialog by pressing '''alt + f2''' and then typing '''Orca'''.
-* As you can hear '''Orca''' has started.
+* As you will hear '''Orca''' has started.
 * '''Orca''' is now ready to provide audio assistance for all our activities.
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 Let's use the down arrow to navigate the items one by one.
 * Press the down arrow once.
-* You hear '''Orca''' telling us that you are on the '''Home''' folder.
+* You will hear '''Orca''' telling us that you are on the '''Home''' folder.
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 * '''Home''' is the section of your storage disk where all your data is stored.
 * This includes your '''Documents, Music, Videos''' etc.
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 * Watch the video available at the following link
 * It summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project
 * If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it

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 *'''Orca''' is a powerful state-of-the-art tool
 *It is Free and Open Source screen reader for the '''GNU/Linux''' based desktop.
-*All personal and professional computing is possible for a blind person by using Orca.
+*All personal and professional computing is possible for a blind person using Orca.
 *A blind person can thus work without sighted assistance.

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 * Press the down arrow once for moving to  '''Libre office''' writer icon.
 * Press the down arrow again.
-* You now here '''Orca''' telling us that the cursor is on '''Libre office calc'''.
+* You now hear '''Orca''' telling us that the cursor is on '''Libre office calc'''.
 * '''Libre office''' writer is the word processor that comes with '''Ubuntu''' by default.
 * Similarly '''Calc''' is the default spreadsheet application.
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-* '''Ubuntu software center''' provides you to download and install applications.
+* '''Ubuntu software center''' provides you to download,install,update and upgrade applications.
 * These applications which might have not come with '''Ubuntu''' by default.
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 * '''System settings''' is just what you expect it to do.
-* It is the section through which you can manage all the settings.
+* It manages system configuration.
 * Referred to as the '''Control Panel''' in other free and proprietary '''OS'''.
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 * '''Trash''' is the place where you can find all the deleted files and folders.
-* You can have them back also.
+* You can restore them too.
 * These are the set of default applications.
 * '''Ubuntu''' developers place them on the '''Launcher pane''' by default.
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 * Now if you press '''alt + f1''' and down arrow, '''Orca''' will respond differently.
-* As you heard, now '''Orca''' announces '''Home''' folder  ans says one window is open
+* As you heard, now '''Orca''' announces '''Home''' folder  and says one window is open
 * Press '''escape''' to close the '''Launcher'''
 * Return to '''Home''' folder. Interesting right?
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 So in this tutorial we have seen
 * Basic overview of the 2d desktop on '''Ubuntu GNU/Linux''' operating system,
-* '''Orca''' functioning ,using and customizing the '''Launcher pane'''.
+* '''Orca''' functioning, using and customizing the '''Launcher pane'''.
 * We can have '''Orca''' in the '''Launcher pane''' also than typing through '''run''' dialog.
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-* Watch the video available at the link shown below
+* Watch the video available at the following link
 * It summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project
 * If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
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 * That’s it for this tutorial.
 * Thank you for watching.

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 || What is '''Orca'''?
 || Let us begin with an introduction.
-*'''Orca''' is a powerful state-of-the-art technology
+*'''Orca''' is a powerful state-of-the-art tool
 *It is Free and Open Source screen reader for the '''GNU/Linux''' based desktop.
 *All personal and professional computing is possible for a blind person by using Orca.

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 * You can navigate the entire '''Launcher pane''' by using the down arrow.
-* You could hear names such as
+You could hear names such as
 * '''Libre office Impress''',
 * '''Ubuntu software center''',
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-*Use the right arrow to locate folders such as
+Use the right arrow to locate folders such as
-  * '''Desktop'''
+* '''Desktop'''
-  * '''Documents'''
+* '''Documents'''
-  * '''Downloads'''
+* '''Downloads'''
 etc, one at a time.
 *To achieve this press the right arrow once for locating every folder.