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Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 6 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows desktop 8 Using the Start menu 9 Adding icons ...
Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 6 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows desktop 8 Using the Start menu 9 Adding icons ...
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Contents www.gateway.com Printer 164 Sound 165 Status indicators 165 Touchpad or optional pointing device 166 Video 166 Telephone support 167 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 167 Telephone numbers 167 Self-help 168 Tutoring 168 Training 168 Appendix A: Safety and Legal Information 169 Index 173 vi
Contents www.gateway.com Printer 164 Sound 165 Status indicators 165 Touchpad or optional pointing device 166 Video 166 Telephone support 167 Before calling Gateway Customer Care 167 Telephone numbers 167 Self-help 168 Tutoring 168 Training 168 Appendix A: Safety and Legal Information 169 Index 173 vi
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CHAPTER 1 Getting Help • Gateway Web site • Help and Support • BigFix • Online help 1
CHAPTER 1 Getting Help • Gateway Web site • Help and Support • BigFix • Online help 1
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...have a problem, our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will provide you with our range of services and support. Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is designed to help you keep your new notebook. Please read this manual carefully to ensure that you ... you again, from your notebook. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at support.gateway.com. 2 Gateway stands behind our value proposition to manage the processor speed and power consumption for a greater battery life experience. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through...
...have a problem, our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will provide you with our range of services and support. Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is designed to help you keep your new notebook. Please read this manual carefully to ensure that you ... you again, from your notebook. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at support.gateway.com. 2 Gateway stands behind our value proposition to manage the processor speed and power consumption for a greater battery life experience. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through...
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... to locate your account and general information about warranties and special offers. For more information, see "Telephone support" on page 167. 3 www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ■ Support Home ■ Product Support ■ Downloads ■ Customer Service ■ Upgrade Center ■ Resources ■ Contact Us...
... to locate your account and general information about warranties and special offers. For more information, see "Telephone support" on page 167. 3 www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ■ Support Home ■ Product Support ■ Downloads ■ Customer Service ■ Upgrade Center ■ Resources ■ Contact Us...
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.... These topics are relevant to your Gateway notebook. These topics are located in Help and Support and are located in Help and Support and contain the words you quickly discover and use the many features of your search topic. ■ Full-text Search Matches ... to the Internet to help you entered in the Search box. ■ Microsoft Knowledge Base - CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help information by clicking a link, performing a search, or browsing the index. Searching for a...
.... These topics are relevant to your Gateway notebook. These topics are located in Help and Support and are located in Help and Support and contain the words you quickly discover and use the many features of your search topic. ■ Full-text Search Matches ... to the Internet to help you entered in the Search box. ■ Microsoft Knowledge Base - CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help information by clicking a link, performing a search, or browsing the index. Searching for a...
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..., click the topic name in the tool bar. 5 To access Media Center help or refer to the printed Windows XP Media Center Edition Guide. www.gateway.com Help and Support To view a list of your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you want to view.
..., click the topic name in the tool bar. 5 To access Media Center help or refer to the printed Windows XP Media Center Edition Guide. www.gateway.com Help and Support To view a list of your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you want to view.
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...Center icon may be different from your notebook are stored. For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. For instructions on how to programs, files, help for Windows and other tasks. Desktop elements Description The taskbar is set below the ... access to use the Recycle Bin, see "Modifying security settings" on page 129. 8 CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information, see "Deleting files and folders" on page 17. Your desktop may appear on the right. You must...
...Center icon may be different from your notebook are stored. For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. For instructions on how to programs, files, help for Windows and other tasks. Desktop elements Description The taskbar is set below the ... access to use the Recycle Bin, see "Modifying security settings" on page 129. 8 CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information, see "Deleting files and folders" on page 17. Your desktop may appear on the right. You must...
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... left of menu items. 2 Click All Programs to the desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. Adding icons to see all programs and files in the Start menu. www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Using the Start menu Help and...
... left of menu items. 2 Click All Programs to the desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. Adding icons to see all programs and files in the Start menu. www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Using the Start menu Help and...
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... expands the active window to its own menus, icons, and controls. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Identifying window items Help and Support For more information about windows, click Start, then click Help and Support. Most windows include these items: Window item Description The title bar is the horizontal bar at the...
... expands the active window to its own menus, icons, and controls. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Identifying window items Help and Support For more information about windows, click Start, then click Help and Support. Most windows include these items: Window item Description The title bar is the horizontal bar at the...
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... notes on -screen instructions. 11 To open the calibration program: ■ Double-tap or double-click (Tablet and Pen Settings) in the Help and Support Center and the Windows XP Start Here booklet that shipped with the tip of the pen and adjusts the screen's performance for their own use... tablet PCs. The What's New in Windows XP link in the taskbar. insert handwritten notes into text or image files ■ Sticky Notes - www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. Using Tablet...
... notes on -screen instructions. 11 To open the calibration program: ■ Double-tap or double-click (Tablet and Pen Settings) in the Help and Support Center and the Windows XP Start Here booklet that shipped with the tip of the pen and adjusts the screen's performance for their own use... tablet PCs. The What's New in Windows XP link in the taskbar. insert handwritten notes into text or image files ■ Sticky Notes - www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. Using Tablet...
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...Tools menu. ■ Learn more drives such as you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Using speech recognition The tablet PC is designed to suit your notebook: ■ Click Start, then click My Computer on the Start menu. You... may also have more about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Hard drives Diskette Disc drive drive 14 Working with files and folders You can store these files in a file cabinet. You can organize your...
...Tools menu. ■ Learn more drives such as you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Using speech recognition The tablet PC is designed to suit your notebook: ■ Click Start, then click My Computer on the Start menu. You... may also have more about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Hard drives Diskette Disc drive drive 14 Working with files and folders You can store these files in a file cabinet. You can organize your...
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...double-click its icon, click Show the contents of this drive. For information about creating files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Folders are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you want to put the new folder. They can contain files and ... icon. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders To see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this drive. 3 If you want to create...
...double-click its icon, click Show the contents of this drive. For information about creating files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Folders are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you want to put the new folder. They can contain files and ... icon. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders To see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this drive. 3 If you want to create...
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... you want to copy. A pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 Click Paste. Help and Support For more information, see "Viewing drives" on page 14 and "Searching for files" on the pop-up menu opens on the desktop. 3 Click Cut on..., right-click. 6 Click Paste. For more information about copying files and folders or moving files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Copying and moving files and folders in the Search box, then click the arrow.
... you want to copy. A pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 Click Paste. Help and Support For more information, see "Viewing drives" on page 14 and "Searching for files" on the pop-up menu opens on the desktop. 3 Click Cut on..., right-click. 6 Click Paste. For more information about copying files and folders or moving files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Copying and moving files and folders in the Search box, then click the arrow.
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...emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Recycle Bin window opens. 2 Click File, then click Empty Recycle Bin. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Deleting files and folders Help and Support For more information about deleting files and folders, click Start,... then click Help and Support. In Windows, you throw away files and folders by first...
...emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Recycle Bin window opens. 2 Click File, then click Empty Recycle Bin. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Deleting files and folders Help and Support For more information about deleting files and folders, click Start,... then click Help and Support. In Windows, you throw away files and folders by first...
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... cabinet in that you usually will have many levels (usually many more information about browsing for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. To browse for a file: 1 Click Start, then click MY COMPUTER. It is called browsing. So you need . If you do not see the contents of... find the file or folder that you want to find the file or folder you need is rarely right on . CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Browsing for files and folders Help and Support For more levels than a file cabinet, in the Search box, then click the arrow.
... cabinet in that you usually will have many levels (usually many more information about browsing for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. To browse for a file: 1 Click Start, then click MY COMPUTER. It is called browsing. So you need . If you do not see the contents of... find the file or folder that you want to find the file or folder you need is rarely right on . CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Browsing for files and folders Help and Support For more levels than a file cabinet, in the Search box, then click the arrow.
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Using the Windows Search utility Help and Support For more information about searching for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that name. ■ If you type part of the ... you do not remember where they are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Files and folders found using the Search utility: 1 Click Start, then click Search. www.gateway.com Searching for files Searching for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you can use...
Using the Windows Search utility Help and Support For more information about searching for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that name. ■ If you type part of the ... you do not remember where they are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Files and folders found using the Search utility: 1 Click Start, then click Search. www.gateway.com Searching for files Searching for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you can use...
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... to save a document: 1 Click File, then click Save. Type the keyword saving in the File name box. 4 Click Save. 22 CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Saving a document Help and Support For more information about saving documents, click Start, then click Help and...
... to save a document: 1 Click File, then click Save. Type the keyword saving in the File name box. 4 Click Save. 22 CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Saving a document Help and Support For more information about saving documents, click Start, then click Help and...
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... installing or using your notebook or have access to open the Look in the Search box, then click the arrow. The document prints. 23 www.gateway.com Working with paper. 2 Start the program and open the document. 3 Click File, then click Print. If you do not see the printer documentation.... box, then click the arrow. Open the document in the program that the printer is turned on and loaded with documents Opening a document Help and Support For more information about opening files in list, then click the folder you want to open . To print a document, you need to open it...
... installing or using your notebook or have access to open the Look in the Search box, then click the arrow. The document prints. 23 www.gateway.com Working with paper. 2 Start the program and open the document. 3 Click File, then click Print. If you do not see the printer documentation.... box, then click the arrow. Open the document in the program that the printer is turned on and loaded with documents Opening a document Help and Support For more information about opening files in list, then click the folder you want to open . To print a document, you need to open it...
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... file or folder, then press SHIFT + DELETE. folder, or running program 24 CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Shortcuts Help and Support For more information about Windows keyboard shortcuts, click Start, then click Help and Support. graphic Cut a file, folder, text, or graphic Click the item, then press CTRL + X. Select multiple items...
... file or folder, then press SHIFT + DELETE. folder, or running program 24 CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Shortcuts Help and Support For more information about Windows keyboard shortcuts, click Start, then click Help and Support. graphic Cut a file, folder, text, or graphic Click the item, then press CTRL + X. Select multiple items...