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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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... support in addition to high-quality, brand-name components at www.gateway.com. Use Help and Support to answer questions about your Gateway notebook. To search for purchasing our notebook! Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product... about Windows and to ensure that you will provide you with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your new notebook. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to our customers-to provide best-of help information by clicking a general topic under Find an...
... support in addition to high-quality, brand-name components at www.gateway.com. Use Help and Support to answer questions about your Gateway notebook. To search for purchasing our notebook! Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product... about Windows and to ensure that you will provide you with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your new notebook. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to our customers-to provide best-of help information by clicking a general topic under Find an...
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... of any Help and Support screen, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com 2 Type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To access Media Center help for Windows Media Center If your notebook model and serial number. Using online help If you are connected...so you can research a topic or learn how to use Windows Media Center. Contacting Gateway The label on how to perform a task while you can access most online help for information on your notebook contains information that most closely matches your question. Getting help information by selecting a topic...
... of any Help and Support screen, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com 2 Type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To access Media Center help for Windows Media Center If your notebook model and serial number. Using online help If you are connected...so you can research a topic or learn how to use Windows Media Center. Contacting Gateway The label on how to perform a task while you can access most online help for information on your notebook contains information that most closely matches your question. Getting help information by selecting a topic...
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...icon changes appearance to open a file or program by clicking an item on the taskbar represent programs that you when the security settings on your notebook are set up. The desktop is the Windows desktop. Help For more information, see "Using Windows Security Center" on page 62. 6 ...Your desktop may appear on the taskbar near the clock. Double-click this example, depending on how your notebook is where files, folders, and programs that are available. You must empty the Recycle Bin to permanently delete them from this icon to notify...
...icon changes appearance to open a file or program by clicking an item on the taskbar represent programs that you when the security settings on your notebook are set up. The desktop is the Windows desktop. Help For more information, see "Using Windows Security Center" on page 62. 6 ...Your desktop may appear on the taskbar near the clock. Double-click this example, depending on how your notebook is where files, folders, and programs that are available. You must empty the Recycle Bin to permanently delete them from this icon to notify...
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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. Clicking the program button in a file cabinet. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: 1 Click (Start), ...preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. You may have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Working with 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 Save. Clicking the program button in a file cabinet. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: 1 Click (Start), ...preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. You may have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Working with files and folders...
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... Organize, then click New Folder. When you decide where you want the copy to put the new folder. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your notebook. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are much like the folders in (the destination folder), ...or cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. They can paste copies of the file or folder on your hard drive...
... Organize, then click New Folder. When you decide where you want the copy to put the new folder. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your notebook. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are much like the folders in (the destination folder), ...or cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. They can paste copies of the file or folder on your hard drive...
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... folder names containing the letters you want to search on your hard drive, you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Files and folders found using the Search: 1 Click (Start), then click Search...
... folder names containing the letters you want to search on your hard drive, you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Files and folders found using the Search: 1 Click (Start), then click Search...
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www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more levels than file name. Browsing for files and folders A file or folder that you .... Some of your Windows desktop. So you want . Help For more information about browsing for a file: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Using Tablet PC Your notebook may be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in fact). Files and folders found using this utility can be inside a folder...
www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more levels than file name. Browsing for files and folders A file or folder that you .... Some of your Windows desktop. So you want . Help For more information about browsing for a file: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Using Tablet PC Your notebook may be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in fact). Files and folders found using this utility can be inside a folder...
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... folder you must have a printer connected to your printer, see the printer documentation. Type printing in . Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to a network printer. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Opening a document To view, revise, or print an existing document, first you need to open the...
... folder you must have a printer connected to your printer, see the printer documentation. Type printing in . Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to a network printer. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Opening a document To view, revise, or print an existing document, first you need to open the...
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... e-mail and Web browsing session, then disconnect when you are those using a telephone, DSL, or cable television line. Check your notebook to other computers or servers using a telephone system to connect to a telephone, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), or cable television line ... connection. 22 This may have a built-in some cases ADSL over the Internet. Your Internet service provider can access this notebook, contact the ISP directly. Internet Servers store information so other technologies. Your computer connects ISP Servers to this network by connecting...
... e-mail and Web browsing session, then disconnect when you are those using a telephone, DSL, or cable television line. Check your notebook to other computers or servers using a telephone system to connect to a telephone, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), or cable television line ... connection. 22 This may have a built-in some cases ADSL over the Internet. Your Internet service provider can access this notebook, contact the ISP directly. Internet Servers store information so other technologies. Your computer connects ISP Servers to this network by connecting...
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... downloaded to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on page 59. The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads (transfers) data to your notebook, and displays the page on the site that it takes to transfer ...an Internet service provider (ISP), you may need to start your Web browser. The speed that you requested. For more information about connecting to your notebook. To connect to a Web site: 1 Connect to your Internet account. 2 Depending on the complexity of the Web page and other Internet conditions...
... downloaded to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on page 59. The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads (transfers) data to your notebook, and displays the page on the site that it takes to transfer ...an Internet service provider (ISP), you may need to start your Web browser. The speed that you requested. For more information about connecting to your notebook. To connect to a Web site: 1 Connect to your Internet account. 2 Depending on the complexity of the Web page and other Internet conditions...
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...To send a Fax: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Fax and Scan. For more information, see "Checking Out Your Notebook" in your Notebook Reference Guide. Your dial-up modem cable must be installed before , click New Fax on a network. The Fax Setup window opens. 26 ...broadband connection. Many Internet services exist that let you prepare to multiple fax servers or devices on the toolbar. You cannot use your notebook to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes. Help For general information about managing and organizing your e-mail messages, see the online...
...To send a Fax: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Fax and Scan. For more information, see "Checking Out Your Notebook" in your Notebook Reference Guide. Your dial-up modem cable must be installed before , click New Fax on a network. The Fax Setup window opens. 26 ...broadband connection. Many Internet services exist that let you prepare to multiple fax servers or devices on the toolbar. You cannot use your notebook to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes. Help For general information about managing and organizing your e-mail messages, see the online...
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... Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and hold it )....skips to the next file in the playlist (when you must have copy protection software. Type playing discs in and that use a laser to your notebook. To play these CDs on DVDs, HD-DVDs, or Blu-ray Discs. Playing optical discs Optical discs are all optical discs. Help For more...
... Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and hold it )....skips to the next file in the playlist (when you must have copy protection software. Type playing discs in and that use a laser to your notebook. To play these CDs on DVDs, HD-DVDs, or Blu-ray Discs. Playing optical discs Optical discs are all optical discs. Help For more...
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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. 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. Windows Media Player opens and begins playing the disc.
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...Programs ➧ Accessories ➧ Sound Recorder 1 Plug a microphone into the microphone. 4 When you want to the next file on your notebook. The Sound Recorder opens. 3 Click Start Recording, then speak or make other sounds into the microphone jack on the disc (when you ...finish recording, click Stop Recording. You can create several types of the microphone jack, see "Playing audio and video files" 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...
...Programs ➧ Accessories ➧ Sound Recorder 1 Plug a microphone into the microphone. 4 When you want to the next file on your notebook. The Sound Recorder opens. 3 Click Start Recording, then speak or make other sounds into the microphone jack on the disc (when you ...finish recording, click Stop Recording. You can create several types of the microphone jack, see "Playing audio and video files" 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...
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... end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3. You can copy the tracks from Windows Explorer or your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. You cannot copy tracks from CDs, click the Rip tab, then click Help with Ripping.
... end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3. You can copy the tracks from Windows Explorer or your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. You cannot copy tracks from CDs, click the Rip tab, then click Help with Ripping.
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...want to edit, then click Advanced Tag Editor. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Click the Library tab. 3 Right-click the track or album you want your notebook to close the box. 4 Right-click the Library tab, then click Music. If you record copyrighted material on a CD or DVD, you are uncertain ... for other remedies. The Advanced Tag Editor dialog box opens. 4 Enter track information such as Title, Artist, Album, and Genre, then click OK. www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to payment of damages and other tasks while creating CDs or DVDs. To edit...
...want to edit, then click Advanced Tag Editor. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Click the Library tab. 3 Right-click the track or album you want your notebook to close the box. 4 Right-click the Library tab, then click Music. If you record copyrighted material on a CD or DVD, you are uncertain ... for other remedies. The Advanced Tag Editor dialog box opens. 4 Enter track information such as Title, Artist, Album, and Genre, then click OK. www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to payment of damages and other tasks while creating CDs or DVDs. To edit...
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... to the Burn List. Otherwise, you are uncertain about your rights, contact your legal advisor. Burn List Creating a video DVD If your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you can create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker: 1 Insert a blank, writeable... DVD into your notebook for other remedies. To create a video DVD using Windows DVD Maker. Important We recommend that you want your notebook to do not use your recordable optical disc drive. 2 If a dialog box opens ...
... to the Burn List. Otherwise, you are uncertain about your rights, contact your legal advisor. Burn List Creating a video DVD If your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you can create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker: 1 Insert a blank, writeable... DVD into your notebook for other remedies. To create a video DVD using Windows DVD Maker. Important We recommend that you want your notebook to do not use your recordable optical disc drive. 2 If a dialog box opens ...