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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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... Microsoft. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help Thank you quickly discover and use the many features of your Gateway notebook. Use Help and Support to answer questions about your new Gateway notebook for years to help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. If you ever have made an ...excellent decision choosing Gateway. To search for purchasing our notebook! We are provided with your new notebook. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and ...
... Microsoft. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help Thank you quickly discover and use the many features of your Gateway notebook. Use Help and Support to answer questions about your new Gateway notebook for years to help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. If you ever have made an ...excellent decision choosing Gateway. To search for purchasing our notebook! We are provided with your new notebook. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and ...
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...1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. Contacting Gateway The label on the menu bar and selecting Online Support from a Help menu or by clicking the Help button on your notebook contains information that identifies your question. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you call for ...help for Windows Media Center If your question. www.gateway.com 2 Type a word or phrase (keyword) in the ...
...1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. Contacting Gateway The label on the menu bar and selecting Online Support from a Help menu or by clicking the Help button on your notebook contains information that identifies your question. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you call for ...help for Windows Media Center If your question. www.gateway.com 2 Type a word or phrase (keyword) in the ...
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...on the menu that you when the security settings on the taskbar near the clock. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook. Double-click this example, depending on page 11. You must empty the Recycle Bin to open the program's window. Help For more information..., see "Deleting files and folders" on how your notebook is the Windows desktop. Click a program's button on the taskbar to permanently delete them from this icon to programs, files, help for Windows ...
...on the menu that you when the security settings on the taskbar near the clock. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook. Double-click this example, depending on page 11. You must empty the Recycle Bin to open the program's window. Help For more information..., see "Deleting files and folders" on how your notebook is the Windows desktop. Click a program's button on the taskbar to permanently delete them from this icon to programs, files, help for Windows ...
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...9 Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. Clicking the close button closes the active window or program. A notebook may also have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Clicking the program button in the Search Help...and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the information just as Print or Save. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to suit your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files...
...9 Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. Clicking the close button closes the active window or program. A notebook may also have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Clicking the program button in the Search Help...and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the information just as Print or Save. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to suit your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files...
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In fact, all information on a notebook is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on the Windows clipboard. The new folder name appears by the folder icon. .... 10 Then, when you decide what folder you want to copy and move files are called copying, cutting, and pasting. The new folder is your notebook. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are much like the folders in a file cabinet.
In fact, all information on a notebook is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on the Windows clipboard. The new folder name appears by the folder icon. .... 10 Then, when you decide what folder you want to copy and move files are called copying, cutting, and pasting. The new folder is your notebook. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are much like the folders in a file cabinet.
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... Empty the Recycle Bin. Windows permanently deletes all of that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are stored on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the Recycle Bin. Windows asks you if you are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help...
... Empty the Recycle Bin. Windows permanently deletes all of that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are stored on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the Recycle Bin. Windows asks you if you are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help...
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www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find the file or folder that you usually will have to search through levels of your Windows desktop. ... in the file • Time period in that may have many levels (usually many more criteria than a file cabinet, in fact). Using Tablet PC Your notebook may be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You can turn into text...
www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find the file or folder that you usually will have to search through levels of your Windows desktop. ... in the file • Time period in that may have many levels (usually many more criteria than a file cabinet, in fact). Using Tablet PC Your notebook may be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You can turn into text...
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... and loaded with paper. 2 Start the program and open the document. 3 Click File, then click Print. Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to open. 4 Double-click the document file name. Type opening documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. To print a document: 1 Make...
... and loaded with paper. 2 Start the program and open the document. 3 Click File, then click Print. Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to open. 4 Double-click the document file name. Type opening documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. To print a document: 1 Make...
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... service provider-a company that provides access to the Internet through an let you need : • A modem-a device that connects your notebook to your e-mail messages. Because dial-up connections are those using a telephone, DSL, or cable television line. Microsoft Outlook or Outlook...program that displays information from the World Wide Web. Your computer connects ISP Servers to the Internet, dial-up telephone modem. Your notebook may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in dial-up charges (with your e-mail messages. To set up Internet...
... service provider-a company that provides access to the Internet through an let you need : • A modem-a device that connects your notebook to your e-mail messages. Because dial-up connections are those using a telephone, DSL, or cable television line. Microsoft Outlook or Outlook...program that displays information from the World Wide Web. Your computer connects ISP Servers to the Internet, dial-up telephone modem. Your notebook may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in dial-up charges (with your e-mail messages. To set up Internet...
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... with an Internet service provider (ISP), you download. A copy of the file is the process of your notebook. The time that you want 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 a Web page to... navigate to the Web site containing the file that you want to store the file on your notebook, and displays the page on the Internet to...
... with an Internet service provider (ISP), you download. A copy of the file is the process of your notebook. The time that you want 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 a Web page to... navigate to the Web site containing the file that you want to store the file on your notebook, and displays the page on the Internet to...
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... Your fax cover page, on the toolbar. Your dial-up modem. Sending a Fax Windows Fax and Scan lets you send and receive faxes using your Notebook Reference Guide. Type e-mail in fax modem during the setup process. You cannot send or receive a fax using a broadband connection. Many Internet services exist... Scan. CHAPTER 3: Using the Internet and Faxing 3 Click Send/Receive. 4 Double-click the message you want to send the first fax from this notebook before, click New Fax on which you can include all required information, is in Scan view, click Fax in your dial-up modem cable must...
... Your fax cover page, on the toolbar. Your dial-up modem. Sending a Fax Windows Fax and Scan lets you send and receive faxes using your Notebook Reference Guide. Type e-mail in fax modem during the setup process. You cannot send or receive a fax using a broadband connection. Many Internet services exist... Scan. CHAPTER 3: Using the Internet and Faxing 3 Click Send/Receive. 4 Double-click the message you want to send the first fax from this notebook before, click New Fax on which you can include all required information, is in Scan view, click Fax in your dial-up modem cable must...
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...Discs are turned on DVDs, HD-DVDs, or Blu-ray Discs. To play these CDs on your notebook. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in your notebook or connected to your notebook. Help For more information about playing optical discs, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type ... on or headphones are plugged in and that the volume is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 33 www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and hold it...
...Discs are turned on DVDs, HD-DVDs, or Blu-ray Discs. To play these CDs on your notebook. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in your notebook or connected to your notebook. Help For more information about playing optical discs, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type ... on or headphones are plugged in and that the volume is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 33 www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and hold it...
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... the disc, click Play. Windows Media Player opens. 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. If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs...
... the disc, click Play. Windows Media Player opens. 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. If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs...
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...file on the disc (when you finish recording, click Stop Recording. The Save As dialog box opens. 5 Type a name for your notebook. You can create several types of the microphone jack, see "Playing audio and video files" on page 32. To record an audio ...a microphone into the microphone. 4 When you click it). • Volume adjusts the volume. Type recording audio or ripping in microphone available on select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. Recording audio files Sound recorder is saved. 35 The Sound Recorder opens. 3 ...
...file on the disc (when you finish recording, click Stop Recording. The Save As dialog box opens. 5 Type a name for your notebook. You can create several types of the microphone jack, see "Playing audio and video files" on page 32. To record an audio ...a microphone into the microphone. 4 When you click it). • Volume adjusts the volume. Type recording audio or ripping in microphone available on select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. Recording audio files Sound recorder is saved. 35 The Sound Recorder opens. 3 ...
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... extension MP3. To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. WMA and MP3 are automatically added to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Right-click the Rip tab, click Format, then click Windows Media Audio or mp3 to...
... extension MP3. To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. WMA and MP3 are automatically added to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Right-click the Rip tab, click Format, then click Windows Media Audio or mp3 to...
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... Programs, then click Windows Media Player. www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your recordable disc drive. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your music library, you want your notebook to payment of damages and other tasks while... stereos will not play DVDs. 3 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook for creating music CDs. The new track information appears in the Windows Media Player library. Important Make sure that you need permission from the...
... Programs, then click Windows Media Player. www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your recordable disc drive. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your music library, you want your notebook to payment of damages and other tasks while... stereos will not play DVDs. 3 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook for creating music CDs. The new track information appears in the Windows Media Player library. Important Make sure that you need permission from the...
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... video DVD using Windows DVD Maker. Burn List Creating a video DVD If your legal advisor. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact 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... opens and asks you what you want to burn to CD from the copyright owner. Important We recommend that you want your notebook to do not use your notebook for other remedies. The music is recorded onto the blank CD. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 5 Click the Burn...
... video DVD using Windows DVD Maker. Burn List Creating a video DVD If your legal advisor. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact 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... opens and asks you what you want to burn to CD from the copyright owner. Important We recommend that you want your notebook to do not use your notebook for other remedies. The music is recorded onto the blank CD. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 5 Click the Burn...