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--- a/gnome-help/C/sound-nosound.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/sound-nosound.page
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="sound-broken"/>
- <desc>Check that it's not muted, that cables are plugged in properly, and
- that the sound card is detected.</desc>
-
<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="outdated"/>
- <revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-20" status="review"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-22" status="review"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
@@ -17,15 +14,19 @@
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+
+ <desc>Check that it is not muted, that cables are plugged in properly, and
+ that the sound card is detected.</desc>
</info>
<title>I can't hear any sounds on the computer</title>
- <p>If you can't hear any sounds on your computer, for example when you try to
- play music, try these troubleshooting steps to see if you can fix the problem.</p>
+ <p>If you cannot hear any sounds on your computer, for example when you try
+ to play music, try these troubleshooting steps to see if you can fix the
+ problem.</p>
<section id="mute">
- <title>Make sure that the sound is not muted</title>
+ <title>Make sure that the sound is not muted</title>
<p>Open the <gui xref="shell-terminology">system menu</gui> from the right
side of the top bar and make sure that the sound is not muted or turned right
@@ -61,31 +62,37 @@
</section>
<section id="device">
- <title>Check that the right sound device is selected</title>
- <p>Some computers have multiple "sound devices" installed. Some of these are
- capable of outputting sound and some are not, so you should check that you have
- the correct one selected. This might involve some trial-and-error to choose the
- right one.</p>
- <steps>
- <item>
- <p>From the <gui>Activities</gui> overview, start <app>Settings</app>, and
- click <gui>Sound</gui>.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>In the <gui>Sound</gui> window that appears, go to the <gui>Output</gui>
- tab. Make a note of which device and which profile are selected (so you can
- return to the default selections if changing them doesn't work).</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>For the selected device, try changing the profile—play a sound after you
- change the profile to see if it works. You might need to go through the list
- and try each profile.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>If that doesn't work, you might want to try doing the same for any other
- devices that are listed.</p>
- </item>
- </steps>
+ <title>Check that the right sound device is selected</title>
+
+ <p>Some computers have multiple "sound devices" installed. Some of these are
+ capable of outputting sound and some are not, so you should check that you
+ have the correct one selected. This might involve some trial-and-error to
+ choose the right one.</p>
+
+ <steps>
+ <item>
+ <p>Open the <gui xref="shell-terminology">Activities</gui> overview and
+ start typing <gui>Sound</gui>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Click on <gui>Sound</gui> to open the panel.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>In the <gui>Output</gui> tab. Make a note of which device and which
+ profile are selected (so you can return to the default selections if
+ changing them does not work).</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>For the selected device, try changing the profile—play a sound after
+ you change the profile to see if it works. You might need to go through
+ the list and try each profile.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>If that does not work, you might want to try doing the same for any
+ other devices that are listed.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+
</section>
<section id="hardware-detected">