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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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... the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of -class service and support in addition to ensure that you ever have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to familiarize yourself...
... the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of -class service and support in addition to ensure that you ever have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about Windows and to familiarize yourself...
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www.gateway.com 2 Type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box located at the top of suggested topics. You can access help for Windows Media Center If your question. For each search, you can access most closely matches your notebook has Windows Media Center, you receive a ... forums where problems and issues are using the program. Additional results may be available if the first list does not address your notebook model and serial number. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you are taken. To access Media Center help . Help and Support opens. 2 In...
www.gateway.com 2 Type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box located at the top of suggested topics. You can access help for Windows Media Center If your question. For each search, you can access most closely matches your notebook has Windows Media Center, you receive a ... forums where problems and issues are using the program. Additional results may be available if the first list does not address your notebook model and serial number. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you are taken. To access Media Center help . Help and Support opens. 2 In...
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... to notify you when the security settings on how your personalized work space where you discarded are running. Think of the desktop as your notebook is where files, folders, and programs that opens. Your desktop may appear on page 11. Type Windows desktop in the Search Help box.... The Recycle Bin is set below the recommended value or when updates are set up. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your notebook. Help For more information, see "Deleting files and folders" on the taskbar near the clock. The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button,...
... to notify you when the security settings on how your personalized work space where you discarded are running. Think of the desktop as your notebook is where files, folders, and programs that opens. Your desktop may appear on page 11. Type Windows desktop in the Search Help box.... The Recycle Bin is set below the recommended value or when updates are set up. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your notebook. Help For more information, see "Deleting files and folders" on the taskbar near the clock. The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button,...
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...about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. Clicking an item on the taskbar. Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and... then click Computer. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. A notebook may also have more than one drive. Type files and folders in a file cabinet. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on the ...
...about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. Clicking an item on the taskbar. Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and... then click Computer. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. A notebook may also have more than one drive. Type files and folders in a file cabinet. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on the ...
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... folder, double-click the existing folder. 4 Click Organize, then click New Folder. In fact, all information on your hard drive. 3 If you keep on a notebook is your notebook. When you copy and paste a file or folder, you remove the file or folder from the clipboard. When you cut and paste a file or...
... folder, double-click the existing folder. 4 Click Organize, then click New Folder. In fact, all information on your hard drive. 3 If you keep on a notebook is your notebook. When you copy and paste a file or folder, you remove the file or folder from the clipboard. When you cut and paste a file or...
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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 double-clicking the name in common, but you do not remember where they are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help...
... 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 double-clicking the name in common, but you do not remember where they are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help...
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...Computer window opens. 2 Double-click the drive or folder that you think contains the file or folder that you want . Using Tablet PC Your notebook may have the Tablet PC features. To browse for entering data. • Windows Journal-Hand-write documents which it into another folder, and so...in the file • Time period in the results window. This is rarely right on . Help For more levels than file name. www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can be inside yet another program. • Inkball-Practice and master digital pen input with this utility can ...
...Computer window opens. 2 Double-click the drive or folder that you think contains the file or folder that you want . Using Tablet PC Your notebook may have the Tablet PC features. To browse for entering data. • Windows Journal-Hand-write documents which it into another folder, and so...in the file • Time period in the results window. This is rarely right on . Help For more levels than file name. www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can be inside yet another program. • Inkball-Practice and master digital pen input with this utility can ...
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..., then click Print. The document prints. The document opens. To print a document: 1 Make sure that it . Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to a network printer. For more information about opening files in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type printing in . The Print...
..., then click Print. The document prints. The document opens. To print a document: 1 Make sure that it . Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to a network printer. For more information about opening files in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Type printing in . The Print...
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... to provide information to the Internet through an ISP server. Your computer connects ISP Servers to people everywhere. and access your notebook. Microsoft Internet Explorer was included with your e-mail messages. This may have a built-in some cases ADSL over the Internet...Internet connection. 22 Because dial-up telephone modem. Internet Servers store information so other computers can access this network by connecting your notebook through an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem. • An Internet service provider-a company...
... to provide information to the Internet through an ISP server. Your computer connects ISP Servers to people everywhere. and access your notebook. Microsoft Internet Explorer was included with your e-mail messages. This may have a built-in some cases ADSL over the Internet...Internet connection. 22 Because dial-up telephone modem. Internet Servers store information so other computers can access this network by connecting your notebook through an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem. • An Internet service provider-a company...
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...displays the page on page 59. Additionally, the speed of the Web page and other Internet conditions. For more information, see "Protecting your notebook from a computer on your notebook. The time that you want. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. For more information about connecting to a Web site, click Start, then ...page 9. 4 Click the link on the Web page for the file that you want to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the method you use to connect to your Internet account, you may need to start your Web browser. Help For...
...displays the page on page 59. Additionally, the speed of the Web page and other Internet conditions. For more information, see "Protecting your notebook from a computer on your notebook. The time that you want. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. For more information about connecting to a Web site, click Start, then ...page 9. 4 Click the link on the Web page for the file that you want to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the method you use to connect to your Internet account, you may need to start your Web browser. Help For...
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...receive faxes using your standard telephone modem to connect to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes. For more information, see "Protecting your notebook from viruses" on the toolbar. Windows automatically detects an optional built-in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You cannot send... CHAPTER 3: Using the Internet and Faxing 3 Click Send/Receive. 4 Double-click the message you prepare to send the first fax from this notebook before, click New Fax on page 59. Your fax cover page, on a network. Help For general information about managing and organizing your ...
...receive faxes using your standard telephone modem to connect to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes. For more information, see "Protecting your notebook from viruses" on the toolbar. Windows automatically detects an optional built-in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You cannot send... CHAPTER 3: Using the Internet and Faxing 3 Click Send/Receive. 4 Double-click the message you prepare to send the first fax from this notebook before, click New Fax on page 59. Your fax cover page, on a network. Help For general information about managing and organizing your ...
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...Shortcut Insert disc ➧ Windows Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in your notebook or connected to read and write data. Playing optical discs Optical discs are all optical discs. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible...using Windows Media Player, click Help. To play these CDs on DVDs, HD-DVDs, or Blu-ray Discs. To watch movies on your notebook. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and...
...Shortcut Insert disc ➧ Windows Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in your notebook or connected to read and write data. Playing optical discs Optical discs are all optical discs. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible...using Windows Media Player, click Help. To play these CDs on DVDs, HD-DVDs, or Blu-ray Discs. To watch movies on your notebook. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and...
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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 If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens...
... 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 If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens...
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... Volume adjusts the volume. Creating 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. Recording audio files Sound recorder is saved. 35 ..., then click Save. 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 select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. To record an audio...
... Volume adjusts the volume. Creating 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. Recording audio files Sound recorder is saved. 35 ..., then click Save. 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 select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. To record an audio...
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... (individual MP3 or WMA audio files) by categories, find a track quickly by : • Creating MP3 or WMA files-When you are automatically added to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. A progress bar appears next to a music file. Tip For more information about ripping music from Windows Explorer or your...
... (individual MP3 or WMA audio files) by categories, find a track quickly by : • Creating MP3 or WMA files-When you are automatically added to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. A progress bar appears next to a music file. Tip For more information about ripping music from Windows Explorer or your...
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... violating copyright law and be subject to payment of damages and other tasks while creating CDs or DVDs. Important Make sure that you use your notebook for creating music CDs. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your recordable disc drive. The Music Library opens. 37 The ... We recommend that 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 want to edit, then click Advanced Tag Editor. Windows...
... violating copyright law and be subject to payment of damages and other tasks while creating CDs or DVDs. Important Make sure that you use your notebook for creating music CDs. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your recordable disc drive. The Music Library opens. 37 The ... We recommend that 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 want to edit, then click Advanced Tag Editor. Windows...
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... Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you are uncertain about your rights, contact your legal advisor. Important We recommend that you want your notebook to do not use your notebook for other remedies. If you can create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker: 1 Insert a blank, writeable DVD into your recordable optical disc...
... Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you are uncertain about your rights, contact your legal advisor. Important We recommend that you want your notebook to do not use your notebook for other remedies. If you can create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker: 1 Insert a blank, writeable DVD into your recordable optical disc...