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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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... provides the most stringent quality control tests to high-quality, brand-name components at Gateway. We are provided with your notebook. If you ever have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Thanks again, from all of us at affordable prices. Help and Support opens.... Find an answer, selecting an option under Ask someone, or picking a category from Information from your new Gateway notebook for years to help you for purchasing our notebook! You have a problem, our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from...
... provides the most stringent quality control tests to high-quality, brand-name components at Gateway. We are provided with your notebook. If you ever have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Thanks again, from all of us at affordable prices. Help and Support opens.... Find an answer, selecting an option under Ask someone, or picking a category from Information from your new Gateway notebook for years to help you for purchasing our notebook! You have a problem, our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from...
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Getting help for Windows Media Center If your notebook has Windows Media Center, you are using the program. Contacting Gateway The label on the particular Help site to which you can access help information by selecting a topic from a Help menu or by clicking the Help ... information that most online help for help If you are connected to perform a task while you can access most closely matches your notebook model and serial number. www.gateway.com 2 Type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box located at the top of suggested topics. For each search, you are...
Getting help for Windows Media Center If your notebook has Windows Media Center, you are using the program. Contacting Gateway The label on the particular Help site to which you can access help information by selecting a topic from a Help menu or by clicking the Help ... information that most online help for help If you are connected to perform a task while you can access most closely matches your notebook model and serial number. www.gateway.com 2 Type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box located at the top of suggested topics. For each search, you are...
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...a program's button on how to open the Windows Security Center. The Start button provides access to open programs and perform other programs, and notebook tools and utilities. For instructions on the taskbar to programs, files, help for Windows and other tasks. Help For more information, see "...Deleting files and folders" on how your notebook are available. The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button, and the Recycle Bin icon. The Recycle Bin is the bar at the...
...a program's button on how to open the Windows Security Center. The Start button provides access to open programs and perform other programs, and notebook tools and utilities. For instructions on the taskbar to programs, files, help for Windows and other tasks. Help For more information, see "...Deleting files and folders" on how your notebook are available. The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button, and the Recycle Bin icon. The Recycle Bin is the bar at the...
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... Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. Type files and folders in a file cabinet. You may have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and...the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. Viewing drives Help For more drives such 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...
... Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. Type files and folders in a file cabinet. You may have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and...the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. Viewing drives Help For more drives such 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 created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. The new folder is stored in files. For information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on .... Files are much like the folders in (the destination folder), you copy or cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is your notebook. Therefore, you want the copy to put the new folder. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures...
In fact, all information on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. The new folder is stored in files. For information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on .... Files are much like the folders in (the destination folder), you copy or cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is your notebook. Therefore, you want the copy to put the new folder. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Creating folders Folders are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures...
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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 Recycle Bin. Using the Windows Search To find files and folders using this utility can use the 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 Recycle Bin. Using the Windows Search To find files and folders using this utility can use the Search...
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... file: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. You can search by selecting the search options that you want to refine searches. 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. The Computer window opens.... 2 Double-click the drive or folder that you think contains the file or folder that you want . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more criteria than a file cabinet, in which you need . You can narrow your ...
... file: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. You can search by selecting the search options that you want to refine searches. 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. The Computer window opens.... 2 Double-click the drive or folder that you think contains the file or folder that you want . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more criteria than a file cabinet, in which you need . You can narrow your ...
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Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to a network printer. For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Print dialog box opens. 4 Set ...
Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to a network printer. For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Print dialog box opens. 4 Set ...
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...more information, see "Using e-mail" on page 23. • An e-mail program-a program that displays information from the Internet. Your notebook may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in dial-up connections are finished. For more information, see "Using the World... jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem. • An Internet service provider-a company that connects your notebook to other computers or servers using a telephone system to connect to the Internet, dial-up an Internet account with both your Internet...
...more information, see "Using e-mail" on page 23. • An e-mail program-a program that displays information from the Internet. Your notebook may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in dial-up connections are finished. For more information, see "Using the World... jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem. • An Internet service provider-a company that connects your notebook to other computers or servers using a telephone system to connect to the Internet, dial-up an Internet account with both your Internet...
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...Internet and Faxing Connecting to a Web site After you set up an account with files and folders" on page 9. 4 Click the link on your notebook. Type connecting to a Web site. The speed that you scan the files you want to download. 3 Create or locate the folder where you requested...address of the Web page and other Internet conditions. For more information about connecting to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on file size and Internet conditions. 24 Your default Web browser opens showing an opening page or welcome screen. 3 ...
...Internet and Faxing Connecting to a Web site After you set up an account with files and folders" on page 9. 4 Click the link on your notebook. Type connecting to a Web site. The speed that you scan the files you want to download. 3 Create or locate the folder where you requested...address of the Web page and other Internet conditions. For more information about connecting to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on file size and Internet conditions. 24 Your default Web browser opens showing an opening page or welcome screen. 3 ...
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...box, then press ENTER. Your dial-up modem. You can connect to read. Many Internet services exist that let you can connect your notebook to one local fax modem, although you send or receive faxes using a broadband connection. For more information, see the online help in ...prepare to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes. Help For general information about managing and organizing your e-mail messages, see "Protecting your notebook from viruses" on the toolbar. Tip To protect your standard telephone modem to connect to send the first fax from viruses, check any...
...box, then press ENTER. Your dial-up modem. You can connect to read. Many Internet services exist that let you can connect your notebook to one local fax modem, although you send or receive faxes using a broadband connection. For more information, see the online help in ...prepare to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes. Help For general information about managing and organizing your e-mail messages, see "Protecting your notebook from viruses" on the toolbar. Tip To protect your standard telephone modem to connect to send the first fax from viruses, check any...
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www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click it ) or skips to your notebook. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in and that use a laser to CDs or watch a DVD you ... Shortcut Insert disc ➧ Windows Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in your notebook. Help For more information about playing optical discs, click Start, then click Help and Support. To play these CDs on DVDs, HD-DVDs,...
www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click it ) or skips to your notebook. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in and that use a laser to CDs or watch a DVD you ... Shortcut Insert disc ➧ Windows Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in your notebook. Help For more information about playing optical discs, click Start, then click Help and Support. To play these CDs on DVDs, HD-DVDs,...
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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 If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Playback controls 4 If the ...
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 If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Playback controls 4 If the ...
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..., MP3, and WMA files. You can create several types of the microphone jack, see "Playing audio and video files" on your notebook. For the location of audio files for the recording, specify the file type and location where you finish recording, click Stop Recording. ... the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Recording audio files Sound recorder is saved. 35 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 ➧...
..., MP3, and WMA files. You can create several types of the microphone jack, see "Playing audio and video files" on your notebook. For the location of audio files for the recording, specify the file type and location where you finish recording, click Stop Recording. ... the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Recording audio files Sound recorder is saved. 35 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 ➧...
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... for any track you create MP3 or WMA files from the tracks on your music CD, Windows Media Player automatically adds these files to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. You can copy the tracks from a music CD to the Internet, WMA and MP3 files that you are connected...
... for any track you create MP3 or WMA files from the tracks on your music CD, Windows Media Player automatically adds these files to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. You can copy the tracks from a music CD to the Internet, WMA and MP3 files that you are connected...
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...Title, Artist, Album, and Genre, then click OK. Creating music CDs and video DVDs Creating a music CD Important We recommend that you want your notebook to do not use a writable CD for other remedies. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your recordable disc drive. Important... then click Music. If you need permission from the copyright owner. The new track information appears in the Windows Media Player library. www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you may be violating copyright law and be ...
...Title, Artist, Album, and Genre, then click OK. Creating music CDs and video DVDs Creating a music CD Important We recommend that you want your notebook to do not use a writable CD for other remedies. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your recordable disc drive. Important... then click Music. If you need permission from the copyright owner. The new track information appears in the Windows Media Player library. www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you may be violating copyright law and be ...
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...want to burn to CD from the copyright owner. To create a video DVD using Windows DVD Maker. Burn List Creating a video DVD If your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you do with the disc, click × to the Burn List. Important We recommend ...violating copyright law and be subject to do not use your legal advisor. The music is recorded onto the blank CD. Otherwise, you want your notebook to payment of damages and other tasks while creating CDs or DVDs. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 5 Click the Burn tab, then click...
...want to burn to CD from the copyright owner. To create a video DVD using Windows DVD Maker. Burn List Creating a video DVD If your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you do with the disc, click × to the Burn List. Important We recommend ...violating copyright law and be subject to do not use your legal advisor. The music is recorded onto the blank CD. Otherwise, you want your notebook to payment of damages and other tasks while creating CDs or DVDs. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 5 Click the Burn tab, then click...