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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 3 Searching for a topic 3 Getting help for Windows Media Center 3 Using online help 4 Chapter 2: Using Windows 5 Using the Windows desktop 6 ...
Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Using the Gateway Web site 2 Using Help and Support 3 Searching for a topic 3 Getting help for Windows Media Center 3 Using online help 4 Chapter 2: Using Windows 5 Using the Windows desktop 6 ...
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... data discs 43 Creating a data disc 43 Using Windows Media Center 44 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 ...network 54 Adding a printer to your network 54 Sharing resources 54 Using the network 55 Bluetooth networking 57 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 CompuTrace 60 Data security 61 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 61 Computrace 61 Startup and...
... data discs 43 Creating a data disc 43 Using Windows Media Center 44 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 ...network 54 Adding a printer to your network 54 Sharing resources 54 Using the network 55 Bluetooth networking 57 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 CompuTrace 60 Data security 61 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 61 Computrace 61 Startup and...
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www.gateway.com Traveling securely 69 Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 71 Changing screen settings 72 Changing ...Windows Mobility Center 84 Setting up parental controls 86 Filtering Internet access 86 Scheduling notebook and Internet use 87 Restricting game access 87 Restricting specific programs 89 Creating activity reports 89 Chapter 8: Maintaining Your... Notebook 91 Setting up a maintenance schedule 92 Updating Windows 92 Using BigFix 92 Managing hard drive space...
www.gateway.com Traveling securely 69 Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 71 Changing screen settings 72 Changing ...Windows Mobility Center 84 Setting up parental controls 86 Filtering Internet access 86 Scheduling notebook and Internet use 87 Restricting game access 87 Restricting specific programs 89 Creating activity reports 89 Chapter 8: Maintaining Your... Notebook 91 Setting up a maintenance schedule 92 Updating Windows 92 Using BigFix 92 Managing hard drive space...
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...this manual carefully to ensure that you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of your new notebook. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality... outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of us at www.gateway.com. 2 Thanks again, from your new Gateway notebook for purchasing our notebook! Visit the Gateway Support Web site at Gateway. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help Thank you keep your notebook in addition to come. You have a problem, our ...
...this manual carefully to ensure that you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of your new notebook. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality... outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of us at www.gateway.com. 2 Thanks again, from your new Gateway notebook for purchasing our notebook! Visit the Gateway Support Web site at Gateway. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help Thank you keep your notebook in addition to come. You have a problem, our ...
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... features of your question. Help and Support opens. To access Media Center help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. www.gateway.com Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help : 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. You... Media Center in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Additional results may be available if the first list does not address your Gateway notebook. For each search, you can access help for information on how to the Internet, you receive a list of suggested topics. Searching ...
... features of your question. Help and Support opens. To access Media Center help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. www.gateway.com Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help : 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. You... Media Center in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Additional results may be available if the first list does not address your Gateway notebook. For each search, you can access help for information on how to the Internet, you receive a list of suggested topics. Searching ...
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...11. The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button, and the Recycle Bin icon. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook are set up. Other buttons on the taskbar near the clock. Help For more information, see "Deleting files and folders" on the right.... CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your notebook starts, the first screen you see is where files, folders, and programs that you discarded are stored. Type the phrase Windows desktop in...
...11. The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button, and the Recycle Bin icon. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook are set up. Other buttons on the taskbar near the clock. Help For more information, see "Deleting files and folders" on the right.... CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your notebook starts, the first screen you see is where files, folders, and programs that you discarded are stored. Type the phrase Windows desktop in...
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... files on your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. Hard drive Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on the menu bar starts an action such as a CD or... DVD drive. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. Viewing drives Help For more drives such as Print or Save. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. ...
... files on your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. Hard drive Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on the menu bar starts an action such as a CD or... DVD drive. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. Viewing drives Help For more drives such as Print or Save. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. ...
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... want to copy. For more than one place, but as soon as you cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is your notebook. Folders Files To create a folder: Shortcut Click File ÖNew ÖFolder Ötype name 1 Click (Start), then click Computer on... a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for files" on your hard drive. 3 If you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing ...
... want to copy. For more than one place, but as soon as you cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is your notebook. Folders Files To create a folder: Shortcut Click File ÖNew ÖFolder Ötype name 1 Click (Start), then click Computer on... a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for files" on your hard drive. 3 If you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing ...
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... you type part of the name, Search will list all of the file and folder names containing the letters you want to search on your notebook by file or folder name, type in all or part of the file or folder name in the Search box in the top right of...
... you type part of the name, Search will list all of the file and folder names containing the letters you want to search on your notebook by file or folder name, type in all or part of the file or folder name in the Search box in the top right of...
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... note with your tablet: 1 Click or tap (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click or tap Windows Mobility Center. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using Tablet PC Your notebook may have the Tablet PC features.
... note with your tablet: 1 Click or tap (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click or tap Windows Mobility Center. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using Tablet PC Your notebook may have the Tablet PC features.
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... on and loaded with paper. 2 Start the program and open the document. 3 Click File, then click Print. For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to a network printer. To print a document: 1 Make sure that it . The document opens. Type opening documents, click Start, then click Help and...
... on and loaded with paper. 2 Start the program and open the document. 3 Click File, then click Print. For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to a network printer. To print a document: 1 Make sure that it . The document opens. Type opening documents, click Start, then click Help and...
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... an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem. • An Internet service provider-a company that connects your notebook. To set up an ISP service or to transfer an existing account to set up charges (with your e-mail messages. Cable and DSL modems... line and signing up an Internet account Before you can access this network by connecting your ISP and access the Internet. With this notebook, contact the ISP directly. Setting up with an Internet service provider (ISP). Your computer has a built-in some cases ADSL over...
... an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem. • An Internet service provider-a company that connects your notebook. To set up an ISP service or to transfer an existing account to set up charges (with your e-mail messages. Cable and DSL modems... line and signing up an Internet account Before you can access this network by connecting your ISP and access the Internet. With this notebook, contact the ISP directly. Setting up with an Internet service provider (ISP). Your computer has a built-in some cases ADSL over...
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... the downloaded file by double-clicking it. The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads (transfers) data to your notebook depends on the site that you requested. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. To download files or programs from a Web site: 1 Connect to your... notebook from a computer on the complexity of transferring files from viruses" on -screen instructions for saving the file in the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on your Web browser. A copy of the...
... the downloaded file by double-clicking it. The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads (transfers) data to your notebook depends on the site that you requested. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. To download files or programs from a Web site: 1 Connect to your... notebook from a computer on the complexity of transferring files from viruses" on -screen instructions for saving the file in the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on your Web browser. A copy of the...
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Tip To protect your e-mail program. For more information, see the online help in your notebook from this notebook. You can connect your notebook to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes. 26 Your default e-mail program opens. 3 Click Send/Receive. 4 Double-click the message you can ... Help box, then press ENTER. Your fax cover page, on page 62. To check your e-mail using McAfee SecurityCenter. You cannot use your notebook from viruses" on which you can include all required information, is set up modem cable must be installed before you send or receive faxes using...
Tip To protect your e-mail program. For more information, see the online help in your notebook from this notebook. You can connect your notebook to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes. 26 Your default e-mail program opens. 3 Click Send/Receive. 4 Double-click the message you can ... Help box, then press ENTER. Your fax cover page, on page 62. To check your e-mail using McAfee SecurityCenter. You cannot use your notebook from viruses" on which you can include all required information, is set up modem cable must be installed before you send or receive faxes using...
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... the name of the fax modem in the lower left corner of connection you send and receive faxes using (fax modem or fax server). www.gateway.com Sending a Fax Microsoft Fax lets you will be using your dial-up modem. The Choose how to receive faxes screen opens. 27 The Fax... Setup window opens. 4 Click the type of the window. 3 If you have never sent a fax on this notebook before, click New Fax on the toolbar. Windows Fax and Scan opens. 2 If Windows Fax and Scan is in Scan view, click Fax in the...
... the name of the fax modem in the lower left corner of connection you send and receive faxes using (fax modem or fax server). www.gateway.com Sending a Fax Microsoft Fax lets you will be using your dial-up modem. The Choose how to receive faxes screen opens. 27 The Fax... Setup window opens. 4 Click the type of the window. 3 If you have never sent a fax on this notebook before, click New Fax on the toolbar. Windows Fax and Scan opens. 2 If Windows Fax and Scan is in Scan view, click Fax in the...
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... do not have a DVD-compatible drive and would like to add an external drive, visit the Accessory Store at www.gateway.com. Playing optical discs Optical discs are all optical discs. www.gateway.com 3 Click one of the following to control playback: Repeat Rewind Fast forward Volume Shuffle Stop Pause/Play Mute... in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in and that the speakers are plugged in your notebook. To play these CDs on or headphones are turned on your...
... do not have a DVD-compatible drive and would like to add an external drive, visit the Accessory Store at www.gateway.com. Playing optical discs Optical discs are all optical discs. www.gateway.com 3 Click one of the following to control playback: Repeat Rewind Fast forward Volume Shuffle Stop Pause/Play Mute... in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in and that the speakers are plugged in your notebook. To play these CDs on or headphones are turned on your...
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Windows Media Player opens. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 3 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want the notebook to do with the disc, click Play. Windows Media Player opens and begins playing the disc. Playback controls 4 If the disc is not already playing, click (play). If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Playlist Video screen 36
Windows Media Player opens. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 3 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want the notebook to do with the disc, click Play. Windows Media Player opens and begins playing the disc. Playback controls 4 If the disc is not already playing, click (play). If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Playlist Video screen 36
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...the microphone jack, see "Playing audio and video files" on page 34. You can create several types of audio files for your notebook. For information about making or playing an audio recording, click Start, then click Help and Support. 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. www.gateway.com 5 Click one of the following to control playback: Repeat Rewind Fast forward Volume Shuffle Stop Pause...
...the microphone jack, see "Playing audio and video files" on page 34. You can create several types of audio files for your notebook. For information about making or playing an audio recording, click Start, then click Help and Support. 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. www.gateway.com 5 Click one of the following to control playback: Repeat Rewind Fast forward Volume Shuffle Stop Pause...
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... from a music CD to your optical disc drive. 3 Click the Rip tab. WMA and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. The Save As dialog box opens. 5 Type a name for any track you can copy the tracks from CDs...
... from a music CD to your optical disc drive. 3 Click the Rip tab. WMA and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. The Save As dialog box opens. 5 Type a name for any track you can copy the tracks from CDs...
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..., writable CD into your recordable disc drive. 3 Click the Burn tab, then click and drag songs that you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook for other remedies.
..., writable CD into your recordable disc drive. 3 Click the Burn tab, then click and drag songs that you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook for other remedies.