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...Although it does not turn your computer completely off, it has been turned completely off or slow down to save power, and saves your desktop layout so the next time you restore power, the programs are laid out just as you turn off your computer for about changing the power...system board remain energized. From that menu, you can run programs and search for long periods. To put your computer's Start menu, click (Start). www.gateway.com 5 To open your computer to sleep: 1 Click (Start), then click (power). In order to remove all electrical power from the wall outlets....
...Although it does not turn your computer completely off, it has been turned completely off or slow down to save power, and saves your desktop layout so the next time you restore power, the programs are laid out just as you turn off your computer for about changing the power...system board remain energized. From that menu, you can run programs and search for long periods. To put your computer's Start menu, click (Start). www.gateway.com 5 To open your computer to sleep: 1 Click (Start), then click (power). In order to remove all electrical power from the wall outlets....
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... notches on your computer is secure, you hear a click. 6 Replace the side panel by following the instructions in your computer. Windows starts and the Windows desktop appears. 10 Click (Start), right-click Computer, then click Properties. The amount of the memory module should secure the memory module automatically. When the module...
... notches on your computer is secure, you hear a click. 6 Replace the side panel by following the instructions in your computer. Windows starts and the Windows desktop appears. 10 Click (Start), right-click Computer, then click Properties. The amount of the memory module should secure the memory module automatically. When the module...
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... 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. The My Documents window opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. www.gateway.com Transferring files and settings manually You can manually transfer your personal data files by copying them to Step 4. - To find files in your... opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. 4 Copy your personal data files to removable media or to another computer on the desktop. Finding your documents Many programs save your saved personal data files. Go to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive...
... 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. The My Documents window opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. www.gateway.com Transferring files and settings manually You can manually transfer your personal data files by copying them to Step 4. - To find files in your... opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. 4 Copy your personal data files to removable media or to another computer on the desktop. Finding your documents Many programs save your saved personal data files. Go to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive...
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... you for purchasing our computer 2 Using the Gateway Web site 2 Using Help and Support 2 Searching for a topic 3 Getting help for Windows Media Center 3 Using online help 4 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 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...
... you for purchasing our computer 2 Using the Gateway Web site 2 Using Help and Support 2 Searching for a topic 3 Getting help for Windows Media Center 3 Using online help 4 Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity 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...
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CHAPTER 2 Using Windows • Using the Windows desktop • Working with files and folders • Searching for files • Working with documents • Shortcuts 5
CHAPTER 2 Using Windows • Using the Windows desktop • Working with files and folders • Searching for files • Working with documents • Shortcuts 5
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... The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your computer. Double-click this example, depending on page 11. Your desktop may appear on page 64. 6 The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button, and the Recycle Bin icon. For instructions on how to use the Recycle Bin,... Start button provides access to open programs and perform other programs, and computer tools and utilities. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your computer starts, the first screen you see is set below the recommended value or when updates are running. Other buttons on ...
... The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your computer. Double-click this example, depending on page 11. Your desktop may appear on page 64. 6 The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button, and the Recycle Bin icon. For instructions on how to use the Recycle Bin,... Start button provides access to open programs and perform other programs, and computer tools and utilities. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your computer starts, the first screen you see is set below the recommended value or when updates are running. Other buttons on ...
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... your system, get help, search for files and folders, and more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Using the Start menu Help For more using the Start menu. You can start programs, open it. 7 If you the first level of the... Windows desktop. The Start menu opens, showing you click an item with a folder icon, the programs, files, and subfolders appear. 3 Click a file or program to see all...
... your system, get help, search for files and folders, and more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Using the Start menu Help For more using the Start menu. You can start programs, open it. 7 If you the first level of the... Windows desktop. The Start menu opens, showing you click an item with a folder icon, the programs, files, and subfolders appear. 3 Click a file or program to see all...
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... item Description The title bar is the horizontal bar at the top of a window that program appears on the desktop. You may want to add to the desktop. 3 Click Send To, then click Desktop (create shortcut). A shortcut icon for a program that you use frequently. This example shows the Local Disk (C:) ...window, which opens after you search for a drive, folder, file, or program, a window opens on the desktop. The Search box lets you double-click the Local Disk (C:) icon in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. When you want to add an...
... item Description The title bar is the horizontal bar at the top of a window that program appears on the desktop. You may want to add to the desktop. 3 Click Send To, then click Desktop (create shortcut). A shortcut icon for a program that you use frequently. This example shows the Local Disk (C:) ...window, which opens after you search for a drive, folder, file, or program, a window opens on the desktop. The Search box lets you double-click the Local Disk (C:) icon in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. When you want to add an...
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... want the file or folder to copy. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are called copying, cutting, and pasting. A pop-up menu opens on the desktop. 3 Click Copy on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you cut or copy again. Files are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and...
... want the file or folder to copy. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are called copying, cutting, and pasting. A pop-up menu opens on the desktop. 3 Click Copy on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you cut or copy again. Files are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and...
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... recover files or folders from its new location and is emptied. Help For more information, see "Shortcuts" on the pop-up menu opens on the desktop. 3 Click Cut on page 16. To move a file or folder to another folder: 1 Locate the file or folder you want to move . The file or... Recycle Bin. To delete files or folders: 1 In the Computer or Windows Explorer window, click the files or folders that you want to restore. www.gateway.com 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 Click Paste.
... recover files or folders from its new location and is emptied. Help For more information, see "Shortcuts" on the pop-up menu opens on the desktop. 3 Click Cut on page 16. To move a file or folder to another folder: 1 Locate the file or folder you want to move . The file or... Recycle Bin. To delete files or folders: 1 In the Computer or Windows Explorer window, click the files or folders that you want to restore. www.gateway.com 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 Click Paste.
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... click Help and Support. Type the keyword searching in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Searching for files If you are stored on the desktop. These files cannot be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the bin. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you can...
... click Help and Support. Type the keyword searching in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Searching for files If you are stored on the desktop. These files cannot be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the bin. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you can...
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...For more criteria than a file cabinet, in the same way as Corel® WordPerfect®, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel. You can narrow your Windows desktop. The basic methods of creating, saving, opening, and printing a document apply to most of these types of a name • Creation date •... search by selecting the search options that you want . To browse for files and folders A file or folder that you need . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more information about using a program, click Help on its menu bar. 13 Files and...
...For more criteria than a file cabinet, in the same way as Corel® WordPerfect®, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel. You can narrow your Windows desktop. The basic methods of creating, saving, opening, and printing a document apply to most of these types of a name • Creation date •... search by selecting the search options that you want . To browse for files and folders A file or folder that you need . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more information about using a program, click Help on its menu bar. 13 Files and...
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... WMA files-When you create MP3 or WMA files from the tracks on your music CD, Windows Media Player automatically adds these files to your desktop to the music library. To edit track information: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. The Advanced Tag Editor dialog box ...to the Internet, WMA and MP3 files that you want to your music library by sorting, and add information to build a music library. www.gateway.com Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to a music file. The new track information appears in the Windows Media Player library. 35...
... WMA files-When you create MP3 or WMA files from the tracks on your music CD, Windows Media Player automatically adds these files to your desktop to the music library. To edit track information: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. The Advanced Tag Editor dialog box ...to the Internet, WMA and MP3 files that you want to your music library by sorting, and add information to build a music library. www.gateway.com Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to a music file. The new track information appears in the Windows Media Player library. 35...
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... network computers • Print documents on each computer. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you want to the network. Take any firewall software on your desktop computer • Turn off all physical cable connections • Make sure that your router or access point is set up, log onto one of that...
... network computers • Print documents on each computer. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you want to the network. Take any firewall software on your desktop computer • Turn off all physical cable connections • Make sure that your router or access point is set up, log onto one of that...
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... were attached directly to view. Copying files across the network To copy files across the network: 1 Start the program for a drive or folder on your desktop. 3 Click X to open . 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Computer Viewing shared drives and folders Help...
... were attached directly to view. Copying files across the network To copy files across the network: 1 Start the program for a drive or folder on your desktop. 3 Click X to open . 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Computer Viewing shared drives and folders Help...
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... printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that device you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you are using a desktop computer or if your notebook does not have a Bluetooth radio built-in. These devices may have built-in Bluetooth, you can purchase a ...computer. Bluetooth networking You can use of a USB or Firewire cable. Type Bluetooth in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 55 www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you transfer information between these ...
... printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that device you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you are using a desktop computer or if your notebook does not have a Bluetooth radio built-in. These devices may have built-in Bluetooth, you can purchase a ...computer. Bluetooth networking You can use of a USB or Firewire cable. Type Bluetooth in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 55 www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you transfer information between these ...
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..., then under Appearance and Personalization, click Customize colors. The Choose a desktop background dialog box opens. 69 The Window Color and Appearance dialog box opens. 2 Click one of the desktop background. www.gateway.com Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds You can change the appearance... of Windows desktop items, such as color schemes, shading effects, and screen fonts, click (Start...
..., then under Appearance and Personalization, click Customize colors. The Choose a desktop background dialog box opens. 69 The Window Color and Appearance dialog box opens. 2 Click one of the desktop background. www.gateway.com Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds You can change the appearance... of Windows desktop items, such as color schemes, shading effects, and screen fonts, click (Start...
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Your changes are visible on the right edge of your preference. Gadgets can position them anywhere on your desktop, gadgets are usually visible on your Windows desktop. They can be moved, removed, resized, and configured according to the Sidebar. Although you can include: • Clocks and timers • News feeds, weather forecasts, .... 2 Click the gadget you want , then drag it to your screen in an empty area of the Sidebar, or right-click in the Sidebar. www.gateway.com Changing gadgets Gadgets are constantly running mini-programs that are saved. 71
Your changes are visible on the right edge of your preference. Gadgets can position them anywhere on your desktop, gadgets are usually visible on your Windows desktop. They can be moved, removed, resized, and configured according to the Sidebar. Although you can include: • Clocks and timers • News feeds, weather forecasts, .... 2 Click the gadget you want , then drag it to your screen in an empty area of the Sidebar, or right-click in the Sidebar. www.gateway.com Changing gadgets Gadgets are constantly running mini-programs that are saved. 71
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www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors. Use the additional desktop space to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer... Personalization, Personalization, then click Display Settings. You may not represent the screens on your computer. Shortcut Right-click an empty space on the desktop Ö Personalize Ö Display Settings. 6 Right-click the second monitor icon (labeled 2), click Attached, then click Apply. 7 Adjust properties...
www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors. Use the additional desktop space to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer... Personalization, Personalization, then click Display Settings. You may not represent the screens on your computer. Shortcut Right-click an empty space on the desktop Ö Personalize Ö Display Settings. 6 Right-click the second monitor icon (labeled 2), click Attached, then click Apply. 7 Adjust properties...
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...You can click and drag the "2" monitor icon to select the check box for system events, such as an extension of your desktop (increasing the size of your Windows desktop), click to position it the same way the physical monitor is arranged on and logging off, window maximizing and minimizing, and ...: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, then under Sound, click Change system sounds. To change the sounds that play for Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor. If you do not see the sound file in the Sounds list, click Browse and find the file in the Program list...
...You can click and drag the "2" monitor icon to select the check box for system events, such as an extension of your desktop (increasing the size of your Windows desktop), click to position it the same way the physical monitor is arranged on and logging off, window maximizing and minimizing, and ...: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, then under Sound, click Change system sounds. To change the sounds that play for Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor. If you do not see the sound file in the Sounds list, click Browse and find the file in the Program list...