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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 Using the Start menu 7 Adding icons ...
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 Using the Start menu 7 Adding icons ...
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CHAPTER1 Getting Help • Using the Gateway Web site • Using Help and Support • Using online help 1
CHAPTER1 Getting Help • Using the Gateway Web site • Using Help and Support • Using online help 1
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...notebook. We sincerely hope that you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of services and support. 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 control tests... quality, reliability, and performance of -class service and support in good operating condition. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at Gateway. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to our customers-to provide best-of your new Gateway notebook for purchasing our notebook! We have a problem,...
...notebook. We sincerely hope that you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of services and support. 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 control tests... quality, reliability, and performance of -class service and support in good operating condition. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at Gateway. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to our customers-to provide best-of your new Gateway notebook for purchasing our notebook! We have a problem,...
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... topics. Help and Support opens. 2 In the Help and Support window, type Windows Media Center in the Search Help box located at the top of help you receive a list of your Gateway notebook. 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. For each search, you quickly discover and use it...
... topics. Help and Support opens. 2 In the Help and Support window, type Windows Media Center in the Search Help box located at the top of help you receive a list of your Gateway notebook. 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. For each search, you quickly discover and use it...
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... you are taken. You can research a topic or learn how to which you are discussed. 4 Available information depends on the menu bar and selecting Online Support from the list.
... you are taken. You can research a topic or learn how to which you are discussed. 4 Available information depends on the menu bar and selecting Online Support from the list.
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... how your notebook is the bar at the bottom of a real desk. For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Desktop elements Description The taskbar is set below the recommended value or when updates are running. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your...
... how your notebook is the bar at the bottom of a real desk. For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Desktop elements Description The taskbar is set below the recommended value or when updates are running. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your...
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... files, customize your system, get help, search for files and folders, and more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. 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... ENTER. You can start programs, open it. 7 Type Windows Start menu in the Start menu. If you the first level of the Windows desktop. www.gateway.com Using the Start menu Help For more using the Start menu.
... files, customize your system, get help, search for files and folders, and more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. 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... ENTER. You can start programs, open it. 7 Type Windows Start menu in the Start menu. If you the first level of the Windows desktop. www.gateway.com Using the Start menu Help For more using the Start menu.
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... the desktop. 3 Click Send To, then click Desktop (create shortcut). Identifying window items Help For more information about windows, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type window in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type desktop icons in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. A shortcut icon for a program... the window title. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Adding icons to the desktop Help For more information about the desktop icons, click Start, then click Help and Support.
... the desktop. 3 Click Send To, then click Desktop (create shortcut). Identifying window items Help For more information about windows, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type window in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type desktop icons in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. A shortcut icon for a program... the window title. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Adding icons to the desktop Help For more information about the desktop icons, click Start, then click Help and Support.
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...a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You may have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. A notebook may also have more than one drive. To view the drives, folders, and files on your preferences much like file cabinets because they... Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 Drives are like you would store information in the taskbar opens the window again. 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...
...a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You may have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. A notebook may also have more than one drive. To view the drives, folders, and files on your preferences much like file cabinets because they... Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 Drives are like you would store information in the taskbar opens the window again. 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...
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... or folders from its new location and is emptied. Type copying files and folders or moving files or folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. A pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 Click Paste. Deleting files ... Click the files or folders that you want to select multiple files and folders, see "Searching for files" on page 19. 3 Click Restore. www.gateway.com 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 Click Paste. To move . If you cannot find the file you want to move...
... or folders from its new location and is emptied. Type copying files and folders or moving files or folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. A pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 Click Paste. Deleting files ... Click the files or folders that you want to select multiple files and folders, see "Searching for files" on page 19. 3 Click Restore. www.gateway.com 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 Click Paste. To move . If you cannot find the file you want to move...
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... and folders of the name, Search will list all files in the list. Searching for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword searching in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Help For more information about emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start, then... click Help and Support. Type emptying the Recycle Bin in the Search Help box, then click the magnifying glass. The Recycle Bin window opens. 2 Click Empty the ...
... and folders of the name, Search will list all files in the list. Searching for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword searching in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Help For more information about emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start, then... click Help and Support. Type emptying the Recycle Bin in the Search Help box, then click the magnifying glass. The Recycle Bin window opens. 2 Click Empty the ...
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... organized in the same way as a real file cabinet in that you want . To browse for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more criteria than a file cabinet, in fact). The Computer window opens. 2 Double-click the...
... organized in the same way as a real file cabinet in that you want . To browse for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more criteria than a file cabinet, in fact). The Computer window opens. 2 Double-click the...
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... name 2 Click Browse Folders to save it later. Help For more information about saving documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Save As dialog box opens. www.gateway.com Working with documents Computer documents include word processing files, spreadsheet files, or other programs such as Corel® WordPerfect®, Microsoft...
... name 2 Click Browse Folders to save it later. Help For more information about saving documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Save As dialog box opens. www.gateway.com Working with documents Computer documents include word processing files, spreadsheet files, or other programs such as Corel® WordPerfect®, Microsoft...
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...then click the folder you need to a network printer. The document opens. For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Help For more information about opening files in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 18 Type opening documents, click Start, then click Help ...and Support. To print a document: 1 Make sure that it was created in the program that the printer is turned on and loaded with paper. 2 ...
...then click the folder you need to a network printer. The document opens. For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Help For more information about opening files in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 18 Type opening documents, click Start, then click Help ...and Support. To print a document: 1 Make sure that it was created in the program that the printer is turned on and loaded with paper. 2 ...
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... the file or folder, then press SHIFT + DELETE. Switch to paste the object, then press CTRL + V. www.gateway.com Shortcuts Help For more information about Windows keyboard shortcuts, click Start, then click Help and Support. To... Click the first item, press and hold down the CTRL key, then click each of the...
... the file or folder, then press SHIFT + DELETE. Switch to paste the object, then press CTRL + V. www.gateway.com Shortcuts Help For more information about Windows keyboard shortcuts, click Start, then click Help and Support. To... Click the first item, press and hold down the CTRL key, then click each of the...
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... or visit other multimedia features. Link Web page Linked Web page 23 The method you view using Internet accounts, click Start, then click Help and Support. Web pages can identify a link by clicking areas on Web pages, which are electronic documents that gives you access to a hand, the item ...or Netscape Navigator. Type the ISP in the menu bar. Information on the Web comes to you on a Web page called a Web site. www.gateway.com Accessing your Internet account Help For general information about using the Web browser features, click Help in the Search Help box, then press ENTER...
... or visit other multimedia features. Link Web page Linked Web page 23 The method you view using Internet accounts, click Start, then click Help and Support. Web pages can identify a link by clicking areas on Web pages, which are electronic documents that gives you access to a hand, the item ...or Netscape Navigator. Type the ISP in the menu bar. Information on the Web comes to you on a Web page called a Web site. www.gateway.com Accessing your Internet account Help For general information about using the Web browser features, click Help in the Search Help box, then press ENTER...
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... Help For more information about connecting to your notebook. Downloading is downloaded to a Web site in the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar. - Type connecting to your notebook. Additionally, the speed of your notebook from a ... address bar, type the address of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to a Web site, click Start, then click Help and Support. A copy of the Web page and other Internet conditions. The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads (transfers) data ...
... Help For more information about connecting to your notebook. Downloading is downloaded to a Web site in the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar. - Type connecting to your notebook. Additionally, the speed of your notebook from a ... address bar, type the address of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to a Web site, click Start, then click Help and Support. A copy of the Web page and other Internet conditions. The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads (transfers) data ...
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... information about using a cable or DSL modem by following these instructions. You cannot send or receive a fax using e-mail, click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 3: 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...
... information about using a cable or DSL modem by following these instructions. You cannot send or receive a fax using e-mail, click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 3: 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...
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...the playlist (when you do not have a DVD-compatible drive and would like to add an external drive, visit the Accessory Store at www.gateway.com. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You may not be able to play... read and write data. Help For more information about playing optical discs, click Start, then click Help and Support. Playing an optical disc using Windows Media Player, click Help. www.gateway.com 3 Click one of the following to control playback: Repeat Rewind Fast forward Volume Shuffle Stop Pause/Play Mute...
...the playlist (when you do not have a DVD-compatible drive and would like to add an external drive, visit the Accessory Store at www.gateway.com. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You may not be able to play... read and write data. Help For more information about playing optical discs, click Start, then click Help and Support. Playing an optical disc using Windows Media Player, click Help. 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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... WAV, MP3, and WMA 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. To record an audio file: Shortcut Start Ö All Programs Ö ... (when you record and play audio files. For information about making or playing an audio recording, click Start, then click Help and Support. You can create several types of audio files for your notebook. Recording audio files Sound recorder is a simple Windows program that lets...
... WAV, MP3, and WMA 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. To record an audio file: Shortcut Start Ö All Programs Ö ... (when you record and play audio files. For information about making or playing an audio recording, click Start, then click Help and Support. You can create several types of audio files for your notebook. Recording audio files Sound recorder is a simple Windows program that lets...