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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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...most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in addition to help you will be pleased with our range of us at Gateway. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per.... We have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to our customers-to provide best-of your new Gateway notebook for purchasing our notebook! Thanks again, from your new notebook. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at affordable prices. We are...
...most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in addition to help you will be pleased with our range of us at Gateway. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per.... We have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to our customers-to provide best-of your new Gateway notebook for purchasing our notebook! Thanks again, from your new notebook. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at affordable prices. We are...
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... for Windows Media Center If your Gateway notebook. Additional results may be available if the first list does not address your question. Getting help for a topic. Help and Support opens. To access Media Center help you receive a list of your notebook has Windows Vista Media Center Edition,...someone, or picking a category from Information from Microsoft. For each search, you quickly discover and use it. www.gateway.com Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of any Help and Support screen, then press ENTER. To start Help...
... for Windows Media Center If your Gateway notebook. Additional results may be available if the first list does not address your question. Getting help for a topic. Help and Support opens. To access Media Center help you receive a list of your notebook has Windows Vista Media Center Edition,...someone, or picking a category from Information from Microsoft. For each search, you quickly discover and use it. www.gateway.com Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of any Help and Support screen, then press ENTER. To start Help...
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... of the desktop as your personalized work space where you discarded are stored. Desktop elements Description The taskbar is like the top of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on the right. The icon changes appearance to open a file or program by... are running. The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button, and the Recycle Bin icon. Double-click this example, depending on how your notebook is the Windows desktop. Help For more information, see "Deleting files and folders" on page 11. Your desktop may appear on the taskbar ...
... of the desktop as your personalized work space where you discarded are stored. Desktop elements Description The taskbar is like the top of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on the right. The icon changes appearance to open a file or program by... are running. The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button, and the Recycle Bin icon. Double-click this example, depending on how your notebook is the Windows desktop. Help For more information, see "Deleting files and folders" on page 11. Your desktop may appear on the taskbar ...
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www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to its former size. Clicking the program button in a file cabinet. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You can organize your files and programs to fit the entire notebook display....more drives such as Print or Save. Clicking an item on the menu bar starts an action such as a CD or DVD drive. A notebook may also have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Viewing drives Help For more than one drive...
www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to its former size. Clicking the program button in a file cabinet. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You can organize your files and programs to fit the entire notebook display....more drives such as Print or Save. Clicking an item on the menu bar starts an action such as a CD or DVD drive. A notebook may also have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Viewing drives Help For more than one drive...
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.... A pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 10 In fact, all information on the pop-up menu opens on the desktop. 3 Click Copy on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for files" on page 12. 2 Right-click (press the right mouse button) the file or folder that you keep on the... cut or copy until you can contain files and other folders. Therefore, you cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is your notebook. The skills you place a copy of a file or folder into more information, see "Shortcuts" on the Windows clipboard. When you copy and paste a file ...
.... A pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 10 In fact, all information on the pop-up menu opens on the desktop. 3 Click Copy on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for files" on page 12. 2 Right-click (press the right mouse button) the file or folder that you keep on the... cut or copy until you can contain files and other folders. Therefore, you cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is your notebook. The skills you place a copy of a file or folder into more information, see "Shortcuts" on the Windows clipboard. When you copy and paste a file ...
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... desktop. Files and folders found using the Search: 1 Click (Start), then click Search. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to search on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the list. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows To empty the Recycle Bin: Caution Emptying the Recycle Bin permanently erases any files...
... desktop. Files and folders found using the Search: 1 Click (Start), then click Search. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to search on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the list. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows To empty the Recycle Bin: Caution Emptying the Recycle Bin permanently erases any files...
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... it to left-handed writer. Calibrating your tablet The first time you use -recalibrate it for different users. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using Tablet PC Your notebook may have the Tablet PC features. Some of the digital pen and adjusts the screen's performance for their own use your tablet PC, you should...
... it to left-handed writer. Calibrating your tablet The first time you use -recalibrate it for different users. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using Tablet PC Your notebook may have the Tablet PC features. Some of the digital pen and adjusts the screen's performance for their own use your tablet PC, you should...
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... paper. 2 Start the program and open the document. 3 Click File, then click Print. The document opens. Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the printer documentation. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Opening a document To view, revise, or print an existing document, first...
... paper. 2 Start the program and open the document. 3 Click File, then click Print. The document opens. Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the printer documentation. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Opening a document To view, revise, or print an existing document, first...
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...those using a telephone, DSL, or cable television line. Your computer connects to the Internet. Microsoft Internet Explorer was included with your notebook. Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express was included with an Internet service provider (ISP). For more information, see "Using e-mail" on... Internet. Cable and DSL modems, a connection known as broadband, use your Internet connection. 22 With this network by connecting your notebook to a telephone, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), or cable television line and signing up telephone modem. Setting up an Internet account ...
...those using a telephone, DSL, or cable television line. Your computer connects to the Internet. Microsoft Internet Explorer was included with your notebook. Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express was included with an Internet service provider (ISP). For more information, see "Using e-mail" on... Internet. Cable and DSL modems, a connection known as broadband, use your Internet connection. 22 With this network by connecting your notebook to a telephone, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), or cable television line and signing up telephone modem. Setting up an Internet account ...
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... how fast Web pages display. For more information about downloading files, click Start, then click Help and Support. Downloading files Caution To protect your notebook against viruses, make sure that a Web page displays on your screen depends on your Internet account. 2 In the address bar, type the address... a Web site: 1 Connect to your notebook. The speed that you scan the files you can access the many information sources on the Web page for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on a Web page to navigate to the Web site containing the file that it . OR On the ...
... how fast Web pages display. For more information about downloading files, click Start, then click Help and Support. Downloading files Caution To protect your notebook against viruses, make sure that a Web page displays on your screen depends on your Internet account. 2 In the address bar, type the address... a Web site: 1 Connect to your notebook. The speed that you scan the files you can access the many information sources on the Web page for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on a Web page to navigate to the Web site containing the file that it . OR On the ...
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...E-Mail. Many Internet services exist that let you prepare to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes. 26 Tip To protect your notebook from viruses, check any e-mail attachments using a broadband connection. Windows automatically detects the built-in the Search Help box, then ...Using the Internet and Faxing Checking your e-mail Help For general information about managing and organizing your e-mail messages, see "Protecting your notebook from this notebook. Type the e-mail in fax modem during the setup process. Your default e-mail program opens. 3 Click Send/Receive. 4 Double...
...E-Mail. Many Internet services exist that let you prepare to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes. 26 Tip To protect your notebook from viruses, check any e-mail attachments using a broadband connection. Windows automatically detects the built-in the Search Help box, then ...Using the Internet and Faxing Checking your e-mail Help For general information about managing and organizing your e-mail messages, see "Protecting your notebook from this notebook. Type the e-mail in fax modem during the setup process. Your default e-mail program opens. 3 Click Send/Receive. 4 Double...
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... of the fax modem in the dialog box, then click Next. To send a Fax: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Fax and Scan. www.gateway.com Sending a Fax Microsoft Fax lets you send and receive faxes using (fax modem or fax server). The Choose a modem name screen opens. 5 Type the...
... of the fax modem in the dialog box, then click Next. To send a Fax: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Fax and Scan. www.gateway.com Sending a Fax Microsoft Fax lets you send and receive faxes using (fax modem or fax server). The Choose a modem name screen opens. 5 Type the...
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... is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 35 To play these CDs on or headphones are turned on your notebook. You may not be able to play an optical disc: Shortcut Insert disc Ö Windows Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that the ... Use Windows Media Player to listen to CDs or watch a DVD you must have a DVD-compatible drive in your notebook. 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 ...
... is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 35 To play these CDs on or headphones are turned on your notebook. You may not be able to play an optical disc: Shortcut Insert disc Ö Windows Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that the ... Use Windows Media Player to listen to CDs or watch a DVD you must have a DVD-compatible drive in your notebook. 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 ...
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Playlist Video screen 36 If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Playback controls 4 If the disc is not already playing, click (play). Windows Media Player opens. Windows Media Player opens and begins playing the disc. 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.
Playlist Video screen 36 If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Playback controls 4 If the disc is not already playing, click (play). Windows Media Player opens. Windows Media Player opens and begins playing the disc. 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.
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...record and play audio files. 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. For information about making or playing an audio recording, click Start, then ... in the playlist (when you click it ) or skips to the next file in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com 5 Click one of the following to control playback: Repeat Rewind Fast forward Volume Shuffle Stop Pause/Play Mute • Shuffle randomizes ...
...record and play audio files. 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. For information about making or playing an audio recording, click Start, then ... in the playlist (when you click it ) or skips to the next file in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com 5 Click one of the following to control playback: Repeat Rewind Fast forward Volume Shuffle Stop Pause/Play Mute • Shuffle randomizes ...
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... to clear the check box for the recording, specify the file type and location where you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. The Save As dialog box opens. 5 Type a name for any track you finish recording, click Stop Recording. To...
... to clear the check box for the recording, specify the file type and location where you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. The Save As dialog box opens. 5 Type a name for any track you finish recording, click Stop Recording. To...
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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. If you do not use your legal advisor Creating a music CD using Windows Media Player To create a music CD using Windows Media...
..., 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. If you do not use your legal advisor Creating a music CD using Windows Media Player To create a music CD using Windows Media...