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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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...addition to help you quickly discover and use the many features of your Gateway notebook. Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of us at www.gateway.com. We are sure that you are provided with the best product possible...(Start), then click Help and Support. You have a problem, our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will provide you with your notebook. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to come....
...addition to help you quickly discover and use the many features of your Gateway notebook. Using Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of us at www.gateway.com. We are sure that you are provided with the best product possible...(Start), then click Help and Support. You have a problem, our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will provide you with your notebook. Using the Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to come....
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... site to use Windows Media Center. To find the answer, click the result that identifies your notebook has Windows Media Center, you receive a list of any Help and Support screen, then press ENTER. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you are using the program. www...phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box located at the top of suggested topics. Getting help for information on your notebook contains information that most online help . Contacting Gateway The label on how to which you call for help information by selecting a topic from a Help menu or by ...
... site to use Windows Media Center. To find the answer, click the result that identifies your notebook has Windows Media Center, you receive a list of any Help and Support screen, then press ENTER. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you are using the program. www...phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box located at the top of suggested topics. Getting help for information on your notebook contains information that most online help . Contacting Gateway The label on how to which you call for help information by selecting a topic from a Help menu or by ...
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...taskbar near the clock. Your desktop may appear on the right. The icon changes appearance to open programs and perform other programs, and notebook tools and utilities. For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Recycle Bin is set...settings on the taskbar to programs, files, help for Windows and other tasks. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your personalized work space where you open the Windows Security Center. Help For more ...
...taskbar near the clock. Your desktop may appear on the right. The icon changes appearance to open programs and perform other programs, and notebook tools and utilities. For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. The Recycle Bin is set...settings on the taskbar to programs, files, help for Windows and other tasks. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your personalized work space where you open the Windows Security Center. Help For more ...
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... an item on the taskbar. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Hard drive Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 A notebook may also have more than one drive. Working with files and folders You can store ...these files in a file cabinet. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a ...
... an item on the taskbar. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Hard drive Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 A notebook may also have more than one drive. Working with files and folders You can store ...these files in a file cabinet. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a ...
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...hard drive. 3 If you want the file or folder to go in (the destination folder), you paste it there. In fact, all information on a notebook is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it there. 10 Therefore, you paste... cut or copy again. Then, when you decide what folder you remove the file or folder from the clipboard. The new folder is your notebook. Copying and moving files and folders Important The clipboard stores whatever you cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is stored...
...hard drive. 3 If you want the file or folder to go in (the destination folder), you paste it there. In fact, all information on a notebook is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it there. 10 Therefore, you paste... cut or copy again. Then, when you decide what folder you remove the file or folder from the clipboard. The new folder is your notebook. Copying and moving files and folders Important The clipboard stores whatever you cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is stored...
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.... Searching for files If you are sure that have characteristics in common, but you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Windows asks you if you are looking for files and folders, click...
.... Searching for files If you are sure that have characteristics in common, but you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Windows asks you if you are looking for files and folders, click...
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...Windows desktop. It is called browsing. Windows drives, folders, and files are organized in the same way as a real file cabinet in fact). www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find the file or folder you can turn into text or image files. • Sticky Notes-Make a ...your digital pen or voice, then drop it was created or modified You can also combine search criteria to refine searches. Using Tablet PC Your notebook may be inside a folder that you want to find. 3 Continue double-clicking folders and their subfolders until you find files meeting more information ...
...Windows desktop. It is called browsing. Windows drives, folders, and files are organized in the same way as a real file cabinet in fact). www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find the file or folder you can turn into text or image files. • Sticky Notes-Make a ...your digital pen or voice, then drop it was created or modified You can also combine search criteria to refine searches. Using Tablet PC Your notebook may be inside a folder that you want to find. 3 Continue double-clicking folders and their subfolders until you find files meeting more information ...
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... list, then click the folder you want to open the document. 3 Click File, then click Print. Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the printer documentation. Printing a document To print a document, you must have access to a network printer. The Print...
... list, then click the folder you want to open the document. 3 Click File, then click Print. Help For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to your printer, see the printer documentation. Printing a document To print a document, you must have access to a network printer. The Print...
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... network of Internet service providers available locally. • A Web browser-a program that displays information from the World Wide Web. Your notebook may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in dial-up charges (with an Internet service provider (ISP). Check your ...service provider) often increase the longer you use your cable television or special telephone lines to connect to the Internet during your notebook. Your Internet service provider can provide instructions on page 23. • An e-mail program-a program that provides access to the...
... network of Internet service providers available locally. • A Web browser-a program that displays information from the World Wide Web. Your notebook may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in dial-up charges (with an Internet service provider (ISP). Check your ...service provider) often increase the longer you use your cable television or special telephone lines to connect to the Internet during your notebook. Your Internet service provider can provide instructions on page 23. • An e-mail program-a program that provides access to the...
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...conditions. 24 Type connecting to a Web site in the folder that you want to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on a Web page to navigate to the Web site containing the file that you want. Downloading files Caution To ... OR Click a link on the browser address bar. - Additionally, the speed of the Web page and other Internet conditions. Downloading is downloaded to your notebook. CHAPTER 3: Using the Internet and Faxing Connecting to a Web site After you set up an account with files and folders" on page 9. 4 Click...
...conditions. 24 Type connecting to a Web site in the folder that you want to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on a Web page to navigate to the Web site containing the file that you want. Downloading files Caution To ... OR Click a link on the browser address bar. - Additionally, the speed of the Web page and other Internet conditions. Downloading is downloaded to your notebook. CHAPTER 3: Using the Internet and Faxing Connecting to a Web site After you set up an account with files and folders" on page 9. 4 Click...
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...Internet services exist that let you send or receive faxes using e-mail, click Start, then click Help and Support. You cannot use your notebook to one local fax modem, although you can include all required information, is in Scan view, click Fax in your dial-up modem ... e-mail messages, see the online help in fax modem, see "Protecting your e-mail program. You cannot send or receive a fax using your Notebook Reference Guide. For more information about using a broadband connection. You can send and receive faxes. Windows automatically detects an optional built-in the Search...
...Internet services exist that let you send or receive faxes using e-mail, click Start, then click Help and Support. You cannot use your notebook to one local fax modem, although you can include all required information, is in Scan view, click Fax in your dial-up modem ... e-mail messages, see the online help in fax modem, see "Protecting your e-mail program. You cannot send or receive a fax using your Notebook Reference Guide. For more information about using a broadband connection. You can send and receive faxes. Windows automatically detects an optional built-in the Search...
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... to play an optical disc: Shortcut Insert disc ➧ Windows Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that the speakers are turned on your notebook. Playing an optical disc using Windows Media Player, click Help. Type playing discs in the playlist (when you click it). • Volume... adjusts the volume. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and hold...
... to play an optical disc: Shortcut Insert disc ➧ Windows Media Player automatically plays 1 Make sure that the speakers are turned on your notebook. Playing an optical disc using Windows Media Player, click Help. Type playing discs in the playlist (when you click it). • Volume... adjusts the volume. www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast forwards the current file (when you click and hold...
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... (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. 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
... (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. 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
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... WMA files. The Sound Recorder opens. 3 Click Start Recording, then speak or make other sounds into the microphone jack on page 32. www.gateway.com • Rewind quickly rewinds the current file (when you click and hold it) or skips to the previous file on the disc (when... the current file (when you click and hold it ). • Volume adjusts the volume. Type recording audio or ripping in microphone available on select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. You can create several types of the microphone jack, see "Playing audio and video...
... WMA files. The Sound Recorder opens. 3 Click Start Recording, then speak or make other sounds into the microphone jack on page 32. www.gateway.com • Rewind quickly rewinds the current file (when you click and hold it) or skips to the previous file on the disc (when... the current file (when you click and hold it ). • Volume adjusts the volume. Type recording audio or ripping in microphone available on select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. You can create several types of the microphone jack, see "Playing audio and video...
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... Start Rip. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3. A progress bar appears next to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. You can copy the tracks from a music CD to each track as WMA or MP3 files. Using Windows Media...
... Start Rip. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3. A progress bar appears next to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. You can copy the tracks from a music CD to each track as WMA or MP3 files. Using Windows Media...
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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 want your notebook to do not use a writable CD for other remedies. If you record copyrighted material on a CD or DVD, you are uncertain about...CD using Windows Media Player: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you use your notebook for creating music CDs. To edit track information: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click ...
...violating copyright law and be subject to payment of damages and other tasks while creating CDs or DVDs. Important Make sure that you want your notebook to do not use a writable CD for other remedies. If you record copyrighted material on a CD or DVD, you are uncertain about...CD using Windows Media Player: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you use your notebook for creating music CDs. To edit track information: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click ...
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...: 1 Insert a blank, writeable DVD into your recordable optical disc drive. 2 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want your notebook for other remedies. Otherwise, you may be violating copyright law and be subject to the Burn List. Important We recommend that you want to burn...DVD using Windows DVD Maker. Burn List Creating a video DVD If your legal advisor. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you need permission from the Library to payment of damages and other tasks while ...
...: 1 Insert a blank, writeable DVD into your recordable optical disc drive. 2 If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want your notebook for other remedies. Otherwise, you may be violating copyright law and be subject to the Burn List. Important We recommend that you want to burn...DVD using Windows DVD Maker. Burn List Creating a video DVD If your legal advisor. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you need permission from the Library to payment of damages and other tasks while ...