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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 2 Contacting Gateway 3 Getting help for Windows Media Center 3 Using online help 3 Chapter 2: Using Windows 5 Using the Windows desktop 6 Using the Start menu 7 Adding icons to the desktop 8 ...
Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Using the Gateway Web site 2 Using Help and Support 2 Contacting Gateway 3 Getting help for Windows Media Center 3 Using online help 3 Chapter 2: Using Windows 5 Using the Windows desktop 6 Using the Start menu 7 Adding icons to the desktop 8 ...
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...copying data discs 41 Creating a data disc 41 Using Windows Media Center 41 Starting Windows Media Center 42 Chapter 5: Networking Your Notebook 43 Introduction to Networking 44 Networking terms you should know 44 Ethernet networking 44 Wired Ethernet networking 44 Wireless Ethernet networking 47 ...Adding a printer to your network 52 Sharing resources 52 Using the network 54 Bluetooth networking 55 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 57 Hardware security 58 Kensington lock slot 58 Data security 58 Startup and hard drive password 58 Windows user accounts 58 Protecting ...
...copying data discs 41 Creating a data disc 41 Using Windows Media Center 41 Starting Windows Media Center 42 Chapter 5: Networking Your Notebook 43 Introduction to Networking 44 Networking terms you should know 44 Ethernet networking 44 Wired Ethernet networking 44 Wireless Ethernet networking 47 ...Adding a printer to your network 52 Sharing resources 52 Using the network 54 Bluetooth networking 55 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 57 Hardware security 58 Kensington lock slot 58 Data security 58 Startup and hard drive password 58 Windows user accounts 58 Protecting ...
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www.gateway.com Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 65 Changing screen settings 66 Changing color depth and screen ...Windows Mobility Center 78 Setting up parental controls 80 Filtering Internet access 80 Scheduling notebook and Internet use 81 Restricting game access 81 Restricting specific programs 83 Creating activity reports 83 Chapter 8: Maintaining Your... Notebook 85 Setting up a maintenance schedule 86 Updating Windows 86 Using BigFix 86 Managing hard drive space...
www.gateway.com Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 65 Changing screen settings 66 Changing color depth and screen ...Windows Mobility Center 78 Setting up parental controls 80 Filtering Internet access 80 Scheduling notebook and Internet use 81 Restricting game access 81 Restricting specific programs 83 Creating activity reports 83 Chapter 8: Maintaining Your... Notebook 85 Setting up a maintenance schedule 86 Updating Windows 86 Using BigFix 86 Managing hard drive space...
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...7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to familiarize yourself with your new Gateway notebook for a topic. 2 To search for purchasing our notebook! You can find help information by clicking a general topic under Find an answer, selecting an option...utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from Microsoft. Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your Gateway notebook. If you ever have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. You have a problem, our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service ...
...7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to familiarize yourself with your new Gateway notebook for a topic. 2 To search for purchasing our notebook! You can find help information by clicking a general topic under Find an answer, selecting an option...utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from Microsoft. Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your Gateway notebook. If you ever have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. You have a problem, our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service ...
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Contacting Gateway The label on the particular Help site to which you are discussed. 3 Available information depends on your notebook contains information that most online help information by selecting a topic from the list. To find the answer, click the result that ... provide FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), a search feature, articles about their software, tutorials, and forums where problems and issues are using the program. www.gateway.com 2 Type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. For each search, you call for Windows Media Center...
Contacting Gateway The label on the particular Help site to which you are discussed. 3 Available information depends on your notebook contains information that most online help information by selecting a topic from the list. To find the answer, click the result that ... provide FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), a search feature, articles about their software, tutorials, and forums where problems and issues are using the program. www.gateway.com 2 Type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. For each search, you call for Windows Media Center...
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... program's window. Click a program's button on the menu that you discarded are running. The desktop is the bar at the bottom of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on page 62. 6 Type Windows desktop in the Search Help box, then press ENTER...value or when updates are available. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook. Your desktop may appear on page 11. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your notebook starts, the first screen you see "Deleting files and folders" on the taskbar near the...
... program's window. Click a program's button on the menu that you discarded are running. The desktop is the bar at the bottom of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on page 62. 6 Type Windows desktop in the Search Help box, then press ENTER...value or when updates are available. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook. Your desktop may appear on page 11. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your notebook starts, the first screen you see "Deleting files and folders" on the taskbar near the...
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Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. You may have more drives such as a disc drive. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window ... press ENTER. To view the drives, folders, and files on your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. 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...
Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. You may have more drives such as a disc drive. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window ... press ENTER. To view the drives, folders, and files on your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. 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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Folders Files To create a folder: Shortcut Click File ➧ New ➧ Folder ➧ type name 1 Click (Start), then click Computer on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. The new folder name appears by the folder icon. Therefore, you paste it there. 10 ... copies of the file or folder on page 19. When you copy or cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is your notebook.
Folders Files To create a folder: Shortcut Click File ➧ New ➧ Folder ➧ type name 1 Click (Start), then click Computer on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. The new folder name appears by the folder icon. Therefore, you paste it there. 10 ... copies of the file or folder on page 19. When you copy or cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is your notebook.
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... file or folder or a set of files or folders that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are stored 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...
... file or folder or a set of files or folders that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are stored 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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...or folder that you want to find. 3 Continue double-clicking folders and their subfolders until you find the file or folder you want . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more levels than file name. Windows drives, folders, and files are organized in the ... a real file cabinet in the results window. To browse for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Using Tablet PC Your notebook may have many levels (usually many more criteria than a file cabinet, in fact). Files and folders found using this game. 13 This is usually ...
...or folder that you want to find. 3 Continue double-clicking folders and their subfolders until you find the file or folder you want . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more levels than file name. Windows drives, folders, and files are organized in the ... a real file cabinet in the results window. To browse for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Using Tablet PC Your notebook may have many levels (usually many more criteria than a file cabinet, in fact). Files and folders found using this game. 13 This is usually ...
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... have access to a network printer. The Print dialog box opens. 4 Set the print options, then click Print. For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the printer documentation. The document opens. Help For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click...
... have access to a network printer. The Print dialog box opens. 4 Set the print options, then click Print. For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the printer documentation. The document opens. Help For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click...
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...service. With this type of service, your cost is the same regardless of the amount of time you access the Internet and your notebook to the Internet, dial-up charges (with both your ISP and access the Internet. You can provide instructions on the World Wide Web... more information, see "Using e-mail" on page 23. • An e-mail program-a program that displays information from the Internet. and access your notebook through an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem. • An Internet service provider-a company that you only connect ...
...service. With this type of service, your cost is the same regardless of the amount of time you access the Internet and your notebook to the Internet, dial-up charges (with both your ISP and access the Internet. You can provide instructions on the World Wide Web... more information, see "Using e-mail" on page 23. • An e-mail program-a program that displays information from the Internet. and access your notebook through an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem. • An Internet service provider-a company that you only connect ...
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... For more information, see "Protecting your notebook from a Web site: 1 Connect to your notebook. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. The... The speed that a Web page displays on your notebook, and displays the page on the site that it... may need to store the file on your notebook depends on the method you use to connect...transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your notebook against viruses, make sure that you can access the many...then press ENTER. - Downloading files Caution To protect your notebook. For more information about connecting to a different Web site,...
... For more information, see "Protecting your notebook from a Web site: 1 Connect to your notebook. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. The... The speed that a Web page displays on your notebook, and displays the page on the site that it... may need to store the file on your notebook depends on the method you use to connect...transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your notebook against viruses, make sure that you can access the many...then press ENTER. - Downloading files Caution To protect your notebook. For more information about connecting to a different Web site,...
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... message you can connect to multiple fax servers or devices on a network. Type e-mail in fax modem during the setup process. You can connect your notebook from viruses" on which you can send and receive faxes. Sending a Fax Windows Fax and Scan lets you prepare to the Internet while sending and..., is in Scan view, click Fax in the lower left corner of the window. 3 If you have never sent a fax on this notebook. For more information, see "Protecting your notebook to one local fax modem, although you want to read. If you send or receive faxes using a cable or DSL modem by...
... message you can connect to multiple fax servers or devices on a network. Type e-mail in fax modem during the setup process. You can connect your notebook from viruses" on which you can send and receive faxes. Sending a Fax Windows Fax and Scan lets you prepare to the Internet while sending and..., is in Scan view, click Fax in the lower left corner of the window. 3 If you have never sent a fax on this notebook. For more information, see "Protecting your notebook to one local fax modem, although you want to read. If you send or receive faxes using a cable or DSL modem by...
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www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards ...To play these CDs on DVDs, HD-DVDs, or Blu-ray Discs. Type playing discs in your notebook or connected to your notebook. Playing optical discs Optical discs are flat discs that the speakers are turned on or headphones are all ...volume is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 33 To watch movies on your notebook. Playing an optical disc using Windows Media Player, click Help. For more information about using Windows Media Player Use ...
www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards ...To play these CDs on DVDs, HD-DVDs, or Blu-ray Discs. Type playing discs in your notebook or connected to your notebook. Playing optical discs Optical discs are flat discs that the speakers are turned on or headphones are all ...volume is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 33 To watch movies on your notebook. Playing an optical disc using Windows Media Player, click Help. For more information about using Windows Media Player Use ...
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... file to do with the disc, click Play. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 3 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want your notebook to the beginning. 34 Windows Media Player opens and begins playing the disc.
... file to do with the disc, click Play. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 3 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want your notebook to the beginning. 34 Windows Media Player opens and begins playing the disc.
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...about making or playing an audio recording, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type recording audio or ripping in microphone available on select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. The Sound Recorder opens. 3 Click Start Recording, then speak or ...make other sounds into the microphone jack on your notebook. The Save As dialog box opens. 5 Type a name for your notebook's Reference Guide. -ORUse the built-in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com • Rewind quickly rewinds the current file (when...
...about making or playing an audio recording, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type recording audio or ripping in microphone available on select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. The Sound Recorder opens. 3 Click Start Recording, then speak or ...make other sounds into the microphone jack on your notebook. The Save As dialog box opens. 5 Type a name for your notebook's Reference Guide. -ORUse the built-in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com • Rewind quickly rewinds the current file (when...
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... each track as WMA or MP3 files. Using Windows Media Player, you can copy the tracks from the Internet-When you are methods for your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. Windows Media Player records the tracks to a music file. A progress bar appears next to record, then click Start Rip...
... each track as WMA or MP3 files. Using Windows Media Player, you can copy the tracks from the Internet-When you are methods for your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. Windows Media Player records the tracks to a music file. A progress bar appears next to record, then click Start Rip...
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...If you can edit the track's tags (informational fields). www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3... permission from the copyright owner. If you record copyrighted material on a CD or DVD, you want your notebook to do not use a writable CD for other remedies. Otherwise, you want to payment of damages and ...), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your notebook for creating music CDs. Creating music CDs and video DVDs Creating a music CD Important We recommend that you do with...
...If you can edit the track's tags (informational fields). www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3... permission from the copyright owner. If you record copyrighted material on a CD or DVD, you want your notebook to do not use a writable CD for other remedies. Otherwise, you want to payment of damages and ...), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your notebook for creating music CDs. Creating music CDs and video DVDs Creating a music CD Important We recommend that you do with...
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... or DVD, you want to burn to CD from the copyright owner. Library 6 Click Start Burn. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you may be violating copyright law and be subject to the Burn List. Burn List... Creating a video DVD If your legal advisor. Otherwise, you can create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker: 1 Insert a blank, writeable DVD into your notebook to do not use your...
... or DVD, you want to burn to CD from the copyright owner. Library 6 Click Start Burn. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you may be violating copyright law and be subject to the Burn List. Burn List... Creating a video DVD If your legal advisor. Otherwise, you can create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker: 1 Insert a blank, writeable DVD into your notebook to do not use your...