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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<chapter>
+ <title>Quick-guide for news setup</title>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Getting news in a hurry.</title>
+
+ <para>In the configuration menu, select "Create new account"</para>
+
+ <para>In the "Basic" tab, enter the relevant data. You name the account,
+ enter your name and e-mail address, etc. To connect to news, in the
+ Protocol box you select "News (NNTP)".</para>
+
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="snapshots/account_news_basic.png" />
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+
+ <para>Enter the newsserver information.</para>
+
+ <para>Skip the "Receive" tab.</para>
+
+ <para>In the "Send" tab you can set up some more settings.</para>
+
+ <para>In the "Compose" tab you can define your signature file.</para>
+
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="snapshots/account_compose.png" />
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+
+ <para>In the "Advanced" tab you can edit the portnumbers for the servers
+ you will be using. This normally will need no change.</para>
+
+ <para>Close the dialogs, right click the new News folder in the folder
+ pane and select "Subscribe to newsgroups". If not done already, a list of
+ groups will be downloaded from the server. From there you will find your
+ way, so good luck!</para>
+ </section>
+</chapter> \ No newline at end of file