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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 4 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 4 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 43 Creating a data disc 43 Using Windows Media Center 43 Starting Windows Media Center 44 Chapter 5: Networking Your Notebook 45 Introduction to Networking 46 Networking terms you should know 46 Ethernet networking 46 Wired Ethernet networking 46 Wireless Ethernet networking 49 ...Adding a printer to your network 54 Sharing resources 54 Using the network 56 Bluetooth networking 57 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 Data security 60 Startup and hard drive password 60 Windows user accounts 60 Protecting ...
...copying data discs 43 Creating a data disc 43 Using Windows Media Center 43 Starting Windows Media Center 44 Chapter 5: Networking Your Notebook 45 Introduction to Networking 46 Networking terms you should know 46 Ethernet networking 46 Wired Ethernet networking 46 Wireless Ethernet networking 49 ...Adding a printer to your network 54 Sharing resources 54 Using the network 56 Bluetooth networking 57 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 Data security 60 Startup and hard drive password 60 Windows user accounts 60 Protecting ...
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www.gateway.com Changing color depth and screen resolution 68 Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds . . . ....Windows Mobility Center 80 Setting up parental controls 82 Filtering Internet access 82 Scheduling notebook and Internet use 83 Restricting game access 83 Restricting specific programs 85 Creating activity reports 85 Chapter 8: Maintaining ...Your Notebook 87 Setting up a maintenance schedule 88 Updating Windows 88 Managing hard drive space 89 Checking hard...
www.gateway.com Changing color depth and screen resolution 68 Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds . . . ....Windows Mobility Center 80 Setting up parental controls 82 Filtering Internet access 82 Scheduling notebook and Internet use 83 Restricting game access 83 Restricting specific programs 85 Creating activity reports 85 Chapter 8: Maintaining ...Your Notebook 87 Setting up a maintenance schedule 88 Updating Windows 88 Managing hard drive space 89 Checking hard...
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...the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of help you quickly discover and use the many features of us at Gateway. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about ...you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of your new notebook. Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your Gateway notebook. 2 Please read this manual carefully to ensure that you will be pleased...
...the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of help you quickly discover and use the many features of us at Gateway. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about ...you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of your new notebook. Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your Gateway notebook. 2 Please read this manual carefully to ensure that you will be pleased...
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...-ORIf you call for a topic. 2 Type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com To search for Windows Media Center If your notebook has Windows Media Center, you receive a list of any Help and Support screen, then press ENTER. You can find the answer...if you are connected to use Windows Media Center. Additional results may be available if the first list does not address your notebook model and serial number. Contacting Gateway The label on how to the Internet, click Windows Online Help, then type Windows Media Center in the Search Help For ...
...-ORIf you call for a topic. 2 Type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. www.gateway.com To search for Windows Media Center If your notebook has Windows Media Center, you receive a list of any Help and Support screen, then press ENTER. You can find the answer...if you are connected to use Windows Media Center. Additional results may be available if the first list does not address your notebook model and serial number. Contacting Gateway The label on how to the Internet, click Windows Online Help, then type Windows Media Center in the Search Help For ...
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...taskbar represent programs that are running. Click a program's button on how your notebook is set below the recommended value or when updates are available. The Recycle Bin is like the top ...of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on page 11. For ... you when the security settings on page 64. 6 The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook. Type Windows desktop in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Help For more information, see is the...
...taskbar represent programs that are running. Click a program's button on how your notebook is set below the recommended value or when updates are available. The Recycle Bin is like the top ...of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on page 11. For ... you when the security settings on page 64. 6 The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook. Type Windows desktop in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Help For more information, see is the...
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... more drives such as you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to fit the entire notebook display. Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move..., and delete the information just as a disc drive. A notebook may also have more than one drive. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. Clicking the program button in...
... more drives such as you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to fit the entire notebook display. Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move..., and delete the information just as a disc drive. A notebook may also have more than one drive. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. Clicking the program button in...
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... and moving files and folders Important The clipboard stores whatever you cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is your notebook. Therefore, you can contain files and other folders. The new folder name appears by the folder icon. For information about renaming folders, see... "Shortcuts" on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. Then, when you ...
... and moving files and folders Important The clipboard stores whatever you cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is your notebook. Therefore, you can contain files and other folders. The new folder name appears by the folder icon. For information about renaming folders, see... "Shortcuts" on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. Then, when you ...
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... are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to search on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the list. Help For more information about searching for a particular file or folder or a set of the name, Search...
... are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to search on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the list. Help For more information about searching for a particular file or folder or a set of the name, Search...
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...The 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 many levels (usually many more criteria than a file cabinet, in which you need . It is usually on a drive inside yet another ...you want to refine searches. This is rarely right on . Some of folders to find the file or folder that you want . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more levels than file name. You can narrow your Windows desktop. Windows drives, folders,...
...The 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 many levels (usually many more criteria than a file cabinet, in which you need . It is usually on a drive inside yet another ...you want to refine searches. This is rarely right on . Some of folders to find the file or folder that you want . www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more levels than file name. You can narrow your Windows desktop. Windows drives, folders,...
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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 document opens. Type opening documents, ...
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 document opens. Type opening documents, ...
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... • A Web browser-a program that displays information from the World Wide Web. The two most popular services on page 25. Your notebook may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in dial-up telephone modem. When you connect to an ISP, the ISP server...together to provide information to the Internet through an ISP server. Your computer connects to people everywhere. Cable and DSL modems connect to your notebook through an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem. • An Internet service provider-a company that ...
... • A Web browser-a program that displays information from the World Wide Web. The two most popular services on page 25. Your notebook may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in dial-up telephone modem. When you connect to an ISP, the ISP server...together to provide information to the Internet through an ISP server. Your computer connects to people everywhere. Cable and DSL modems connect to your notebook through an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem. • An Internet service provider-a company that ...
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... to a Web site, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type connecting to a Web site in the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar. - The time that it takes to transfer the file to your connection will determine how fast...current Web page, click a link to download, then press ENTER. - The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads (transfers) data to your notebook. Your default Web browser opens showing an opening page or welcome screen. 3 To go to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for ...
... to a Web site, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type connecting to a Web site in the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar. - The time that it takes to transfer the file to your connection will determine how fast...current Web page, click a link to download, then press ENTER. - The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads (transfers) data to your notebook. Your default Web browser opens showing an opening page or welcome screen. 3 To go to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for ...
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... your dial-up modem cable must be installed before , click New Fax on the toolbar. Windows automatically detects an optional built-in your notebook to send the first fax from viruses, check any e-mail attachments using anti-virus software. Your dial-up modem. Type e-mail in...Fax Setup window opens. 26 Help For general information about managing and organizing your e-mail messages, see the online help in your notebook from viruses" on this notebook. Sending a Fax Windows Fax and Scan lets you send or receive faxes using a cable or DSL modem by following these instructions...
... your dial-up modem cable must be installed before , click New Fax on the toolbar. Windows automatically detects an optional built-in your notebook to send the first fax from viruses, check any e-mail attachments using anti-virus software. Your dial-up modem. Type e-mail in...Fax Setup window opens. 26 Help For general information about managing and organizing your e-mail messages, see the online help in your notebook from viruses" on this notebook. Sending a Fax Windows Fax and Scan lets you send or receive faxes using a cable or DSL modem by following these instructions...
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... information about playing optical discs, click Start, then click Help and Support. To play these CDs on or headphones are all optical discs. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and hold it...the volume is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 35 Playing optical discs Optical discs are turned on your notebook. To watch movies on DVDs, HD-DVDs, or Blu-ray Discs. For more information about using Windows Media Player Use Windows Media Player ...
... information about playing optical discs, click Start, then click Help and Support. To play these CDs on or headphones are all optical discs. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and hold it...the volume is turned up. 2 Insert an optical disc into the optical disc drive. 35 Playing optical discs Optical discs are turned on your notebook. To watch movies on DVDs, HD-DVDs, or Blu-ray Discs. For more information about using Windows Media Player Use Windows Media Player ...
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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. Windows Media Player opens. 36 Playback 4 If the disc is not already playing, click (play). 5 Click one of the following to control ...
CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 3 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want your notebook to the beginning. Windows Media Player opens. 36 Playback 4 If the disc is not already playing, click (play). 5 Click one of the following to control ...
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...or ripping in microphone available on page 34. 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. For information about making or playing an audio recording, click Start, then click... jack on the disc (when you click it ) or skips to the next file on 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...
...or ripping in microphone available on page 34. 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. For information about making or playing an audio recording, click Start, then click... jack on the disc (when you click it ) or skips to the next file on 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...
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You cannot copy tracks from a music CD to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. Using Windows Media Player, you can copy the tracks from copy-protected CDs. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Right-click ...
You cannot copy tracks from a music CD to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. Using Windows Media Player, you can copy the tracks from copy-protected CDs. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Right-click ...
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www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to ... to do not use a writable CD for other remedies. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your notebook to close the box. 4 Right-click the Library tab, then click Music. To edit track information: 1 Click (Start), All...or DVD, you can edit the track's tags (informational fields). Otherwise, you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook for creating music CDs. The new track information appears in the Windows Media Player library. Most automobile stereos will not play ...
www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to ... to do not use a writable CD for other remedies. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your notebook to close the box. 4 Right-click the Library tab, then click Music. To edit track information: 1 Click (Start), All...or DVD, you can edit the track's tags (informational fields). Otherwise, you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook for creating music CDs. The new track information appears in the Windows Media Player library. Most automobile stereos will not play ...
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... be subject to payment of damages and other tasks while creating CDs or DVDs. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook to do not use 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, writeable... you do with the disc, click × to close the box. 40 The music is recorded onto the blank CD. Creating a video DVD If your notebook for other remedies.
... be subject to payment of damages and other tasks while creating CDs or DVDs. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook to do not use 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, writeable... you do with the disc, click × to close the box. 40 The music is recorded onto the blank CD. Creating a video DVD If your notebook for other remedies.