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Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 5 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows desktop 8 Using the Start menu 9 Adding icons ...
Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 5 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows desktop 8 Using the Start menu 9 Adding icons ...
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CHAPTER 1 Getting Help • Gateway Web site • Help and Support • BigFix • Online help 1
CHAPTER 1 Getting Help • Gateway Web site • Help and Support • BigFix • Online help 1
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...service department will provide you will be pleased with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of -class service and support in good operating condition. Your new Gateway notebook is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to...optimized battery life when on battery power. This design provides you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of us at support.gateway.com. 2 to come. We are provided with the best product possible. Your notebook uses the latest chipset and mobile processor ...
...service department will provide you will be pleased with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of -class service and support in good operating condition. Your new Gateway notebook is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to...optimized battery life when on battery power. This design provides you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of us at support.gateway.com. 2 to come. We are provided with the best product possible. Your notebook uses the latest chipset and mobile processor ...
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... & Downloads Click Drivers & Downloads to access user guides and specifications for both sales and support. 3 Customer Service Click Customer Service to your notebook. www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ■ Product Support ■ Documents ■ Drivers & Downloads ■ Customer Service ■ Upgrades ■ Tools ■...
... & Downloads Click Drivers & Downloads to access user guides and specifications for both sales and support. 3 Customer Service Click Customer Service to your notebook. www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ■ Product Support ■ Documents ■ Drivers & Downloads ■ Customer Service ■ Upgrades ■ Tools ■...
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...of your search results, click the results header for and access these topics. To view a list of your Gateway notebook. These topics are located in Help and Support and are located on the Microsoft Web site and contain the words you want to search for the type of...box located at the top of any Help and Support screen, then click the arrow button. To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help information by ...
...of your search results, click the results header for and access these topics. To view a list of your Gateway notebook. These topics are located in Help and Support and are located on the Microsoft Web site and contain the words you want to search for the type of...box located at the top of any Help and Support screen, then click the arrow button. To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help information by ...
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... a file or program by clicking an item on the right. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Your desktop may be different from this example, depending on the taskbar represent programs that...
... a file or program by clicking an item on the right. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Your desktop may be different from this example, depending on the taskbar represent programs that...
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... them from your system, get help, search for files and folders, and more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. For more information, see all programs and files in the Search box, then click the arrow. Using the Start menu Help and... Support For more using the Start menu. Type the keyword Windows Start menu in the Start menu. www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Desktop elements Description The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and...
... them from your system, get help, search for files and folders, and more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. For more information, see all programs and files in the Search box, then click the arrow. Using the Start menu Help and... Support For more using the Start menu. Type the keyword Windows Start menu in the Start menu. www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Desktop elements Description The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and...
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... in the Search box, then click the arrow. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Adding icons to the desktop Help and Support For more information about desktop icons, click Start, then click Help and Support. You may want to add to the desktop. 3 Click Send To, then click... Desktop (create shortcut). Identifying window items Help and Support For more information about windows, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword window in the Search box, then click the arrow. Most windows include these items: Window...
... in the Search box, then click the arrow. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Adding icons to the desktop Help and Support For more information about desktop icons, click Start, then click Help and Support. You may want to add to the desktop. 3 Click Send To, then click... Desktop (create shortcut). Identifying window items Help and Support For more information about windows, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword window in the Search box, then click the arrow. Most windows include these items: Window...
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... notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. use its former size. The What's New in Windows XP link in the Help and Support Center can help you are thinking, and your tablet will understand ■ Inkball - hand-write documents, then turn them into Word documents and...notes on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save. set properties for entering data ■ Windows® Journal - www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, and...
... notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. use its former size. The What's New in Windows XP link in the Help and Support Center can help you are thinking, and your tablet will understand ■ Inkball - hand-write documents, then turn them into Word documents and...notes on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save. set properties for entering data ■ Windows® Journal - www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, and...
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...Panel's Tools menu. ■ Learn more about voice commands in the Accessibility section of the writing pad. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com TIP tips ■ Open a program for your input (for keyboard-equivalent voice commands. ■ Set up speech recognition through your ...tablet PC Input Panel's soft keyboard instead of the Help and Support Center. ■ Use the built-in microphone or an external microphone. ■ To modify the speech recognition function, see "Adjusting the ...
...Panel's Tools menu. ■ Learn more about voice commands in the Accessibility section of the writing pad. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com TIP tips ■ Open a program for your input (for keyboard-equivalent voice commands. ■ Set up speech recognition through your ...tablet PC Input Panel's soft keyboard instead of the Help and Support Center. ■ Use the built-in microphone or an external microphone. ■ To modify the speech recognition function, see "Adjusting the ...
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... for the hard drive and DVD (D:) for the optical drive. If you do not see the files and folders on the Start menu. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the information...such as you would store information in a file cabinet. You may also have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword files and folders in a file cabinet. A notebook almost always has more than one drive. Hard drives Diskette Disc drive drive To...
... for the hard drive and DVD (D:) for the optical drive. If you do not see the files and folders on the Start menu. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the information...such as you would store information in a file cabinet. You may also have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword files and folders in a file cabinet. A notebook almost always has more than one drive. Hard drives Diskette Disc drive drive To...
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... a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. For information about creating files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you do not see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this folder. 4 Click File, New, then click Folder. ...The new folder name appears by the folder icon. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see the contents of the drive or folder, click Show the contents of this drive or Show...
... a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. For information about creating files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you do not see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this folder. 4 Click File, New, then click Folder. ...The new folder name appears by the folder icon. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see the contents of the drive or folder, click Show the contents of this drive or Show...
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... folder is removed from the clipboard. For more information about copying files and folders or moving files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. A copy of a file or folder into more information, see "Viewing drives" on page 15 and "Searching for files" on page 20. 2 Right-click (...of the file or folder appears in the new location. For more than one place, but as soon as you want to move . www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Copying and moving files and folders in the Search box, then click the arrow. Then the clipboard contains ...
... folder is removed from the clipboard. For more information about copying files and folders or moving files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. A copy of a file or folder into more information, see "Viewing drives" on page 15 and "Searching for files" on page 20. 2 Right-click (...of the file or folder appears in the new location. For more than one place, but as soon as you want to move . www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Copying and moving files and folders in the Search box, then click the arrow. Then the clipboard contains ...
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...click Delete. These files cannot be restored. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Deleting files and folders Help and Support For more information about deleting files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you cannot find the file you take them from the Recycle Bin: ...To recover files or folders from the file cabinet and put them to restore. Help and Support For more information about emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start, then click Help and Support. Windows permanently deletes all files in a trash can is emptied. For instructions on how to...
...click Delete. These files cannot be restored. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Deleting files and folders Help and Support For more information about deleting files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you cannot find the file you take them from the Recycle Bin: ...To recover files or folders from the file cabinet and put them to restore. Help and Support For more information about emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start, then click Help and Support. Windows permanently deletes all files in a trash can is emptied. For instructions on how to...
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... that you usually will have many levels (usually many more information about browsing for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. It is called browsing. So you need . If you want . 19 To browse for a file: 1 Click Start, then click MY COMPUTER. ...www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Browsing for files and folders Help and Support For more levels than a file cabinet, in fact). Type the keyword files and folders in the Search box, then...
... that you usually will have many levels (usually many more information about browsing for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. It is called browsing. So you need . If you want . 19 To browse for a file: 1 Click Start, then click MY COMPUTER. ...www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Browsing for files and folders Help and Support For more levels than a file cabinet, in fact). Type the keyword files and folders in the Search box, then...
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... search by : ■ Name or part of the file and folder names containing the letters you typed. 20 Using the Windows Search utility Help and Support For more information about searching for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that have characteristics in common, but you do not... contained in the file ■ Time period in the Search box, then click the arrow. The Search Results window opens. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Searching for files If you are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and...
... search by : ■ Name or part of the file and folder names containing the letters you typed. 20 Using the Windows Search utility Help and Support For more information about searching for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that have characteristics in common, but you do not... contained in the file ■ Time period in the Search box, then click the arrow. The Search Results window opens. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Searching for files If you are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and...
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..., then click the arrow. To save the file. The Save As dialog box opens. www.gateway.com Working with documents Saving a document Help and Support For more information about saving documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword saving in the File name box. 4 Click Save. 23 Save in list...
..., then click the arrow. To save the file. The Save As dialog box opens. www.gateway.com Working with documents Saving a document Help and Support For more information about saving documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword saving in the File name box. 4 Click Save. 23 Save in list...
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... printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. The document prints. 24 Printing a document Help and Support For more information about opening files in . CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Opening a document Help and Support For more information about installing or using your notebook or...to open it was created in the Search box, then click the arrow. Type the keyword opening documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. To open a document: 1 Start the program. 2 Click File, then click Open. 3 Click the arrow button to open . To ...
... printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. The document prints. 24 Printing a document Help and Support For more information about opening files in . CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Opening a document Help and Support For more information about installing or using your notebook or...to open it was created in the Search box, then click the arrow. Type the keyword opening documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. To open a document: 1 Start the program. 2 Click File, then click Open. 3 Click the arrow button to open . To ...
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... running program 25 The file or file or folder folder is not stored in Windows. www.gateway.com Shortcuts Shortcuts Help and Support For more information about Windows keyboard shortcuts, click Start, then click Help and Support. To... Cut a file, folder, text, Click the item, then press CTRL + X. Close the active Press ALT...
... running program 25 The file or file or folder folder is not stored in Windows. www.gateway.com Shortcuts Shortcuts Help and Support For more information about Windows keyboard shortcuts, click Start, then click Help and Support. To... Cut a file, folder, text, Click the item, then press CTRL + X. Close the active Press ALT...
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...recover your device drivers and software that you make a backup of your notebook. Finally, in your system to return your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. You can immediately create the recovery discs (recommended), or you can wait until later. A backup copy of your operating system is ...one of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your system under most conditions. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com System recovery options Most computer problems can be solved by using Drivers and Applications Recovery discs, which you create.
...recover your device drivers and software that you make a backup of your notebook. Finally, in your system to return your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. You can immediately create the recovery discs (recommended), or you can wait until later. A backup copy of your operating system is ...one of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your system under most conditions. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com System recovery options Most computer problems can be solved by using Drivers and Applications Recovery discs, which you create.