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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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..., dedicated customer service department will be pleased with our range of your new Gateway notebook for purchasing our notebook! We have highlighted some basic care and safety information to help you keep your notebook. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to our customers-to provide best-of us at... Gateway. We sincerely hope that you will provide you with the best product possible. We are provided...
..., dedicated customer service department will be pleased with our range of your new Gateway notebook for purchasing our notebook! We have highlighted some basic care and safety information to help you keep your notebook. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to our customers-to provide best-of us at... Gateway. We sincerely hope that you will provide you with the best product possible. We are provided...
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...Support, type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Getting help for Windows Media Center If your notebook has Windows Vista Media Center Edition, you can find the answer, click the result that most closely matches your question. To find help : ...(Start), then click Help and Support. Additional results may be available if the first list does not address your Gateway notebook. www.gateway.com Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help you quickly discover and use it. You can click Windows...
...Support, type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Getting help for Windows Media Center If your notebook has Windows Vista Media Center Edition, you can find the answer, click the result that most closely matches your question. To find help : ...(Start), then click Help and Support. Additional results may be available if the first list does not address your Gateway notebook. www.gateway.com Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help you quickly discover and use it. You can click Windows...
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... the first screen you open programs and perform other programs, and notebook tools and utilities. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook are stored. Your desktop may appear on how your notebook is where files, folders, and programs that are available. The icon... Recycle Bin, see "Using Windows Security Center" on page 66. 6 Click a program's button on your notebook. Desktop elements Description The taskbar is like the top of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on page 11. You must empty the Recycle...
... the first screen you open programs and perform other programs, and notebook tools and utilities. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook are stored. Your desktop may appear on how your notebook is where files, folders, and programs that are available. The icon... Recycle Bin, see "Using Windows Security Center" on page 66. 6 Click a program's button on your notebook. Desktop elements Description The taskbar is like the top of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on page 11. You must empty the Recycle...
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...information in a file cabinet. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Viewing drives Help For more drives such as a CD or DVD drive. 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 Print or Save. A notebook may also have more than one drive. To view the drives,...
...information in a file cabinet. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Viewing drives Help For more drives such as a CD or DVD drive. 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 Print or Save. A notebook may also have more than one drive. To view the drives,...
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... to copy. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is stored in (the destination folder), you paste it there. For information about renaming folders, see "Viewing drives" on a notebook is your notebook. When you decide where you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. 4 Click Organize, then click New...
... to copy. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is stored in (the destination folder), you paste it there. For information about renaming folders, see "Viewing drives" on a notebook is your notebook. When you decide where you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. 4 Click Organize, then click New...
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... Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to search on your hard drive, you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon 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...
... Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to search on your hard drive, you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon 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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... The Windows Mobility Center window opens. 2 Click or tap (Change Tablet PC settings). To calibrate your tapping patterns. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using Tablet PC Your notebook may have the Tablet PC features. Some of these features include: • Tablet PC Settings-Lets you set the properties for the digital pen, tablet...
... The Windows Mobility Center window opens. 2 Click or tap (Change Tablet PC settings). To calibrate your tapping patterns. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using Tablet PC Your notebook may have the Tablet PC features. Some of these features include: • Tablet PC Settings-Lets you set the properties for the digital pen, tablet...
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... Start, then click Help and Support. The document prints. To print a document: 1 Make sure that it . Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the printer documentation.
... Start, then click Help and Support. The document prints. To print a document: 1 Make sure that it . Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the printer documentation.
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... messages. Dial-up Internet users, we suggest that provides access to other computers or servers using a telephone system to connect to this notebook, contact the ISP directly. With this network by connecting your e-mail messages. Your computer has a built-in some cases ADSL over... provider (ISP). For more information, see "Using e-mail" on the World Wide Web, you connect to the Internet and access your notebook to the Internet through an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem. • An Internet service provider-a...
... messages. Dial-up Internet users, we suggest that provides access to other computers or servers using a telephone system to connect to this notebook, contact the ISP directly. With this network by connecting your e-mail messages. Your computer has a built-in some cases ADSL over... provider (ISP). For more information, see "Using e-mail" on the World Wide Web, you connect to the Internet and access your notebook to the Internet through an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem. • An Internet service provider-a...
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... you download. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. Additionally, the speed of the Web page and other Internet conditions. Downloading files Caution To protect your notebook against viruses, make sure that you want to download. 3 Create or locate the folder where you created. 7 Install or view the downloaded file...Web page, click a link to run or install the program. Type connecting to a Web site in the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar. - To download files or programs from viruses" on the complexity of your connection will ...
... you download. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. Additionally, the speed of the Web page and other Internet conditions. Downloading files Caution To protect your notebook against viruses, make sure that you want to download. 3 Create or locate the folder where you created. 7 Install or view the downloaded file...Web page, click a link to run or install the program. Type connecting to a Web site in the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar. - To download files or programs from viruses" on the complexity of your connection will ...
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... the built-in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You cannot send or receive a fax using McAfee SecurityCenter. You cannot use your notebook from this notebook. To check your e-mail using e-mail, click Start, then click Help and Support. Your default e-mail program opens. 3 Click Send/Receive... be installed before you can include all required information, is set up when you can send and receive faxes. You can connect your notebook to one local fax modem, although you send or receive faxes using a broadband connection. CHAPTER 3: Using the Internet and Faxing Checking ...
... the built-in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You cannot send or receive a fax using McAfee SecurityCenter. You cannot use your notebook from this notebook. To check your e-mail using e-mail, click Start, then click Help and Support. Your default e-mail program opens. 3 Click Send/Receive... be installed before you can include all required information, is set up when you can send and receive faxes. You can connect your notebook to one local fax modem, although you send or receive faxes using a broadband connection. CHAPTER 3: Using the Internet and Faxing Checking ...
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... dialog box, then click Next. The Choose a modem name screen opens. 5 Type the name of the window. 3 If you have never sent a fax on this notebook before, click New Fax on the toolbar. www.gateway.com Sending a Fax Microsoft Fax lets you send and receive faxes using (fax modem or fax server).
... dialog box, then click Next. The Choose a modem name screen opens. 5 Type the name of the window. 3 If you have never sent a fax on this notebook before, click New Fax on the toolbar. www.gateway.com Sending a Fax Microsoft Fax lets you send and receive faxes using (fax modem or fax server).
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...copy protection software. Help For more information about playing optical discs, click Start, then click Help and Support. To play these CDs on your notebook. Playing optical discs Optical discs are flat discs that use a laser to play an optical disc: Shortcut Insert disc Ö Windows Media Player... turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 35 You may not be able to read and write data. www.gateway.com 3 Click one of the following to control playback: Repeat Rewind Fast forward Volume Shuffle Stop Pause/Play Mute • Shuffle randomizes the ...
...copy protection software. Help For more information about playing optical discs, click Start, then click Help and Support. To play these CDs on your notebook. Playing optical discs Optical discs are flat discs that use a laser to play an optical disc: Shortcut Insert disc Ö Windows Media Player... turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 35 You may not be able to read and write data. www.gateway.com 3 Click one of the following to control playback: Repeat Rewind Fast forward Volume Shuffle Stop Pause/Play Mute • Shuffle randomizes the ...
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Windows Media Player opens. Playback controls 4 If the disc is not already playing, click (play). 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.
Windows Media Player opens. Playback controls 4 If the disc is not already playing, click (play). 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.
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...record and play audio files. You can create several types of audio files for your notebook. For the location of the microphone jack, see "Playing audio and video files" on page 34. www.gateway.com 5 Click one of the following to control playback: Repeat Rewind Fast forward ... forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and hold it) or skips to the next file in microphone available on select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. Creating audio files and music libraries Creating music files Help For more ...
...record and play audio files. You can create several types of audio files for your notebook. For the location of the microphone jack, see "Playing audio and video files" on page 34. www.gateway.com 5 Click one of the following to control playback: Repeat Rewind Fast forward ... forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and hold it) or skips to the next file in microphone available on select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. Creating audio files and music libraries Creating music files Help For more ...
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..., specify the file type and location where you do not want to your hard drive as it is saved. A progress bar appears next to your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. You cannot copy tracks from CDs, click the Rip tab, then click Help with Ripping. 38 Windows Media...
..., specify the file type and location where you do not want to your hard drive as it is saved. A progress bar appears next to your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. You cannot copy tracks from CDs, click the Rip tab, then click Help with Ripping. 38 Windows Media...
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... (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. If you record copyrighted material on a CD or DVD, you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook for other remedies. If you need permission from the Library to payment of damages and other tasks while creating CDs or DVDs. Library 4 Click Start...
... (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. If you record copyrighted material on a CD or DVD, you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook for other remedies. If you need permission from the Library to payment of damages and other tasks while creating CDs or DVDs. Library 4 Click Start...