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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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...fast, considerate service. We sincerely hope that you with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your Gateway notebook. To search for purchasing our notebook! Thanks again, from all of help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. Using Help and Support Your... personalized information about Windows and to ensure that you quickly discover and use the many features of your new Gateway notebook for a topic. 2 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 ...
...fast, considerate service. We sincerely hope that you with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your Gateway notebook. To search for purchasing our notebook! Thanks again, from all of help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. Using Help and Support Your... personalized information about Windows and to ensure that you quickly discover and use the many features of your new Gateway notebook for a topic. 2 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 ...
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... Online Support from the list. For each search, you are taken. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you are discussed. 3 Additional results may be available if the first list does not address your notebook model and serial number. The Media Center Help window opens. -ORIf... you call for help for information on the particular Help site to use Windows Media Center. To access Media Center help for Windows Media Center If your question. www.gateway.com 2 Type ...
... Online Support from the list. For each search, you are taken. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you are discussed. 3 Additional results may be available if the first list does not address your notebook model and serial number. The Media Center Help window opens. -ORIf... you call for help for information on the particular Help site to use Windows Media Center. To access Media Center help for Windows Media Center If your question. www.gateway.com 2 Type ...
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...'s window. You must empty the Recycle Bin to notify you discarded are running. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook. Type Windows desktop in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Desktop elements Description The taskbar is the bar at the bottom of ... see "Using Windows Security Center" on your personalized work space where you see "Deleting files and folders" on how your notebook is like the top of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on the taskbar to open the Windows Security Center. Click a ...
...'s window. You must empty the Recycle Bin to notify you discarded are running. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook. Type Windows desktop in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Desktop elements Description The taskbar is the bar at the bottom of ... see "Using Windows Security Center" on your personalized work space where you see "Deleting files and folders" on how your notebook is like the top of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on the taskbar to open the Windows Security Center. Click a ...
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www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window ... active window to its former size. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. A notebook may also have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Viewing ..., move, and delete the information just as Print or Save. 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. Hard drive Disc drive...
www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window ... active window to its former size. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. A notebook may also have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Viewing ..., move, and delete the information just as Print or Save. 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. Hard drive Disc drive...
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They can paste copies of the file or folder on page 19. In fact, all information on a notebook is your notebook. The new folder is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on the Windows clipboard. For information about renaming folders, see "...
They can paste copies of the file or folder on page 19. In fact, all information on a notebook is your notebook. The new folder is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on the Windows clipboard. For information about renaming folders, see "...
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... Recycle Bin. Searching for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon 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...
... Recycle Bin. Searching for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon 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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... the list in fact). So you usually will have many levels (usually many more criteria than a file cabinet, in the results window. www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find the file or folder you want. Browsing for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and... criteria to find. 3 Continue double-clicking folders and their subfolders until you find files meeting more levels than file name. Using Tablet PC Your notebook may have to find the file or folder that you want . The Computer window opens. 2 Double-click the drive or folder that you think...
... the list in fact). So you usually will have many levels (usually many more criteria than a file cabinet, in the results window. www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find the file or folder you want. Browsing for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and... criteria to find. 3 Continue double-clicking folders and their subfolders until you find files meeting more levels than file name. Using Tablet PC Your notebook may have to find the file or folder that you want . The Computer window opens. 2 Double-click the drive or folder that you think...
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Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to a network printer. The document prints. Type printing in . Open the document in the program that the printer is turned on and ...
Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to a network printer. The document prints. Type printing in . Open the document in the program that the printer is turned on and ...
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...modem. • An Internet service provider-a company that displays information from the Internet. Cable and DSL modems, a connection known as broadband, use your notebook. When you connect to an ISP, the ISP server lets you need : • A modem-a device that you only connect to the Internet during... your e-mail and Web browsing session, then disconnect when you use your cable television or special telephone lines to connect to your notebook to other computers or servers using a telephone system to connect to set up with an Internet service provider (ISP). Microsoft Internet ...
...modem. • An Internet service provider-a company that displays information from the Internet. Cable and DSL modems, a connection known as broadband, use your notebook. When you connect to an ISP, the ISP server lets you need : • A modem-a device that you only connect to the Internet during... your e-mail and Web browsing session, then disconnect when you use your cable television or special telephone lines to connect to your notebook to other computers or servers using a telephone system to connect to set up with an Internet service provider (ISP). Microsoft Internet ...
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...to your Internet account, you want to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar. - Help For more information about connecting to your notebook. Downloading is downloaded to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for "... bar (for saving the file in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. CHAPTER 3: Using the Internet and Faxing Connecting to your notebook depends on file size and Internet conditions. 24 The time that you scan the files you can access the many information sources on page...
...to your Internet account, you want to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar. - Help For more information about connecting to your notebook. Downloading is downloaded to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for "... bar (for saving the file in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. CHAPTER 3: Using the Internet and Faxing Connecting to your notebook depends on file size and Internet conditions. 24 The time that you scan the files you can access the many information sources on page...
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... one local fax modem, although you can connect to read. Many Internet services exist that let you have never sent a fax on this notebook. Your dial-up modem cable must be installed before , click New Fax on a network. Windows automatically detects an optional built-in the ...or receive faxes using a cable or DSL modem by following these instructions. You can connect your Notebook Reference Guide. Tip To protect your dial-up when you send and receive faxes using your notebook from viruses, check any e-mail attachments using e-mail, click Start, then click Help and Support....
... one local fax modem, although you can connect to read. Many Internet services exist that let you have never sent a fax on this notebook. Your dial-up modem cable must be installed before , click New Fax on a network. Windows automatically detects an optional built-in the ...or receive faxes using a cable or DSL modem by following these instructions. You can connect your Notebook Reference Guide. Tip To protect your dial-up when you send and receive faxes using your notebook from viruses, check any e-mail attachments using e-mail, click Start, then click Help and Support....
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...sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are all optical discs. Playing an optical disc using Windows Media Player, click Help. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you must have ...copy protection software. Type playing discs in your notebook or connected to read and write data. Playing optical discs Optical discs are flat discs that the volume is turned up. 2 Insert an...
...sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are all optical discs. Playing an optical disc using Windows Media Player, click Help. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you must have ...copy protection software. Type playing discs in your notebook or connected to read and write data. Playing optical discs Optical discs are flat discs that the volume is turned up. 2 Insert an...
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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. If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. ...
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. If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. ...
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Type recording audio or ripping in microphone available on select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. To record an audio file: Shortcut Start ➧ All Programs ➧ Accessories ➧ Sound Recorder 1 Plug a ... audio files and music libraries Creating music files Help For more information about playing audio files, see 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 you click and hold it) or skips to the...
Type recording audio or ripping in microphone available on select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. To record an audio file: Shortcut Start ➧ All Programs ➧ Accessories ➧ Sound Recorder 1 Plug a ... audio files and music libraries Creating music files Help For more information about playing audio files, see 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 you click and hold it) or skips to the...
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... the check box for any track you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your music library by sorting, and add information to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. Tip For more information about ripping music from copy-protected CDs. Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to...
... the check box for any track you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your music library by sorting, and add information to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. Tip For more information about ripping music from copy-protected CDs. Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to...
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.... To edit track information: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. If you record copyrighted material on a CD or DVD, you want your notebook to do not use a writable CD for other remedies. If you want to edit, then click Advanced Tag Editor. Most automobile stereos will not play... creating CDs or DVDs. Otherwise, you do with the disc, click × to close the box. 4 Right-click the Library tab, then click Music. www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you use your...
.... To edit track information: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. If you record copyrighted material on a CD or DVD, you want your notebook to do not use a writable CD for other remedies. If you want to edit, then click Advanced Tag Editor. Most automobile stereos will not play... creating CDs or DVDs. Otherwise, you do with the disc, click × to close the box. 4 Right-click the Library tab, then click Music. www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you use your...
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Important We recommend that you want your notebook to do not use your legal advisor. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 5 Click the ...need permission from the Library to close the box. 38 Library 6 Click Start Burn. 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.... 2 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook for other remedies. If you want to burn to CD from the copyright owner.
Important We recommend that you want your notebook to do not use your legal advisor. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 5 Click the ...need permission from the Library to close the box. 38 Library 6 Click Start Burn. 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.... 2 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook for other remedies. If you want to burn to CD from the copyright owner.