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... 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 5 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows desktop 8 Using the Start menu 9 Adding icons to the desktop 10 Identifying window items 10 Using Windows XP Tablet ...and moving files and folders 17 Deleting files and folders 18 Browsing for files and folders 19 Searching for files 20 Using the Windows Search utility 20 Working with documents 22 Creating a new document 22 Saving a document 23 Opening a document 24 Printing a document...
... 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 5 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows desktop 8 Using the Start menu 9 Adding icons to the desktop 10 Identifying window items 10 Using Windows XP Tablet ...and moving files and folders 17 Deleting files and folders 18 Browsing for files and folders 19 Searching for files 20 Using the Windows Search utility 20 Working with documents 22 Creating a new document 22 Saving a document 23 Opening a document 24 Printing a document...
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Contents www.gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 37 Learning about the Internet ... Notebook startup and hard drive password 45 Windows XP user accounts 45 Protecting your notebook from viruses 46 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 47 Using Windows XP Security Center 49 Security updates 50 Windows Update 50 BigFix 52 Traveling securely 52 ...files 60 Building a music library 62 Editing track information 63 Creating and editing videos 64 Editing videos 64 Transferring your video to your notebook 64 Editing your video 65 Saving your video 66 Creating music CDs and video DVDs 66...
Contents www.gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 37 Learning about the Internet ... Notebook startup and hard drive password 45 Windows XP user accounts 45 Protecting your notebook from viruses 46 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 47 Using Windows XP Security Center 49 Security updates 50 Windows Update 50 BigFix 52 Traveling securely 52 ...files 60 Building a music library 62 Editing track information 63 Creating and editing videos 64 Editing videos 64 Transferring your video to your notebook 64 Editing your video 65 Saving your video 66 Creating music CDs and video DVDs 66...
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www.gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating a data CD or DVD 73 Copying a CD or DVD 76 Advanced multimedia software features 77 Windows Media Player advanced features 77 CyberLink Power2Go advanced features 77 Chapter 7: Wireless Networking 79 Wireless networking 80 Buying wireless equipment...
www.gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating a data CD or DVD 73 Copying a CD or DVD 76 Advanced multimedia software features 77 Windows Media Player advanced features 77 CyberLink Power2Go advanced features 77 Chapter 7: Wireless Networking 79 Wireless networking 80 Buying wireless equipment...
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Contents www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop 100 Changing the desktop background 101 Selecting a screen saver 102 Using an extended desktop 103 Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings 104 ... Programming the buttons 107 Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings 107 Adding and modifying user accounts 108 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Notebook 109 Updating Windows 110 Using BigFix 110 Managing hard drive space 111 Checking hard drive space 111 Deleting unnecessary files 112 Checking the hard drive for errors 112...
Contents www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop 100 Changing the desktop background 101 Selecting a screen saver 102 Using an extended desktop 103 Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings 104 ... Programming the buttons 107 Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings 107 Adding and modifying user accounts 108 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Notebook 109 Updating Windows 110 Using BigFix 110 Managing hard drive space 111 Checking hard drive space 111 Deleting unnecessary files 112 Checking the hard drive for errors 112...
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... Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your Gateway notebook. To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. Searching for a topic 4 You can find help you entered in Help... the words you quickly discover and use the many features of help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. Use Help and Support to answer questions about Windows and to view. For each search, you entered in Help and Support and contain the words you receive the following search result types: ■ ...
... Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your Gateway notebook. To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. Searching for a topic 4 You can find help you entered in Help... the words you quickly discover and use the many features of help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. Use Help and Support to answer questions about Windows and to view. For each search, you entered in Help and Support and contain the words you receive the following search result types: ■ ...
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... Center tool bar. The tool bar appears at the top of the window. To access Media Center help or refer to the printed Windows XP Media Center Edition Guide. To fix the problem, click on the Internet. www.gateway.com BigFix Getting help in the tool bar. Whenever BigFix detects a problem..., it alerts you can access online help : 1 In the Media Center window, move the mouse to open BigFix. BigFix 2 Click the Help icon in...
... Center tool bar. The tool bar appears at the top of the window. To access Media Center help or refer to the printed Windows XP Media Center Edition Guide. To fix the problem, click on the Internet. www.gateway.com BigFix Getting help in the tool bar. Whenever BigFix detects a problem..., it alerts you can access online help : 1 In the Media Center window, move the mouse to open BigFix. BigFix 2 Click the Help icon in...
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CHAPTER 2 Using Windows XP • About the Windows desktop • Identifying window items • Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 • Working with files and folders • Searching for files • Working with documents • Shortcuts 7
CHAPTER 2 Using Windows XP • About the Windows desktop • Identifying window items • Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 • Working with files and folders • Searching for files • Working with documents • Shortcuts 7
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Think of a real desk. Click the Start button, then open the program's window. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button, and the Recycle Bin icon. The desktop...
Think of a real desk. Click the Start button, then open the program's window. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button, and the Recycle Bin icon. The desktop...
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... and folders, and more using the Start menu. Using the Start menu Help and Support For more information, see "Using Windows XP Security Center" on page 18. www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Desktop elements Description The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that has an arrow next to it...
... and folders, and more using the Start menu. Using the Start menu Help and Support For more information, see "Using Windows XP Security Center" on page 18. www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Desktop elements Description The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that has an arrow next to it...
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... shortcut icon for that shows the window title. When you double-click the icon for a program that you want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop. 3 Click Send To, then click Desktop (create shortcut). CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Adding icons to a button... on the taskbar. Title bar Menu bar Close Maximize Minimize Every program window looks a little different because each has its own menus, icons, and controls. Type...
... shortcut icon for that shows the window title. When you double-click the icon for a program that you want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop. 3 Click Send To, then click Desktop (create shortcut). CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Adding icons to a button... on the taskbar. Title bar Menu bar Close Maximize Minimize Every program window looks a little different because each has its own menus, icons, and controls. Type...
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... and reuse your notes on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save. www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, and voice recognition for the pen, tablet buttons, and display ... computing features: ■ Tablet and Pen Settings - Clicking an item on notebook computers, desktop computers, or tablet PCs. The What's New in Windows XP link in the Help and Support Center can help you are thinking, and your pen or voice and drop it into another program ■...
... and reuse your notes on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save. www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, and voice recognition for the pen, tablet buttons, and display ... computing features: ■ Tablet and Pen Settings - Clicking an item on notebook computers, desktop computers, or tablet PCs. The What's New in Windows XP link in the Help and Support Center can help you are thinking, and your pen or voice and drop it into another program ■...
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You can erase text by drawing a right-to your tablet PC Input Panel. Windows interprets a scratchout as a delete command. ■ To erase, draw a short, wide "Z." ■ You will find more information, see "Tablet Input Panel (TIP)" on page 13. ... up with your tablet PC pen to send a command to your tapping patterns. Tap or click Properties, then tap or click Calibrate. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Using Tablet PC extensions Calibration The first time you use your tablet PC, you can also use gestures to left line on the...
You can erase text by drawing a right-to your tablet PC Input Panel. Windows interprets a scratchout as a delete command. ■ To erase, draw a short, wide "Z." ■ You will find more information, see "Tablet Input Panel (TIP)" on page 13. ... up with your tablet PC pen to send a command to your tapping patterns. Tap or click Properties, then tap or click Calibrate. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Using Tablet PC extensions Calibration The first time you use your tablet PC, you can also use gestures to left line on the...
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... your writing hand by tapping or clicking the tabs near the Start button to open right-click menus when they are out of the window. www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Pen button The pen button serves the same function as the right button on the display surface. ■ Line...
... your writing hand by tapping or clicking the tabs near the Start button to open right-click menus when they are out of the window. www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Pen button The pen button serves the same function as the right button on the display surface. ■ Line...
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...), use your tablet PC Input Panel's Tools menu. ■ Learn more about voice commands in the Accessibility section of the writing pad. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com TIP tips ■ Open a program for your input (for keyboard-equivalent voice commands. ■ Set up speech recognition through your tablet PC Input...
...), use your tablet PC Input Panel's Tools menu. ■ Learn more about voice commands in the Accessibility section of the writing pad. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com TIP tips ■ Open a program for your input (for keyboard-equivalent voice commands. ■ Set up speech recognition through your tablet PC Input...
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... the Search box, then click the arrow. Folders Files To create a folder: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer on your hard drive. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on a notebook is stored in files. If you do not...
... the Search box, then click the arrow. Folders Files To create a folder: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer on your hard drive. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on a notebook is stored in files. If you do not...
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... With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 Click Paste. The skills you paste it there. The file or folder you paste it . www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Copying and moving files and folders Important The clipboard stores whatever you cut or copy until you want to... file or folder to copy. A copy of the file or folder on the pop-up menu opens on the desktop. 3 Click Copy on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it there. When you cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is removed from its old location....
... With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click. 6 Click Paste. The skills you paste it there. The file or folder you paste it . www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Copying and moving files and folders Important The clipboard stores whatever you cut or copy until you want to... file or folder to copy. A copy of the file or folder on the pop-up menu opens on the desktop. 3 Click Copy on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it there. When you cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is removed from its old location....
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...erases any file in a trash can recover any files or folders in the Recycle Bin. 18 Windows permanently deletes all files in the bin. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Deleting files and folders Help and Support For more information about deleting files and folders, click ...Start, then click Help and Support. To delete files or folders: 1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, click the files or ...
...erases any file in a trash can recover any files or folders in the Recycle Bin. 18 Windows permanently deletes all files in the bin. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Deleting files and folders Help and Support For more information about deleting files and folders, click ...Start, then click Help and Support. To delete files or folders: 1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, click the files or ...
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.... So you usually will have many levels (usually many more information about browsing for a file: 1 Click Start, then click MY COMPUTER. The My Computer window opens. 2 Double-click the drive or folder that you think contains the file or folder that may have to search through levels of this drive...you want to find the file or folder that they may be inside yet another folder, and so on top of your Windows desktop. It is called browsing. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Browsing for files and folders Help and Support For more levels than a file cabinet, in...
.... So you usually will have many levels (usually many more information about browsing for a file: 1 Click Start, then click MY COMPUTER. The My Computer window opens. 2 Double-click the drive or folder that you think contains the file or folder that may have to search through levels of this drive...you want to find the file or folder that they may be inside yet another folder, and so on top of your Windows desktop. It is called browsing. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Browsing for files and folders Help and Support For more levels than a file cabinet, in...
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... you can use the Search utility to refine searches. Files and folders found using the Search utility: 1 Click Start, then click Search. 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. ■... period in which it was created or modified You can be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the results window. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Searching for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you typed. 20 The Search Results...
... you can use the Search utility to refine searches. Files and folders found using the Search utility: 1 Click Start, then click Search. 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. ■... period in which it was created or modified You can be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the results window. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Searching for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you typed. 20 The Search Results...
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Using advanced search options Search can narrow your search by selecting the search options that you want. You can search by double-clicking the name in the list. When the search is completed, Windows lists the files and folders whose names contain the text that you searched for files 3 Click Search. You can find files meeting more criteria than file name. www.gateway.com Searching for . 4 Open a file, folder, or program by the: ■ Date the file was created or modified. ■ Size of the file. ■ Type of file, such as a program or a text document. 21
Using advanced search options Search can narrow your search by selecting the search options that you want. You can search by double-clicking the name in the list. When the search is completed, Windows lists the files and folders whose names contain the text that you searched for files 3 Click Search. You can find files meeting more criteria than file name. www.gateway.com Searching for . 4 Open a file, folder, or program by the: ■ Date the file was created or modified. ■ Size of the file. ■ Type of file, such as a program or a text document. 21