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...you for purchasing our notebook 2 Using the Gateway Web site 2 Using Help and Support 2 Contacting Gateway 3 Getting help for Windows Media Center 3 Using online help 4 Chapter 2: Using Windows 5 Using the Windows desktop 6 Using the Start menu 7 Adding icons to the desktop 8 Identifying window items 8 Working with files and folders ... folders 10 Copying and moving files and folders 10 Deleting files and folders 11 Searching for files 12 Using the Windows Search 12 Browsing for files and folders 13 Using Tablet PC 13 Calibrating your tablet 14 Using gestures 15 Using ...
...you for purchasing our notebook 2 Using the Gateway Web site 2 Using Help and Support 2 Contacting Gateway 3 Getting help for Windows Media Center 3 Using online help 4 Chapter 2: Using Windows 5 Using the Windows desktop 6 Using the Start menu 7 Adding icons to the desktop 8 Identifying window items 8 Working with files and folders ... folders 10 Copying and moving files and folders 10 Deleting files and folders 11 Searching for files 12 Using the Windows Search 12 Browsing for files and folders 13 Using Tablet PC 13 Calibrating your tablet 14 Using gestures 15 Using ...
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...DVDs 39 Creating a music CD 39 Creating a video DVD 40 Creating and copying data discs 43 Creating a data disc 43 Using Windows Media Center 43 Starting Windows Media Center 44 Chapter 5: Networking Your Notebook 45 Introduction to Networking 46 Networking terms you should know 46 Ethernet networking 46 Wired Ethernet... 57 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 Data security 60 Startup and hard drive password 60 Windows user accounts 60 Protecting your notebook from viruses 61 How to scan for and remove Internet threats 61 Using...
...DVDs 39 Creating a music CD 39 Creating a video DVD 40 Creating and copying data discs 43 Creating a data disc 43 Using Windows Media Center 43 Starting Windows Media Center 44 Chapter 5: Networking Your Notebook 45 Introduction to Networking 46 Networking terms you should know 46 Ethernet networking 46 Wired Ethernet... 57 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 Data security 60 Startup and hard drive password 60 Windows user accounts 60 Protecting your notebook from viruses 61 How to scan for and remove Internet threats 61 Using...
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www.gateway.com Changing color depth and screen resolution 68 Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds . . . . . 69 Selecting a screen saver 70 Changing gadgets 71 Changing system sounds 73 Changing mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings 74 ... game access 83 Restricting specific programs 85 Creating activity reports 85 Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 87 Setting up a maintenance schedule 88 Updating Windows 88 Managing hard drive space 89 Checking hard drive space 89 Deleting unnecessary files 90 Checking the hard drive for errors 90 Defragmenting the ...
www.gateway.com Changing color depth and screen resolution 68 Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds . . . . . 69 Selecting a screen saver 70 Changing gadgets 71 Changing system sounds 73 Changing mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings 74 ... game access 83 Restricting specific programs 85 Creating activity reports 85 Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 87 Setting up a maintenance schedule 88 Updating Windows 88 Managing hard drive space 89 Checking hard drive space 89 Deleting unnecessary files 90 Checking the hard drive for errors 90 Defragmenting the ...
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... technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to high-quality, brand-name components at affordable prices. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to our customers-to provide best-of your new notebook. Use ...use the many features of -class service and support in addition to help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to ...
... technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to high-quality, brand-name components at affordable prices. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to our customers-to provide best-of your new notebook. Use ...use the many features of -class service and support in addition to help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to ...
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... an answer, selecting an option under Ask someone, or picking a category from Information from Microsoft. Contacting Gateway The label on how to the Internet, click Windows Online Help, then type Windows Media Center in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Tip You can also search for a topic.... Help and Support opens. To find help for Windows Media Center If your question. The Media Center Help window opens. -ORIf you call for a topic: 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. To access Media Center help . www.gateway.com To search for help : 1 Click (Start...
... an answer, selecting an option under Ask someone, or picking a category from Information from Microsoft. Contacting Gateway The label on how to the Internet, click Windows Online Help, then type Windows Media Center in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Tip You can also search for a topic.... Help and Support opens. To find help for Windows Media Center If your question. The Media Center Help window opens. -ORIf you call for a topic: 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. To access Media Center help . www.gateway.com To search for help : 1 Click (Start...
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CHAPTER 2 Using Windows • Using the Windows desktop • Working with files and folders • Searching for files • Using Tablet PC • Working with documents • Shortcuts 5
CHAPTER 2 Using Windows • Using the Windows desktop • Working with files and folders • Searching for files • Using Tablet PC • Working with documents • Shortcuts 5
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...the security settings on the taskbar represent programs that opens. Your desktop may appear on page 64. 6 Help For more information, see "Using Windows Security Center" on the taskbar near the clock. Click a program's button on the menu that are available. Click the Start button, then ... page 11. The Start button provides access to open programs and perform other programs, and notebook tools and utilities. The desktop is the Windows desktop. The icon changes appearance to use the Recycle Bin, see "Deleting files and folders" on how your personalized work space where you...
...the security settings on the taskbar represent programs that opens. Your desktop may appear on page 64. 6 Help For more information, see "Using Windows Security Center" on the taskbar near the clock. Click a program's button on the menu that are available. Click the Start button, then ... page 11. The Start button provides access to open programs and perform other programs, and notebook tools and utilities. The desktop is the Windows desktop. The icon changes appearance to use the Recycle Bin, see "Deleting files and folders" on how your personalized work space where you...
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... All Programs to open files, customize your system, get help, search for files and folders, and more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type Windows Start menu in the Start menu. The Start menu opens, showing you click an item with a folder icon, the programs... a file or program to see all programs, files, and folders in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. If you the first level of the Windows desktop. You can start programs, open it. 7 www.gateway.com Using the Start menu Help For more using the Start menu.
... All Programs to open files, customize your system, get help, search for files and folders, and more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type Windows Start menu in the Start menu. The Start menu opens, showing you click an item with a folder icon, the programs... a file or program to see all programs, files, and folders in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. If you the first level of the Windows desktop. You can start programs, open it. 7 www.gateway.com Using the Start menu Help For more using the Start menu.
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... click All Programs. 2 Right-click (press the right touchpad button) the program that you search for a drive, folder, file, or program, a window opens on the desktop. When you want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop for a program that you double-click the icon for a word... or phrase in the Computer window. This example shows the Local Disk (C:) window, which opens after you double-click the Local Disk (C:) icon in the current window. 8 CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Adding icons to the desktop Help For more information about the desktop icons...
... click All Programs. 2 Right-click (press the right touchpad button) the program that you search for a drive, folder, file, or program, a window opens on the desktop. When you want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop for a program that you double-click the icon for a word... or phrase in the Computer window. This example shows the Local Disk (C:) window, which opens after you double-click the Local Disk (C:) icon in the current window. 8 CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Adding icons to the desktop Help For more information about the desktop icons...
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... button on the taskbar. Viewing drives Help For more drives such as a disc drive. Type files and folders in the taskbar opens the window again. Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. To view the drives, folders, and files on the menu bar .... Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the...
... button on the taskbar. Viewing drives Help For more drives such as a disc drive. Type files and folders in the taskbar opens the window again. Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. To view the drives, folders, and files on the menu bar .... Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the...
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... name appears by the folder icon. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. For information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on the Windows clipboard. The skills you paste it . When you decide where you want the copy to go , you need to put the new folder....you decide what folder you want to go in a file cabinet. Files are called copying, cutting, and pasting. In fact, all information on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it there. 10 They can paste copies of the file or folder on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for...
... name appears by the folder icon. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. For information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on the Windows clipboard. The skills you paste it . When you decide where you want the copy to go , you need to put the new folder....you decide what folder you want to go in a file cabinet. Files are called copying, cutting, and pasting. In fact, all information on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it there. 10 They can paste copies of the file or folder on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for...
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www.gateway.com To copy a file or folder to another folder: 1 Locate the file or folder you want to...file you want to delete, see "Shortcuts" on page 12. 2 Click Organize, then click Delete. For instructions on your Windows desktop. Eventually the trash can recover any file in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. For more information about copying...restore. To move a file or folder to move . A copy of the file or folder appears in its old location. Windows returns the deleted files or folders to select multiple files and folders, see "Searching for files" on the pop-up menu....
www.gateway.com To copy a file or folder to another folder: 1 Locate the file or folder you want to...file you want to delete, see "Shortcuts" on page 12. 2 Click Organize, then click Delete. For instructions on your Windows desktop. Eventually the trash can recover any file in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. For more information about copying...restore. To move a file or folder to move . A copy of the file or folder appears in its old location. Windows returns the deleted files or folders to select multiple files and folders, see "Searching for files" on the pop-up menu....
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...file or folder name, type in all or part of the file or folder name in the Search box in the Recycle Bin. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows To empty the Recycle Bin: Caution Emptying the Recycle Bin permanently erases any files or folders in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type... emptying the Recycle Bin in the results window. Using the Windows Search To find files and folders using this utility can use the Search utility. These files cannot be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or ...
...file or folder name, type in all or part of the file or folder name in the Search box in the Recycle Bin. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows To empty the Recycle Bin: Caution Emptying the Recycle Bin permanently erases any files or folders in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type... emptying the Recycle Bin in the results window. Using the Windows Search To find files and folders using this utility can use the Search utility. These files cannot be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or ...
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...search criteria to find the file or folder that may be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the results window. Type files and folders in which you can turn into text or image files. • Sticky Notes-Make a quick note with this utility...in fact). The Computer window opens. 2 Double-click the drive or folder that you think contains the file or folder that you want to find. 3 Continue double-clicking folders and their subfolders until you want . Browsing for a file: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. www.gateway.com Using advanced search...
...search criteria to find the file or folder that may be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the results window. Type files and folders in which you can turn into text or image files. • Sticky Notes-Make a quick note with this utility...in fact). The Computer window opens. 2 Double-click the drive or folder that you think contains the file or folder that you want to find. 3 Continue double-clicking folders and their subfolders until you want . Browsing for a file: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. www.gateway.com Using advanced search...
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...the on -screen instructions. 14 Recalibrate if you should calibrate your tablet: 1 Click or tap (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click or tap Windows Mobility Center. The Windows Mobility Center window opens. 2 Click or tap opens. (Change Tablet PC settings). The Tablet PC Settings dialog box 3 Click or tap the General tab. 4 Click...the digital pen-for example, because someone else has used your tablet PC and adjusted it for both portrait and landscape orientations. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Calibrating your tablet The first time you use -recalibrate it to left-handed writer.
...the on -screen instructions. 14 Recalibrate if you should calibrate your tablet: 1 Click or tap (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click or tap Windows Mobility Center. The Windows Mobility Center window opens. 2 Click or tap opens. (Change Tablet PC settings). The Tablet PC Settings dialog box 3 Click or tap the General tab. 4 Click...the digital pen-for example, because someone else has used your tablet PC and adjusted it for both portrait and landscape orientations. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Calibrating your tablet The first time you use -recalibrate it to left-handed writer.
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... Options. • For security and accuracy when entering masked text (such as passwords), use your tablet PC Input Panel's soft keyboard instead of the window. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Tablet Input Panel (TIP) Tap the Tablet PC Input Panel icon on the left side of the screen to enter data by...
... Options. • For security and accuracy when entering masked text (such as passwords), use your tablet PC Input Panel's soft keyboard instead of the window. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Tablet Input Panel (TIP) Tap the Tablet PC Input Panel icon on the left side of the screen to enter data by...
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www.gateway.com Working with documents Computer documents include word processing files, spreadsheet files, or other programs such as Corel® WordPerfect®, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft ... document. The Save As dialog box opens. The basic methods of creating, saving, opening, and printing a document apply to most of these types of the window to other similar files. For more information about using Microsoft® WordPad. To save the file. 3 Type a new file name in the Search Help box...
www.gateway.com Working with documents Computer documents include word processing files, spreadsheet files, or other programs such as Corel® WordPerfect®, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft ... document. The Save As dialog box opens. The basic methods of creating, saving, opening, and printing a document apply to most of these types of the window to other similar files. For more information about using Microsoft® WordPad. To save the file. 3 Type a new file name in the Search Help box...
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... dialog box opens. 4 Set the print options, then click Print. For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Opening a document To view, revise, or print an existing document, first you need to a network printer. Open the document in the Search Help box, then...
... dialog box opens. 4 Set the print options, then click Print. For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Opening a document To view, revise, or print an existing document, first you need to a network printer. Open the document in the Search Help box, then...
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...press ENTER. The file or folder is not stored in Windows. Switch to paste the object, then press CTRL + V. www.gateway.com Shortcuts Help For more information about Windows keyboard shortcuts, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type Windows keyboard shortcuts in the list. The following table shows a... + TAB. 19 Rename a file or folder Click the file or folder, press F2, type the new name, then press ENTER. Close the active window or program Press ALT + F4. Copy a file, folder, text, or graphic Click the item, then press CTRL + C. To... Do this... ...
...press ENTER. The file or folder is not stored in Windows. Switch to paste the object, then press CTRL + V. www.gateway.com Shortcuts Help For more information about Windows keyboard shortcuts, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type Windows keyboard shortcuts in the list. The following table shows a... + TAB. 19 Rename a file or folder Click the file or folder, press F2, type the new name, then press ENTER. Close the active window or program Press ALT + F4. Copy a file, folder, text, or graphic Click the item, then press CTRL + C. To... Do this... ...