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... While in Sleep mode, the power indicator on your desktop layout so the next time you restore power, the programs are laid out just as you cannot use the Shut Down option in Sleep mode, press the power button. www.gateway.com 5 To open your computer from the wall outlets...(Start), then click (power). Turning off your computer Warning When you can run programs and search for about changing the power button mode, see "Using Windows" and "Customizing Windows" in your computer, certain components in your computer, unplug the power cord and modem cable from a Sleep state is ...
... While in Sleep mode, the power indicator on your desktop layout so the next time you restore power, the programs are laid out just as you cannot use the Shut Down option in Sleep mode, press the power button. www.gateway.com 5 To open your computer from the wall outlets...(Start), then click (power). Turning off your computer Warning When you can run programs and search for about changing the power button mode, see "Using Windows" and "Customizing Windows" in your computer, certain components in your computer, unplug the power cord and modem cable from a Sleep state is ...
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Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our computer 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 3 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 9 Viewing drives 9 Creating folders 10 Copying and...
Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our computer 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 3 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 9 Viewing drives 9 Creating folders 10 Copying 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 security settings on how your computer are available. The Start button provides access to use the Recycle Bin, see "Modifying security settings" on page 11. Desktop elements Description The taskbar is like the top of the desktop as your personalized work space where you see is set below the recommended value or...
... the security settings on how your computer are available. The Start button provides access to use the Recycle Bin, see "Modifying security settings" on page 11. Desktop elements Description The taskbar is like the top of the desktop as your personalized work space where you see is set below the recommended value or...
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...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 programs, files, and folders in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com Using the Start menu ...Help For more using the Start menu. To use the Start menu: Shortcut Start ➧ All Programs ➧ 1 Click (Start) on the lower left of menu items....
...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 programs, files, and folders in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com Using the Start menu ...Help For more using the Start menu. To use the Start menu: Shortcut Start ➧ All Programs ➧ 1 Click (Start) on the lower left of menu items....
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...or phrase in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Adding icons to the desktop Help For more information about the desktop icons, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type desktop icons in the current window. 8 Identifying window items Help For more information... example shows the Local Disk (C:) window, which opens after you use frequently. You may want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop: Shortcut Start ➧ All Programs ➧ right-click program ➧ Send To ➧ Desktop (create shortcut) 1 Click (Start), then click All Programs. ...
...or phrase in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Adding icons to the desktop Help For more information about the desktop icons, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type desktop icons in the current window. 8 Identifying window items Help For more information... example shows the Local Disk (C:) window, which opens after you use frequently. You may want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop: Shortcut Start ➧ All Programs ➧ right-click program ➧ Send To ➧ Desktop (create shortcut) 1 Click (Start), then click All Programs. ...
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... folder on the Windows clipboard. In fact, all information on the pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 10 A pop-up menu opens on the desktop. 3 Click Copy on a computer is created. 5 Type a name for files" on your diskette drive (if installed). 3 If you cut and paste a file or folder, you... and paste a file or folder, you copy or cut or copy until you want to go in (the destination folder), you paste it there. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are much like the folders in a file cabinet.
... folder on the Windows clipboard. In fact, all information on the pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 10 A pop-up menu opens on the desktop. 3 Click Copy on a computer is created. 5 Type a name for files" on your diskette drive (if installed). 3 If you cut and paste a file or folder, you... and paste a file or folder, you copy or cut or copy until you want to go in (the destination folder), you paste it there. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are much like the folders in a file cabinet.
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...files and folders using this utility can use the Search utility. Type searching in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Windows asks you if you are stored on your hard drive, you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your Windows desktop. Help For ...more information about emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows To empty the Recycle Bin: Caution Emptying the Recycle Bin permanently erases any files...
...files and folders using this utility can use the Search utility. Type searching in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Windows asks you if you are stored on your hard drive, you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your Windows desktop. Help For ...more information about emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows To empty the Recycle Bin: Caution Emptying the Recycle Bin permanently erases any files...
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...or folder that may have to create, save, open, and print a document using a program, click Help on . To browse for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. You can narrow your Windows desktop. You can search by selecting the search options that you want . So you... basic methods of creating, saving, opening, and printing a document apply to most of these types of folders to other similar files. www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more criteria than a file cabinet, in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.
...or folder that may have to create, save, open, and print a document using a program, click Help on . To browse for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. You can narrow your Windows desktop. You can search by selecting the search options that you want . So you... basic methods of creating, saving, opening, and printing a document apply to most of these types of folders to other similar files. www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more criteria than a file cabinet, in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.
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...Advanced Tag Editor dialog box opens. 4 Enter track information such as Title, Artist, Album, and Genre, then click OK. www.gateway.com Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to edit, then click Advanced Tag Editor. You can edit the track's tags (informational fields). If you are ...Player. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Click the Library tab. 3 Right-click the track or album you download are automatically added to your desktop to your music library. • Dragging and Dropping-Drag and drop files from the Internet-When you are having trouble playing a downloaded file,...
...Advanced Tag Editor dialog box opens. 4 Enter track information such as Title, Artist, Album, and Genre, then click OK. www.gateway.com Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to edit, then click Advanced Tag Editor. You can edit the track's tags (informational fields). If you are ...Player. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Click the Library tab. 3 Right-click the track or album you download are automatically added to your desktop to your music library. • Dragging and Dropping-Drag and drop files from the Internet-When you are having trouble playing a downloaded file,...
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...provider. If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each network computer are using a wired Ethernet network, check all of the following: • Connect your printer to your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Sharing ...parallel port. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. 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...
...provider. If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each network computer are using a wired Ethernet network, check all of the following: • Connect your printer to your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Sharing ...parallel port. After the drives and printers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. 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...
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.... The Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to view. For example, a shortcut is placed on your desktop. 3 Click × to close the window. A shortcut is created for the drive or folder and the icon for a drive or folder on another ...then double-click the file. To access the Documents folder on computer 1 from computer 2, double-click the shortcut icon. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Computer Using the network After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you want to copy the file to, then click Paste. 52
.... The Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to view. For example, a shortcut is placed on your desktop. 3 Click × to close the window. A shortcut is created for the drive or folder and the icon for a drive or folder on another ...then double-click the file. To access the Documents folder on computer 1 from computer 2, double-click the shortcut icon. CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Computer Using the network After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you want to copy the file to, then click Paste. 52
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...connect to the Bluetooth personal area network. To access a Bluetooth-enabled device, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you are using a desktop computer or if your Bluetooth radio and the Bluetooth device. 2 Click (Start), Control Panel, then click Network and Internet. 3 Click Network and ... Next, then follow the on your notebook does not have a Bluetooth radio built-in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 53 www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to connect to,...
...connect to the Bluetooth personal area network. To access a Bluetooth-enabled device, you must install the driver for the printer on the computer you are using a desktop computer or if your Bluetooth radio and the Bluetooth device. 2 Click (Start), Control Panel, then click Network and Internet. 3 Click Network and ... Next, then follow the on your notebook does not have a Bluetooth radio built-in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 53 www.gateway.com Printing files across the network Important Before you can print a file across the network: 1 Open the file you want to connect to,...
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...the drive and folder. 3 Click the picture or color you want to use for background images. To change window colors and effects: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, then under Appearance and Personalization, click Change desktop background. The Window Color and Appearance dialog box opens. 2 Click one of... as the colors of windows and dialog boxes and the color and design 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), ...
...the drive and folder. 3 Click the picture or color you want to use for background images. To change window colors and effects: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, then under Appearance and Personalization, click Change desktop background. The Window Color and Appearance dialog box opens. 2 Click one of... as the colors of windows and dialog boxes and the color and design 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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...or as Resolution or Color Quality if necessary. You may not represent the screens on your computer. The Display Settings dialog box opens. Use the additional desktop space to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After... such as an extension to your computer. If your computer's video card supports additional monitors (it on. 4 Turn on your computer. www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors.
...or as Resolution or Color Quality if necessary. You may not represent the screens on your computer. The Display Settings dialog box opens. Use the additional desktop space to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After... such as an extension to your computer. If your computer's video card supports additional monitors (it on. 4 Turn on your computer. www.gateway.com Setting up multiple monitors Important The dialog boxes shown in the Display Settings dialog box, click Identify Monitors.
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... the Sounds list and click the sound file you have selected, click Test. 4 Click OK to select the check box for Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor. You can change system sounds: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, then under Sound, click Change system sounds.... CHAPTER 7: Customizing Windows 9 To use the second monitor or projector as Windows startup and shut down, logging on your Windows desktop), click to save your changes. 70 Changing system sounds You can click and drag the "2" monitor ...
... the Sounds list and click the sound file you have selected, click Test. 4 Click OK to select the check box for Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor. You can change system sounds: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, then under Sound, click Change system sounds.... CHAPTER 7: Customizing Windows 9 To use the second monitor or projector as Windows startup and shut down, logging on your Windows desktop), click to save your changes. 70 Changing system sounds You can click and drag the "2" monitor ...
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... projector 69 VGA 69 copying files across network 52 files and folders 10, 16 text and graphics 16 creating data disc 37 desktop icon 8 desktop shortcut 8 document 14 folder 10 MP3 file 32 music file 32 video DVD 35 WMA file 32 customizing 63 cutting files and...deleting files and folders 6, 11, 16 desktop adding icon 8 adding shortcut 8 adjusting settings 64 changing background 65 changing color scheme 65 extending 69 selecting screen saver 66 using 6 using Start menu 7 DHCP 42, 48 disconnecting from Internet 18 display using screen saver 66 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and ...
... projector 69 VGA 69 copying files across network 52 files and folders 10, 16 text and graphics 16 creating data disc 37 desktop icon 8 desktop shortcut 8 document 14 folder 10 MP3 file 32 music file 32 video DVD 35 WMA file 32 customizing 63 cutting files and...deleting files and folders 6, 11, 16 desktop adding icon 8 adding shortcut 8 adjusting settings 64 changing background 65 changing color scheme 65 extending 69 selecting screen saver 66 using 6 using Start menu 7 DHCP 42, 48 disconnecting from Internet 18 display using screen saver 66 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and ...
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www.gateway.com updating 58 O online help 2, 3 opening documents 14 files 7 files across network 52... Ethernet 50 serial number 3 Shared Documents folder 71 sharing drives 51 folders 51 printer 51 shortcuts adding to desktop 8 closing programs 16 closing windows 16 copying 16 deleting files and folders 16 keyboard 16 pasting 16 renaming... recording audio 31 speech recognition 76 Start button 6 Start menu 7 starting programs 7 subnet mask 42 entering 48 support using 2 system identification label 3 T taskbar 6 TCP/IP protocol configuring 48 telephone canceling fax 25 installing Windows Fax and ...
www.gateway.com updating 58 O online help 2, 3 opening documents 14 files 7 files across network 52... Ethernet 50 serial number 3 Shared Documents folder 71 sharing drives 51 folders 51 printer 51 shortcuts adding to desktop 8 closing programs 16 closing windows 16 copying 16 deleting files and folders 16 keyboard 16 pasting 16 renaming... recording audio 31 speech recognition 76 Start button 6 Start menu 7 starting programs 7 subnet mask 42 entering 48 support using 2 system identification label 3 T taskbar 6 TCP/IP protocol configuring 48 telephone canceling fax 25 installing Windows Fax and ...