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...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 Identifying window items 8 Working with files and folders ... folders 10 Copying and moving files and folders 10 Deleting files and folders 11 Searching for files 12 Using the Windows Search 12 Browsing for files and folders 13 Using Tablet PC 13 Calibrating your tablet 14 Using gestures 15 Using ...
...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 Identifying window items 8 Working with files and folders ... folders 10 Copying and moving files and folders 10 Deleting files and folders 11 Searching for files 12 Using the Windows Search 12 Browsing for files and folders 13 Using Tablet PC 13 Calibrating your tablet 14 Using gestures 15 Using ...
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... video DVDs 37 Creating a music CD 37 Creating a video DVD 38 Creating and 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... 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 your notebook from viruses 59 Using Norton 360 59 Using...
... video DVDs 37 Creating a music CD 37 Creating a video DVD 38 Creating and 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... 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 your notebook from viruses 59 Using Norton 360 59 Using...
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www.gateway.com Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 65 Changing screen settings 66 Changing color depth and screen resolution 66 Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds 67 Selecting a screen saver 68 Changing gadgets 69 Changing system sounds 71 Changing mouse, touchpad, or pointing ... and modifying user accounts 75 Changing accessibility settings 76 Using the Ease of Access Center 76 Using voice recognition 77 Using the Windows Mobility Center 78 Setting up parental controls 80 Filtering Internet access 80 Scheduling notebook and Internet use 81 Restricting game access 81...
www.gateway.com Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 65 Changing screen settings 66 Changing color depth and screen resolution 66 Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds 67 Selecting a screen saver 68 Changing gadgets 69 Changing system sounds 71 Changing mouse, touchpad, or pointing ... and modifying user accounts 75 Changing accessibility settings 76 Using the Ease of Access Center 76 Using voice recognition 77 Using the Windows Mobility Center 78 Setting up parental controls 80 Filtering Internet access 80 Scheduling notebook and Internet use 81 Restricting game access 81...
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... and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to familiarize yourself with the best product possible. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to our customers-to provide best-of your new Gateway notebook for a topic: 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. To search for...
... and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to familiarize yourself with the best product possible. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to our customers-to provide best-of your new Gateway notebook for a topic: 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. To search for...
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...information on how to perform a task while you call for Windows Media Center If your question. Help and Support opens. 2 In the Help and Support window, type Windows Media Center in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you are discussed. 3...: 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. You can access most closely matches your notebook has Windows Media Center, you can research a topic or learn how to use Windows Media Center. www.gateway.com 2 Type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box located at the top of ...
...information on how to perform a task while you call for Windows Media Center If your question. Help and Support opens. 2 In the Help and Support window, type Windows Media Center in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you are discussed. 3...: 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. You can access most closely matches your notebook has Windows Media Center, you can research a topic or learn how to use Windows Media Center. www.gateway.com 2 Type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box located at the top of ...
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CHAPTER 2 Using Windows • Using the Windows desktop • Working with files and folders • Searching for files • Using Tablet PC • Working with documents • Shortcuts 5
CHAPTER 2 Using Windows • Using the Windows desktop • Working with files and folders • Searching for files • Using Tablet PC • Working with documents • Shortcuts 5
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...of the desktop as your personalized work space where you discarded are stored. Your desktop may appear on the taskbar to open the program's window. Click a program's button on the taskbar near the clock. You must empty the Recycle Bin to permanently delete them from this icon to... button, and the Recycle Bin icon. Click the Start button, then open programs and perform other programs, and notebook tools and utilities. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook is where files, folders, and programs that you open a file or program by clicking an...
...of the desktop as your personalized work space where you discarded are stored. Your desktop may appear on the taskbar to open the program's window. Click a program's button on the taskbar near the clock. You must empty the Recycle Bin to permanently delete them from this icon to... button, and the Recycle Bin icon. Click the Start button, then open programs and perform other programs, and notebook tools and utilities. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook is where files, folders, and programs that you open a file or program by clicking an...
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... or program to see all programs, files, and folders in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. If you the first level of the Windows desktop. www.gateway.com Using the Start menu Help For more using the Start menu. You can start programs, open it. 7 To use the Start menu: Shortcut... left of menu items. 2 Click All Programs to open 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. Type...
... or program to see all programs, files, and folders in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. If you the first level of the Windows desktop. www.gateway.com Using the Start menu Help For more using the Start menu. You can start programs, open it. 7 To use the Start menu: Shortcut... left of menu items. 2 Click All Programs to open 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. Type...
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... Search box lets you double-click the Local Disk (C:) icon in the current window. 8 Identifying window items Help For more information about windows, click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Adding icons to the desktop Help For more information about the desktop icons, click Start,... then click Help and Support. A shortcut icon for that you double-click the icon for a program that shows the window title. When you want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop: Shortcut Start ➧ All Programs ➧ right-click program ...
... Search box lets you double-click the Local Disk (C:) icon in the current window. 8 Identifying window items Help For more information about windows, click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Adding icons to the desktop Help For more information about the desktop icons, click Start,... then click Help and Support. A shortcut icon for that you double-click the icon for a program that shows the window title. When you want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop: Shortcut Start ➧ All Programs ➧ right-click program ...
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...just as you would reorganize and throw away information in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. A notebook may also have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. ... Save. Clicking an item 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 suit your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Viewing drives Help For more than one ...
...just as you would reorganize and throw away information in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. A notebook may also have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. ... Save. Clicking an item 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 suit your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Viewing drives Help For more than one ...
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...you remove the file or folder from the clipboard. Files are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you keep on the Windows clipboard. Folders Files To create a folder: Shortcut Click File ➧ New ➧ Folder ➧ type name 1 Click (Start), then click Computer... on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it. Then, when you decide what folder you want to copy and move files are called copying, cutting, and pasting....
...you remove the file or folder from the clipboard. Files are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you keep on the Windows clipboard. Folders Files To create a folder: Shortcut Click File ➧ New ➧ Folder ➧ type name 1 Click (Start), then click Computer... on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it. Then, when you decide what folder you want to copy and move files are called copying, cutting, and pasting....
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...Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on the pop-up menu opens on the desktop. 3 Click Copy on your Windows desktop. A pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right... ENTER. A copy of the file or folder appears in its new location and is emptied. www.gateway.com To copy a file or folder to another folder: 1 Locate the file or folder you want... moved appears in the new location. To delete files or folders: 1 In the Computer or Windows Explorer window, click the files or folders that you want to copy. If you cannot find the file ...
...Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on the pop-up menu opens on the desktop. 3 Click Copy on your Windows desktop. A pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right... ENTER. A copy of the file or folder appears in its new location and is emptied. www.gateway.com To copy a file or folder to another folder: 1 Locate the file or folder you want... moved appears in the new location. To delete files or folders: 1 In the Computer or Windows Explorer window, click the files or folders that you want to copy. If you cannot find the file ...
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... part of the name, Search will list all files in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type searching in the bin. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to empty the bin. 3 Click Yes. These files cannot be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the ...list in the results window. Help For more information about emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start, then click Help and Support. Searching for files and folders, click Start, then click...
... part of the name, Search will list all files in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type searching in the bin. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to empty the bin. 3 Click Yes. These files cannot be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the ...list in the results window. Help For more information about emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start, then click Help and Support. Searching for files and folders, click Start, then click...
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...file cabinet in that they may have many levels (usually many more criteria than a file cabinet, in which you need is called browsing. The Computer window opens. 2 Double-click the drive or folder that you think contains the file or folder that you want to find. 3 Continue double-clicking folders ...you can turn into another folder, and so on top of folders to refine searches. You can be inside a folder that you want . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more levels than file name. So you usually will have the Tablet PC features. This...
...file cabinet in that they may have many levels (usually many more criteria than a file cabinet, in which you need is called browsing. The Computer window opens. 2 Double-click the drive or folder that you think contains the file or folder that you want to find. 3 Continue double-clicking folders ...you can turn into another folder, and so on top of folders to refine searches. You can be inside a folder that you want . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more levels than file name. So you usually will have the Tablet PC features. This...
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...-recalibrate it for both portrait and landscape orientations. To calibrate your tablet: 1 Click or tap (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click or tap Windows Mobility Center. The Tablet PC Settings dialog box opens. 3 Click or tap the General tab. 4 Click or tap Calibrate, then follow the on ...up with the opposite hand from the previous user-right-handed writer to your tapping patterns. The Windows Mobility Center window opens. 2 Click or tap (Change Tablet PC settings). CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Calibrating your tablet The first time you use your tablet PC, you write with the tip of...
...-recalibrate it for both portrait and landscape orientations. To calibrate your tablet: 1 Click or tap (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click or tap Windows Mobility Center. The Tablet PC Settings dialog box opens. 3 Click or tap the General tab. 4 Click or tap Calibrate, then follow the on ...up with the opposite hand from the previous user-right-handed writer to your tapping patterns. The Windows Mobility Center window opens. 2 Click or tap (Change Tablet PC settings). CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Calibrating your tablet The first time you use your tablet PC, you write with the tip of...
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Access the TIP keyboard and writing pad by tapping or clicking the buttons near the top left side of the window. Use the TIP to open the Tablet Input Panel (TIP). CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Tablet Input Panel (TIP) Tap the Tablet PC Input Panel icon on the left of the screen...
Access the TIP keyboard and writing pad by tapping or clicking the buttons near the top left side of the window. Use the TIP to open the Tablet Input Panel (TIP). CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Tablet Input Panel (TIP) Tap the Tablet PC Input Panel icon on the left of the screen...
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...you want to create, save a document: 1 Click File, then click Save. For more information about using Microsoft® WordPad. www.gateway.com Working with documents Computer documents include word processing files, spreadsheet files, or other programs such as Corel® WordPerfect®, Microsoft ..., and Microsoft Excel. The basic methods of creating, saving, opening, and printing a document apply to most of these types of the window to use it later. Microsoft WordPad starts and a blank document opens. 2 Begin composing your document. File name 2 Click Browse Folders to...
...you want to create, save a document: 1 Click File, then click Save. For more information about using Microsoft® WordPad. www.gateway.com Working with documents Computer documents include word processing files, spreadsheet files, or other programs such as Corel® WordPerfect®, Microsoft ..., and Microsoft Excel. The basic methods of creating, saving, opening, and printing a document apply to most of these types of the window to use it later. Microsoft WordPad starts and a blank document opens. 2 Begin composing your document. File name 2 Click Browse Folders to...
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... printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type opening documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Open the document in . CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Opening a document To view, revise, or print an existing document, first you need to open . 4 Double-click the document file name. Help For more information...
... printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type opening documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Open the document in . CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Opening a document To view, revise, or print an existing document, first you need to open . 4 Double-click the document file name. Help For more information...
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... almost all programs that you want to a different file, folder, or running program Press ALT + TAB. 19 www.gateway.com Shortcuts Help For more information about Windows keyboard shortcuts, click Start, then click Help and Support. Click the first item, press and hold down the CTRL key, then click each of the... remaining items. Select multiple adjacent items in a list or window Click the first item in the list, press and hold down the SHIFT key, then click the last item in...
... almost all programs that you want to a different file, folder, or running program Press ALT + TAB. 19 www.gateway.com Shortcuts Help For more information about Windows keyboard shortcuts, click Start, then click Help and Support. Click the first item, press and hold down the CTRL key, then click each of the... remaining items. Select multiple adjacent items in a list or window Click the first item in the list, press and hold down the SHIFT key, then click the last item in...