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Contents www.gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 37 Learning about the Internet 38 Setting up an Internet account 39 Accessing your Internet account 39 Using the World ... notebook from viruses 46 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 47 Using Windows XP Security Center 49 Security updates 50 Windows Update 50 BigFix 52 Traveling securely 52 Chapter 6: Using Multimedia 53 Adjusting the volume 54 Playing music and movies 56 Playing WAV audio files 56 Playing audio and video files 57 Playing CDs or DVDs 57...
Contents www.gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 37 Learning about the Internet 38 Setting up an Internet account 39 Accessing your Internet account 39 Using the World ... notebook from viruses 46 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 47 Using Windows XP Security Center 49 Security updates 50 Windows Update 50 BigFix 52 Traveling securely 52 Chapter 6: Using Multimedia 53 Adjusting the volume 54 Playing music and movies 56 Playing WAV audio files 56 Playing audio and video files 57 Playing CDs or DVDs 57...
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... Tray. Shortcut Click the speaker icon in Category View, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices. 2 Click/Double-click the Adjust the system volume or Sounds and Audio Devices. To adjust the overall volume level from Windows: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. If your notebook. If the speaker ...and Audio Devices Properties dialog box as described to the right, click Place volume icon in your Control Panel is in the Search box, then click the arrow. You can use the Windows volume controls to select the Mute check box, then click OK. CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway....
... Tray. Shortcut Click the speaker icon in Category View, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices. 2 Click/Double-click the Adjust the system volume or Sounds and Audio Devices. To adjust the overall volume level from Windows: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. If your notebook. If the speaker ...and Audio Devices Properties dialog box as described to the right, click Place volume icon in your Control Panel is in the Search box, then click the arrow. You can use the Windows volume controls to select the Mute check box, then click OK. CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway....
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For more information about the volume controls, click Help in the window. 6 Click X in the window, click Options, Properties, the check box next to the audio device you want to adjust, then click OK. 5 Drag the volume level and balance sliders for the device you want to close it. 55 If the device you want to adjust does not appear in the top-right corner of the window to adjust. Adjusting the volume 4 Click Advanced in the Device volume area. www.gateway.com 3 Click the Volume tab.
For more information about the volume controls, click Help in the window. 6 Click X in the window, click Options, Properties, the check box next to the audio device you want to adjust, then click OK. 5 Drag the volume level and balance sliders for the device you want to close it. 55 If the device you want to adjust does not appear in the top-right corner of the window to adjust. Adjusting the volume 4 Click Advanced in the Device volume area. www.gateway.com 3 Click the Volume tab.
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WAV is a simple Windows program that lets you want to play, then click Open. 4 Play the file by clicking (stop playing the file by clicking (play a WAV audio file Sound Recorder: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then click Sound Recorder. Rewind Play Fast Forward Record Stop 2 Click File, ... The Open dialog box opens. 3 Click the file you record and play WAV files. CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia Playing music and movies www.gateway.com Playing WAV audio files Sound Recorder is the most common audio file format used for your Windows system sounds.
WAV is a simple Windows program that lets you want to play, then click Open. 4 Play the file by clicking (stop playing the file by clicking (play a WAV audio file Sound Recorder: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then click Sound Recorder. Rewind Play Fast Forward Record Stop 2 Click File, ... The Open dialog box opens. 3 Click the file you record and play WAV files. CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia Playing music and movies www.gateway.com Playing WAV audio files Sound Recorder is the most common audio file format used for your Windows system sounds.
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...file you do not have a DVD drive and would like to a standard CD but has greater data capacity. You can play CDs using Windows Media Player and CyberLink PowerDVD. Video screen Play Stop Video file information 2 Click File, then click Open. Important To watch a DVD you... played on a single disc. For more information about using Windows Media Player: 1 Click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. www.gateway.com Playing music and movies Playing audio and video files Windows Media Player can play several albums of audio and video files, including WAV, MIDI, MP3, AU, ...
...file you do not have a DVD drive and would like to a standard CD but has greater data capacity. You can play CDs using Windows Media Player and CyberLink PowerDVD. Video screen Play Stop Video file information 2 Click File, then click Open. Important To watch a DVD you... played on a single disc. For more information about using Windows Media Player: 1 Click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. www.gateway.com Playing music and movies Playing audio and video files Windows Media Player can play several albums of audio and video files, including WAV, MIDI, MP3, AU, ...
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...into the microphone. 4 When you finish recording, click (stop). 5 Click File, then click Save As. For the location of audio files for your Windows system sounds. Help & Support For more information about playing WAV files, see your notebook's hardware guide. 2 Click Start, All Programs... Entertainment, then click Sound Recorder. Recording WAV audio files Sound recorder is a simple Windows program that lets you want to save the recording, then click Save. CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia Creating audio files and music libraries www.gateway.com Creating music files You can create several types...
...into the microphone. 4 When you finish recording, click (stop). 5 Click File, then click Save As. For the location of audio files for your Windows system sounds. Help & Support For more information about playing WAV files, see your notebook's hardware guide. 2 Click Start, All Programs... Entertainment, then click Sound Recorder. Recording WAV audio files Sound recorder is a simple Windows program that lets you want to save the recording, then click Save. CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia Creating audio files and music libraries www.gateway.com Creating music files You can create several types...
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...noticeably sacrificing quality. If a dialog box does not open the Format list, then click either mp3 or Windows Media Audio. For more information on the differences between the two types of CD players, click Windows Media Player. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file ...extension MP3. You cannot copy tracks from a music CD to open with a list of files, click Learn more about MP3 formats. 61 OR - The Windows Media Player opens. - www.gateway.com Creating audio files and music libraries Important Some music CDs have copy protection software.
...noticeably sacrificing quality. If a dialog box does not open the Format list, then click either mp3 or Windows Media Audio. For more information on the differences between the two types of CD players, click Windows Media Player. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file ...extension MP3. You cannot copy tracks from a music CD to open with a list of files, click Learn more about MP3 formats. 61 OR - The Windows Media Player opens. - www.gateway.com Creating audio files and music libraries Important Some music CDs have copy protection software.
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... recorded. CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com 5 Click File, CDs and Devices, Rip Audio CD, then click the drive that you download are automatically added to each track as WMA files. A progress bar appears next to your desktop to the music library. ■ Downloading files from Windows Explorer or your music library. 62...
... recorded. CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com 5 Click File, CDs and Devices, Rip Audio CD, then click the drive that you download are automatically added to each track as WMA files. A progress bar appears next to your desktop to the music library. ■ Downloading files from Windows Explorer or your music library. 62...
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.... 4 Enter track information such as Title, Artist, Album, and Genre. 5 Click OK. To edit track information: 1 Click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. www.gateway.com Creating audio files and music libraries Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you want to edit, then...
.... 4 Enter track information such as Title, Artist, Album, and Genre. 5 Click OK. To edit track information: 1 Click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. www.gateway.com Creating audio files and music libraries Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you want to edit, then...
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...your notebook. Editing videos Help & Support For more information about using Windows Movie Maker, see its online help . For instructions on your notebook. OR - Windows Movie Maker opens. 64 CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com Creating and editing videos If your home video camera supports it,... it can be connected to your notebook so that you capture and edit full-motion video, single images, and audio through the IEEE...
...your notebook. Editing videos Help & Support For more information about using Windows Movie Maker, see its online help . For instructions on your notebook. OR - Windows Movie Maker opens. 64 CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com Creating and editing videos If your home video camera supports it,... it can be connected to your notebook so that you capture and edit full-motion video, single images, and audio through the IEEE...
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... a message prompts you are using two drives, Power2Go copies the tracks from an audio CD to a different audio format. 77 Advanced multimedia software features Windows Media Player advanced features You can use Windows Media Player to transfer WMA and MP3 files to your hard drive to watch Internet ... drive, Power2Go copies the tracks or files to your hard drive as an MP3, WAV, or WMA file. ■ Audio Converter converts an audio file to your hard drive. If you to close. www.gateway.com Advanced multimedia software features 6 Click Copy. The Burning dialog box opens.
... a message prompts you are using two drives, Power2Go copies the tracks from an audio CD to a different audio format. 77 Advanced multimedia software features Windows Media Player advanced features You can use Windows Media Player to transfer WMA and MP3 files to your hard drive to watch Internet ... drive, Power2Go copies the tracks or files to your hard drive as an MP3, WAV, or WMA file. ■ Audio Converter converts an audio file to your hard drive. If you to close. www.gateway.com Advanced multimedia software features 6 Click Copy. The Burning dialog box opens.
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...calibrating 12 capturing video to computer 64 CD adding tracks to your library 62 copying 76 creating audio 66, 67 creating data 67, 73 creating label 77 creating music 67 editing track information ...music 57 CD drive See DVD drive clipboard 17 close button 11 closing program 11, 25 window 11, 25 color changing depth 98 changing number of 98 changing scheme 100 Computrace 44, 45...113 display changing resolution 99 properties 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 using screen saver 102 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 4 Help and Support 4 online help 6 documents creating 22 opening 24 printing 24 saving...
...calibrating 12 capturing video to computer 64 CD adding tracks to your library 62 copying 76 creating audio 66, 67 creating data 67, 73 creating label 77 creating music 67 editing track information ...music 57 CD drive See DVD drive clipboard 17 close button 11 closing program 11, 25 window 11, 25 color changing depth 98 changing number of 98 changing scheme 100 Computrace 44, 45...113 display changing resolution 99 properties 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 using screen saver 102 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 4 Help and Support 4 online help 6 documents creating 22 opening 24 printing 24 saving...
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www.gateway.com Index minimize button 10 modem cable 39 dial-up 38 DSL 39 monitor ...editing track information 63 playing 57 MPEG file playing 57 multimedia adjusting volume 54 playing audio CD 57 playing DVD 57, 59 recording audio 60 using Windows Media Player 57 multiple monitors 103 music library building 62 music tracks copying 61 muting...reinstalling 118 projector display properties 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 R radio listening with Windows Media Player 77 recordable drive See DVD drive recording audio file 60 CD tracks 61, 76 recovering device drivers 32 files and folders 18 programs 32 ...
www.gateway.com Index minimize button 10 modem cable 39 dial-up 38 DSL 39 monitor ...editing track information 63 playing 57 MPEG file playing 57 multimedia adjusting volume 54 playing audio CD 57 playing DVD 57, 59 recording audio 60 using Windows Media Player 57 multiple monitors 103 music library building 62 music tracks copying 61 muting...reinstalling 118 projector display properties 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 R radio listening with Windows Media Player 77 recordable drive See DVD drive recording audio file 60 CD tracks 61, 76 recovering device drivers 32 files and folders 18 programs 32 ...
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... adjusting 54 controls 54 muting 54 W WAV file 57 Web browser 38, 39 Web page 39 Web site 39 connecting to 40 downloading files 41 Gateway 2 window 10 close button 11 closing 11, 25 maximize button 11 menu bar 11 minimize button 10 title bar 10... creating music files 61 creating WMA files 61 editing tack information 63 listening to Internet radio 77 playing audio CD 57 124 playing audio file 57 viewing video file 57 watching Internet TV 77 Windows Movie Maker capturing video to computer 64 editing video 64, 65 saving video 66 transferring video to computer...
... adjusting 54 controls 54 muting 54 W WAV file 57 Web browser 38, 39 Web page 39 Web site 39 connecting to 40 downloading files 41 Gateway 2 window 10 close button 11 closing 11, 25 maximize button 11 menu bar 11 minimize button 10 title bar 10... creating music files 61 creating WMA files 61 editing tack information 63 listening to Internet radio 77 playing audio CD 57 124 playing audio file 57 viewing video file 57 watching Internet TV 77 Windows Movie Maker capturing video to computer 64 editing video 64, 65 saving video 66 transferring video to computer...
