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Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank 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 ...
Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank 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 ...
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...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 networking 46 Wireless Ethernet networking 49 ...Adding a printer to your network 54 Sharing resources 54 Using the network 56 Bluetooth networking 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 ...
...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 networking 46 Wireless Ethernet networking 49 ...Adding a printer to your network 54 Sharing resources 54 Using the network 56 Bluetooth networking 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 ...
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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 Changing mouse settings 74 Changing touchpad or pointing device ... 79 Using the Windows Mobility Center 80 Setting up parental controls 82 Filtering Internet access 82 Scheduling notebook and Internet use 83 Restricting game access 83 Restricting specific programs 85 Creating activity reports 85 Chapter 8: Maintaining Your...
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 Changing mouse settings 74 Changing touchpad or pointing device ... 79 Using the Windows Mobility Center 80 Setting up parental controls 82 Filtering Internet access 82 Scheduling notebook and Internet use 83 Restricting game access 83 Restricting specific programs 85 Creating activity reports 85 Chapter 8: Maintaining Your...
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... quality control tests to ensure that you ever have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at affordable prices. Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of -class service and support ...you quickly discover and use the many features of your new Gateway notebook for purchasing our notebook! If you will be pleased with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of us at Gateway. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current ...
... quality control tests to ensure that you ever have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at affordable prices. Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of -class service and support ...you quickly discover and use the many features of your new Gateway notebook for purchasing our notebook! If you will be pleased with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of us at Gateway. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current ...
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... information that most closely matches your notebook model and serial number. Getting help for help : 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. To access Media Center help . Contacting Gateway The label on how to the Internet, click Windows Online Help, then type Windows Media Center in the ...be available if the first list does not address your notebook has Windows Media Center, you are connected to use Windows Media Center. Tip You can also search for a topic: 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you receive a...
... information that most closely matches your notebook model and serial number. Getting help for help : 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. To access Media Center help . Contacting Gateway The label on how to the Internet, click Windows Online Help, then type Windows Media Center in the ...be available if the first list does not address your notebook has Windows Media Center, you are connected to use Windows Media Center. Tip You can also search for a topic: 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you receive a...
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... page 64. 6 Click the Start button, then open the program's window. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your notebook are set up. Your desktop may appear on page 11. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your personalized work space where... you discarded are running. Think of the desktop as your notebook. Help For more information, see "Deleting files and folders" on the taskbar near the clock. Desktop elements Description The taskbar is where...
... page 64. 6 Click the Start button, then open the program's window. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your notebook are set up. Your desktop may appear on page 11. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your personalized work space where... you discarded are running. Think of the desktop as your notebook. Help For more information, see "Deleting files and folders" on the taskbar near the clock. Desktop elements Description The taskbar is where...
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... action such as a disc drive. You can organize your files and programs to fit the entire notebook display. Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to its former size. Clicking... just as you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet. Type files and folders in the taskbar opens the window again. A notebook may also have more drives such as Print or Save. Hard Disc drive 9 Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the ...
... action such as a disc drive. You can organize your files and programs to fit the entire notebook display. Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to its former size. Clicking... just as you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet. Type files and folders in the taskbar opens the window again. A notebook may also have more drives such as Print or Save. Hard Disc drive 9 Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the ...
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... the new folder. Folders Files To create a folder: Shortcut Click File Á New Á Folder Á type name 1 Click (Start), then click Computer on a notebook is your notebook. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is stored in a file cabinet. Therefore, you copy or cut or copy until you want to go , you paste it there...
... the new folder. Folders Files To create a folder: Shortcut Click File Á New Á Folder Á type name 1 Click (Start), then click Computer on a notebook is your notebook. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is stored in a file cabinet. Therefore, you copy or cut or copy until you want to go , you paste it there...
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... file or folder or a set of files or folders that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are stored on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the bin. These files cannot be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the Search...
... file or folder or a set of files or folders that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are stored on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the bin. These files cannot be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the Search...
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...to find. 3 Continue double-clicking folders and their subfolders until you find the file or folder you want . So you need . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more information about browsing for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and ...Support. You can be inside a folder that they may have the Tablet PC features. Using Tablet PC Your notebook may be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Browsing for a file: ...
...to find. 3 Continue double-clicking folders and their subfolders until you find the file or folder you want . So you need . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more information about browsing for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and ...Support. You can be inside a folder that they may have the Tablet PC features. Using Tablet PC Your notebook may be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Browsing for a file: ...
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.... Help For more information about opening files in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 18 Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the printer documentation. To print a document: 1 Make sure that it . CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Opening a document To view...
.... Help For more information about opening files in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 18 Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the printer documentation. To print a document: 1 Make sure that it . CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Opening a document To view...
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...a worldwide network of Internet service providers available locally. • A Web browser-a program that displays information from the Internet. Your notebook may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in dial-up an ISP service or to transfer an existing account to the... Internet. To minimize the cost for a list of computers linked together to provide information to other computers can access this notebook, contact the ISP directly. Internet Servers store information so other computers or servers using a telephone system to connect to this ...
...a worldwide network of Internet service providers available locally. • A Web browser-a program that displays information from the Internet. Your notebook may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in dial-up an ISP service or to transfer an existing account to the... Internet. To minimize the cost for a list of computers linked together to provide information to other computers can access this notebook, contact the ISP directly. Internet Servers store information so other computers or servers using a telephone system to connect to this ...
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...depends on the complexity of transferring files from viruses" on the site that you requested. The speed that a Web page displays on your notebook from a computer on the browser address bar. - The time that you download. Click (Start), then click Internet. Your default Web browser...the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type connecting to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the Internet to your connection will determine how fast Web pages display. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. Downloading is...
...depends on the complexity of transferring files from viruses" on the site that you requested. The speed that a Web page displays on your notebook from a computer on the browser address bar. - The time that you download. Click (Start), then click Internet. Your default Web browser...the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type connecting to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the Internet to your connection will determine how fast Web pages display. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. Downloading is...
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...you prepare to multiple fax servers or devices on page 61. If you send and receive faxes using your Notebook Reference Guide. You cannot use your notebook from this notebook before you want to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes. The Fax Setup window opens. 26 Tip... broadband connection. To send a Fax: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Fax and Scan. For more information, see "Protecting your notebook to one local fax modem, although you send or receive faxes using a cable or DSL modem by following these instructions. CHAPTER 3: Using the Internet...
...you prepare to multiple fax servers or devices on page 61. If you send and receive faxes using your Notebook Reference Guide. You cannot use your notebook from this notebook before you want to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes. The Fax Setup window opens. 26 Tip... broadband connection. To send a Fax: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Fax and Scan. For more information, see "Protecting your notebook to one local fax modem, although you send or receive faxes using a cable or DSL modem by following these instructions. CHAPTER 3: Using the Internet...
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...music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in the playlist (when you click it ) or skips to the next file in your notebook or connected to your notebook. Help For more information about playing optical discs, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type playing discs in and that ...Á Windows Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that use a laser to CDs or watch a DVD you must have copy protection software. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and hold it ...
...music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in the playlist (when you click it ) or skips to the next file in your notebook or connected to your notebook. Help For more information about playing optical discs, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type playing discs in and that ...Á Windows Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that use a laser to CDs or watch a DVD you must have copy protection software. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and hold it ...
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... file to do with the disc, click Play. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 3 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want your notebook to the beginning. If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens and...
... file to do with the disc, click Play. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 3 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want your notebook to the beginning. If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens and...
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... next file on page 34. Creating audio files and music libraries Creating music files Help For more information about playing audio files, see your notebook's Reference Guide. -ORUse the built-in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type recording audio or ripping in microphone available on your..., MP3, and WMA files. The Sound Recorder opens. 3 Click Start Recording, then speak or make other sounds into the microphone jack on select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. The Save As dialog box opens. 5 Type a name for your...
... next file on page 34. Creating audio files and music libraries Creating music files Help For more information about playing audio files, see your notebook's Reference Guide. -ORUse the built-in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type recording audio or ripping in microphone available on your..., MP3, and WMA files. The Sound Recorder opens. 3 Click Start Recording, then speak or make other sounds into the microphone jack on select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. The Save As dialog box opens. 5 Type a name for your...
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... WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. The Rip screen opens. 5 Click to clear the check box for your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. A progress bar appears next to your music files. 3 Insert a music CD into compact files without noticeably sacrificing quality.
... WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. The Rip screen opens. 5 Click to clear the check box for your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. A progress bar appears next to your music files. 3 Insert a music CD into compact files without noticeably sacrificing quality.
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...tasks while creating CDs or DVDs. Most automobile stereos will not play DVDs. 3 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want your notebook to do not use a writable CD for other remedies. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Click the Library tab. 3 Right-click the track or album... then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your notebook for creating music CDs. Important Make sure that you use your recordable disc drive. www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you need ...
...tasks while creating CDs or DVDs. Most automobile stereos will not play DVDs. 3 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want your notebook to do not use a writable CD for other remedies. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Click the Library tab. 3 Right-click the track or album... then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your notebook for creating music CDs. Important Make sure that you use your recordable disc drive. www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you need ...
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...Creating a video DVD If your legal advisor. To create a video DVD using Windows DVD Maker. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you can create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker: 1 Insert a blank, writeable DVD into ...burn to CD from the copyright owner. The music is recorded onto the blank CD. Important We recommend that you want your notebook to do not use your notebook for other remedies. If you record copyrighted material on a CD or DVD, you need permission from the Library to the ...
...Creating a video DVD If your legal advisor. To create a video DVD using Windows DVD Maker. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you can create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker: 1 Insert a blank, writeable DVD into ...burn to CD from the copyright owner. The music is recorded onto the blank CD. Important We recommend that you want your notebook to do not use your notebook for other remedies. If you record copyrighted material on a CD or DVD, you need permission from the Library to the ...