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www.gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating a data CD or DVD 73 Copying a CD or DVD 76 ... 95 Receiving and viewing a fax 95 Canceling a fax 95 Automatically retry sending a fax 96 Automatically canceling a fax 96 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Notebook 97 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 98 Adjusting the color depth 98 Adjusting the...
www.gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating a data CD or DVD 73 Copying a CD or DVD 76 ... 95 Receiving and viewing a fax 95 Canceling a fax 95 Automatically retry sending a fax 96 Automatically canceling a fax 96 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Notebook 97 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 98 Adjusting the color depth 98 Adjusting the...
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Contents www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop 100 Changing the desktop background 101 Selecting a screen saver 102 Using an extended desktop 103 Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings 104 Changing mouse settings 104 Changing touchpad... and pen settings 106 Programming the buttons 107 Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings 107 Adding and modifying user accounts 108 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Notebook 109 Updating Windows 110 Using BigFix 110 Managing hard drive space 111 Checking hard drive space 111 Deleting unnecessary files...
Contents www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop 100 Changing the desktop background 101 Selecting a screen saver 102 Using an extended desktop 103 Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings 104 Changing mouse settings 104 Changing touchpad... and pen settings 106 Programming the buttons 107 Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings 107 Adding and modifying user accounts 108 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Notebook 109 Updating Windows 110 Using BigFix 110 Managing hard drive space 111 Checking hard drive space 111 Deleting unnecessary files...
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...for a topic in Help and Support, type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search box located at the top of any Help and Support screen, then click the arrow button. For each search, you want to your search topic. ■ Full-text Search Matches - These topics are located in.... You must be connected to the Internet to help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. Help and Support opens. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help you quickly discover and use the many features of...
...for a topic in Help and Support, type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search box located at the top of any Help and Support screen, then click the arrow button. For each search, you want to your search topic. ■ Full-text Search Matches - These topics are located in.... You must be connected to the Internet to help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. Help and Support opens. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help you quickly discover and use the many features of...
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After your notebook starts, the first screen you open programs and perform other programs, and computer tools and utilities. Type the keyword Windows desktop in the Search box, then click the arrow. ... a clock on the menu that are running. The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button, and the Recycle Bin icon. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Think of a real...
After your notebook starts, the first screen you open programs and perform other programs, and computer tools and utilities. Type the keyword Windows desktop in the Search box, then click the arrow. ... a clock on the menu that are running. The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button, and the Recycle Bin icon. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Think of a real...
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...; Sticky Notes - hand-write documents, then turn them into Word documents and other programs ■ Enhanced speech and voice recognition - www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, and... voice recognition for the pen, tablet buttons, and display screen ■ Tablet PC Input Panel (TIP) - Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed....
...; Sticky Notes - hand-write documents, then turn them into Word documents and other programs ■ Enhanced speech and voice recognition - www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, and... voice recognition for the pen, tablet buttons, and display screen ■ Tablet PC Input Panel (TIP) - Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed....
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...2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Using Tablet PC extensions Calibration The first time you use these gestures, you get the same result as pressing the corresponding key on a standard keyboard. ■ Open the Tablet Input Panel by waving the pen back and forth over the screen. ■ Backspace by ...pen-for example, because someone else has used your pen for different users. Follow the on -screen pointer does not seem to line up with the tip of the pen and adjusts the screen's performance for both portrait and landscape orientations. Gestures A gesture is a shape you can also use...
...2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Using Tablet PC extensions Calibration The first time you use these gestures, you get the same result as pressing the corresponding key on a standard keyboard. ■ Open the Tablet Input Panel by waving the pen back and forth over the screen. ■ Backspace by ...pen-for example, because someone else has used your pen for different users. Follow the on -screen pointer does not seem to line up with the tip of the pen and adjusts the screen's performance for both portrait and landscape orientations. Gestures A gesture is a shape you can also use...
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... it on the display surface. ■ Line up speech options, tap or click the Tools and Options icon , then tap or click Speech. 13 The screen reads the position of alignment. Store extra pens in the tablet PC's pen holder. Tools and Options Help ■ To set up the pointer before... hold a writing pen, and steady your writing hand by tapping or clicking the tabs near the Start button to avoid prolonged pressure on a mouse. www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Pen button The pen button serves the same function as the right button on the pen tip. ■...
... it on the display surface. ■ Line up speech options, tap or click the Tools and Options icon , then tap or click Speech. 13 The screen reads the position of alignment. Store extra pens in the tablet PC's pen holder. Tools and Options Help ■ To set up the pointer before... hold a writing pen, and steady your writing hand by tapping or clicking the tabs near the Start button to avoid prolonged pressure on a mouse. www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Pen button The pen button serves the same function as the right button on the pen tip. ■...
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Recovering your system Important If your hard drive has failed and you can recover specific files using Microsoft System Restore" on -screen instructions of your notebook. Your media burning software opens. 6 Follow the on page 34. - You are done. If you have created....to recover your system, you can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. www.gateway.com Important Use a permanent marker to follow the software's own instructions for the first disc. If you need to label each file is ...
Recovering your system Important If your hard drive has failed and you can recover specific files using Microsoft System Restore" on -screen instructions of your notebook. Your media burning software opens. 6 Follow the on page 34. - You are done. If you have created....to recover your system, you can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. www.gateway.com Important Use a permanent marker to follow the software's own instructions for the first disc. If you need to label each file is ...
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...your computer with System Restore. The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens. 4 Click a bold date on the calendar (Step 1 on the screen), then click a restore point in the list (Step 2 on ), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to an ...earlier time, then click Next. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens...
...your computer with System Restore. The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens. 4 Click a bold date on the calendar (Step 1 on the screen), then click a restore point in the list (Step 2 on ), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to an ...earlier time, then click Next. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens...
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... hard drive" on page 35 for instructions. The System Recovery program starts. 35 www.gateway.com Recovering your problem, restart Gateway System Recovery. Recovering your notebook and have it ready. 2 If you selected, and read all notices on the screen. 7 Click Next, then follow the on or restart your notebook, then press F11... run Windows, click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, System Recovery, then click Yes. Your notebook restarts, then the System Recovery program starts. - OR Turn on -screen instructions to finish the restoration.
... hard drive" on page 35 for instructions. The System Recovery program starts. 35 www.gateway.com Recovering your problem, restart Gateway System Recovery. Recovering your notebook and have it ready. 2 If you selected, and read all notices on the screen. 7 Click Next, then follow the on or restart your notebook, then press F11... run Windows, click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, System Recovery, then click Yes. Your notebook restarts, then the System Recovery program starts. - OR Turn on -screen instructions to finish the restoration.
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Click Start, then click Internet. Your default Web browser opens showing an opening page or welcome screen. 3 To go to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on your notebook. Additionally, the speed of the Web page and other Internet conditions. ... page on the site that a Web page displays on the browser address bar. - The speed that you set up an account with your screen depends on the Internet, downloads (transfers) data to your Internet account, you use the Parental Control feature in the menu bar. Link Web ...
Click Start, then click Internet. Your default Web browser opens showing an opening page or welcome screen. 3 To go to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on your notebook. Additionally, the speed of the Web page and other Internet conditions. ... page on the site that a Web page displays on the browser address bar. - The speed that you set up an account with your screen depends on the Internet, downloads (transfers) data to your Internet account, you use the Parental Control feature in the menu bar. Link Web ...
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...notebook. E-mail is assigned when you sign up for saving the file in the folder that you want to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for an account with an ISP. Downloading is similar to this one: [email protected] User name Internet domain name 41 The Internet.... Your e-mail messages arrive at any time. For more information, see "Working with Hotmail might have an e-mail address that user. www.gateway.com Using e-mail Downloading files Caution To protect your notebook against viruses, make sure that contains the file or program you want to download, ...
...notebook. E-mail is assigned when you sign up for saving the file in the folder that you want to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for an account with an ISP. Downloading is similar to this one: [email protected] User name Internet domain name 41 The Internet.... Your e-mail messages arrive at any time. For more information, see "Working with Hotmail might have an e-mail address that user. www.gateway.com Using e-mail Downloading files Caution To protect your notebook against viruses, make sure that contains the file or program you want to download, ...
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To remove a virus: 1 If McAfee SecurityCenter finds a virus, follow all on your notebook Scanning for and removing viruses To scan for the virus. 48 CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook and rescan for viruses: 1 Start McAfee SecurityCenter. 2 Click virusscan. www.gateway.com 3 Click Scan My Computer for Viruses. 4 Click the location you want to remove the virus. 2 Turn off your notebook and leave it off for at least 30 seconds. 3 Turn on -screen instructions to scan, then select your scan options. 5 Click Scan.
To remove a virus: 1 If McAfee SecurityCenter finds a virus, follow all on your notebook Scanning for and removing viruses To scan for the virus. 48 CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook and rescan for viruses: 1 Start McAfee SecurityCenter. 2 Click virusscan. www.gateway.com 3 Click Scan My Computer for Viruses. 4 Click the location you want to remove the virus. 2 Turn off your notebook and leave it off for at least 30 seconds. 3 Turn on -screen instructions to scan, then select your scan options. 5 Click Scan.
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...to the Internet. 2 Start McAfee SecurityCenter. 3 Click Update. To update your virus definitions: 1 Make sure that you must extend your screen. The McAfee SecurityCenter Updates wizard opens. 4 Click Check Now. 5 If it is time to protect your subscription and continue updating McAfee ...settings: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, then double-click Security Center. The Windows Security Center dialog box opens. 49 www.gateway.com Data security Important To update McAfee SecurityCenter after the subscription period expires, you are connected to extend your notebook from the ...
...to the Internet. 2 Start McAfee SecurityCenter. 3 Click Update. To update your virus definitions: 1 Make sure that you must extend your screen. The McAfee SecurityCenter Updates wizard opens. 4 Click Check Now. 5 If it is time to protect your subscription and continue updating McAfee ...settings: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, then double-click Security Center. The Windows Security Center dialog box opens. 49 www.gateway.com Data security Important To update McAfee SecurityCenter after the subscription period expires, you are connected to extend your notebook from the ...
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...screen Play Stop Video file information 2 Click File, then click Open. You may not be able to a standard CD but has greater data capacity. A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is similar to play CDs using Windows Media Player, and you want to add an external drive, visit the Accessory Store at accessories.gateway... like to play, then click Open. 4 Play the file by clicking (play DVDs using Windows Media Player and CyberLink PowerDVD. www.gateway.com Playing music and movies Playing audio and video files Windows Media Player can play a file using Windows Media Player: 1 Click Start...
...screen Play Stop Video file information 2 Click File, then click Open. You may not be able to a standard CD but has greater data capacity. A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is similar to play CDs using Windows Media Player, and you want to add an external drive, visit the Accessory Store at accessories.gateway... like to play, then click Open. 4 Play the file by clicking (play DVDs using Windows Media Player and CyberLink PowerDVD. www.gateway.com Playing music and movies Playing audio and video files Windows Media Player can play a file using Windows Media Player: 1 Click Start...
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www.gateway.com Playing music and movies Playing a DVD using CyberLink PowerDVD Help & Support For more information about playing DVDs using CyberLink PowerDVD: 1 Make sure that the volume is turned up. 2 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink PowerDVD, then click PowerDVD. To play ). The PowerDVD video screen and control panel open. 3 Insert a DVD into...
www.gateway.com Playing music and movies Playing a DVD using CyberLink PowerDVD Help & Support For more information about playing DVDs using CyberLink PowerDVD: 1 Make sure that the volume is turned up. 2 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink PowerDVD, then click PowerDVD. To play ). The PowerDVD video screen and control panel open. 3 Insert a DVD into...
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When you can make to your video include: ■ Splitting your video into more than 10 GB of hard drive space for storage with additional space required for editing. 4 Complete the screens in the Video Capture Wizard, clicking Next after each one hour tape may require a significant amount of ... material from the beginning or end of the edits you can edit it onto your settings. Some of your camera and captures it . www.gateway.com Creating and editing videos Windows Movie Maker recognizes your video, click Help, then click Help Topics in Windows Movie Maker. A one . ...
When you can make to your video include: ■ Splitting your video into more than 10 GB of hard drive space for storage with additional space required for editing. 4 Complete the screens in the Video Capture Wizard, clicking Next after each one hour tape may require a significant amount of ... material from the beginning or end of the edits you can edit it onto your settings. Some of your camera and captures it . www.gateway.com Creating and editing videos Windows Movie Maker recognizes your video, click Help, then click Help Topics in Windows Movie Maker. A one . ...
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... data CDs and DVDs Creating a data CD or DVD Important Some CDs have copy protection software. You cannot create MP3 files from these CDs on -screen prompts to these CDs and you may not be able to listen to finish burning the DVD. For more information, click the Media Center's Help... icon. www.gateway.com Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 4 Click Video DVD, then click OK. 5 Follow the on your CD or DVD drive. 2 If a dialog box...
... data CDs and DVDs Creating a data CD or DVD Important Some CDs have copy protection software. You cannot create MP3 files from these CDs on -screen prompts to these CDs and you may not be able to listen to finish burning the DVD. For more information, click the Media Center's Help... icon. www.gateway.com Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 4 Click Video DVD, then click OK. 5 Follow the on your CD or DVD drive. 2 If a dialog box...
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... automatically configures your access point and sets up your access point A wireless network sends and receives information through radio waves. www.gateway.com Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network involves three steps: 1 Make sure your...notebook. Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not set up your wireless network, use the SecureEasySetup wizard on -screen instructions. If the connection is working , contact your network. Click the SecureEasySetup icon on your Start menu, then follow when you...
... automatically configures your access point and sets up your access point A wireless network sends and receives information through radio waves. www.gateway.com Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network involves three steps: 1 Make sure your...notebook. Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not set up your wireless network, use the SecureEasySetup wizard on -screen instructions. If the connection is working , contact your network. Click the SecureEasySetup icon on your Start menu, then follow when you...
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... Shared name box. To let other users have shared a drive or folder, click Network Setup Wizard to enable remote access, then follow the on-screen instructions. - www.gateway.com Sharing resources 3 If this is the first time you have full permissions to read and write to the shared drive or folder, click...
... Shared name box. To let other users have shared a drive or folder, click Network Setup Wizard to enable remote access, then follow the on-screen instructions. - www.gateway.com Sharing resources 3 If this is the first time you have full permissions to read and write to the shared drive or folder, click...