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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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...affordable prices. We are sure that you are provided with the best product possible. Thanks again, from your Gateway notebook. 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 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...
...affordable prices. We are sure that you are provided with the best product possible. Thanks again, from your Gateway notebook. 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 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...
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... many programs provide information online so you can research a topic or learn how to perform a task while you call for information on your notebook contains information that most online help . Available information depends on the menu bar and selecting Online Support from the list. You can access help... by selecting a topic from a Help menu or by clicking the Help button on the particular Help site to use Windows Media Center. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you are connected to the Internet, click Windows Online Help, then type Windows Media Center in the...
... many programs provide information online so you can research a topic or learn how to perform a task while you call for information on your notebook contains information that most online help . Available information depends on the menu bar and selecting Online Support from the list. You can access help... by selecting a topic from a Help menu or by clicking the Help button on the particular Help site to use Windows Media Center. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you are connected to the Internet, click Windows Online Help, then type Windows Media Center in the...
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...open the program's window. Click a program's button on the taskbar near the clock. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook are set up. Double-click this example, depending on the menu that are running. The desktop is set below the recommended value or when updates...access to use the Recycle Bin, see "Using Windows Security Center" on page 62. 6 CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your notebook starts, the first screen you discarded are stored. The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that you see is the bar at ...
...open the program's window. Click a program's button on the taskbar near the clock. The Windows Security Center icon may be different from your notebook are set up. Double-click this example, depending on the menu that are running. The desktop is set below the recommended value or when updates...access to use the Recycle Bin, see "Using Windows Security Center" on page 62. 6 CHAPTER 2: Using Windows Using the Windows desktop After your notebook starts, the first screen you discarded are stored. The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that you see is the bar at ...
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...drives Help For more drives such as a disc drive. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold ...files on the taskbar. Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Clicking the program button in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Clicking the maximize button again...
...drives Help For more drives such as a disc drive. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold ...files on the taskbar. Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Clicking the program button in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Clicking the maximize button again...
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... to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. 4 Click Organize, then click New Folder. In fact, all information on a notebook is your notebook. The skills you need to put the new folder. Then, when you decide what folder you want the file or folder to go in...
... to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. 4 Click Organize, then click New Folder. In fact, all information on a notebook is your notebook. The skills you need to put the new folder. Then, when you decide what folder you want the file or folder to go in...
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... remember where they are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Searching for files If you are stored on your notebook by file or folder name, type in all or part of the file or folder name in the Search box in the top right of...
... remember where they are looking for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Searching for files If you are stored on your notebook by file or folder name, type in all or part of the file or folder name in the Search box in the top right of...
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...usually many more information about browsing for entering data. • Windows Journal-Hand-write documents which it into another folder, and so on. www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more criteria than a file cabinet, in fact). Browsing for a file: 1 Click ... Support. Windows drives, folders, and files are organized in the same way as a real file cabinet in that you want . Using Tablet PC Your notebook may have the Tablet PC features. Some of a name • Creation date • Modification date • File type • Tag •...
...usually many more information about browsing for entering data. • Windows Journal-Hand-write documents which it into another folder, and so on. www.gateway.com Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more criteria than a file cabinet, in fact). Browsing for a file: 1 Click ... Support. Windows drives, folders, and files are organized in the same way as a real file cabinet in that you want . Using Tablet PC Your notebook may have the Tablet PC features. Some of a name • Creation date • Modification date • File type • Tag •...
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... access to a network printer. The Print dialog box opens. 4 Set the print options, 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. Type printing in . The document opens. Type opening documents, click Start, then click Help...
... access to a network printer. The Print dialog box opens. 4 Set the print options, 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. Type printing in . The document opens. Type opening documents, click Start, then click Help...
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... or cable television line and signing up an Internet account Before you can provide instructions on the Internet are finished. and access your notebook to the Internet through an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem. • An Internet service ...provider-a company that lets you are e-mail and the World Wide Web. With this network by connecting your e-mail messages. Your notebook may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in dial-up Internet service, we suggest that you only connect to your ...
... or cable television line and signing up an Internet account Before you can provide instructions on the Internet are finished. and access your notebook to the Internet through an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem. • An Internet service ...provider-a company that lets you are e-mail and the World Wide Web. With this network by connecting your e-mail messages. Your notebook may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in dial-up Internet service, we suggest that you only connect to your ...
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...transfer the file to your connection will determine how fast Web pages display. Additionally, the speed of your notebook depends on file size and Internet conditions. 24 Help For more information, see "Working with an Internet...want to download. 3 Create or locate the folder where you want to store the file on your notebook, and displays the page on the site that you requested. Click (Start), then click Internet. Your... to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar. - The speed that a Web page displays on your...
...transfer the file to your connection will determine how fast Web pages display. Additionally, the speed of your notebook depends on file size and Internet conditions. 24 Help For more information, see "Working with an Internet...want to download. 3 Create or locate the folder where you want to store the file on your notebook, and displays the page on the site that you requested. Click (Start), then click Internet. Your... to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar. - The speed that a Web page displays on your...
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...faxes. Many Internet services exist that let you can include all required information, is set up when you send and receive faxes using your notebook to one local fax modem, although you can connect to send the first fax from viruses, check any e-mail attachments using e-mail, ...on a network. The Fax Setup window opens. 26 Tip To protect your e-mail program. Windows automatically detects an optional built-in your notebook from this notebook before you send or receive faxes using a cable or DSL modem by following these instructions. Sending a Fax Windows Fax and Scan lets you...
...faxes. Many Internet services exist that let you can include all required information, is set up when you send and receive faxes using your notebook to one local fax modem, although you can connect to send the first fax from viruses, check any e-mail attachments using e-mail, ...on a network. The Fax Setup window opens. 26 Tip To protect your e-mail program. Windows automatically detects an optional built-in your notebook from this notebook before you send or receive faxes using a cable or DSL modem by following these instructions. Sending a Fax Windows Fax and Scan lets you...
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www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast...: 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 and that use a laser ...optical discs Optical discs are all optical discs. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in your notebook or connected to your notebook. CDs, DVDs, HD-DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs are flat discs that the volume is turned up...
www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback. • Fast forward quickly fast...: 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 and that use a laser ...optical discs Optical discs are all optical discs. Important Some music CDs have a DVD-compatible drive in your notebook or connected to your notebook. CDs, DVDs, HD-DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs are flat discs that the volume is turned up...
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... the disc, click Play. Windows Media Player opens. 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 Windows Media Player opens and begins playing the disc.
... the disc, click Play. Windows Media Player opens. 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 Windows Media Player opens and begins playing the disc.
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..., then click Save. 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. You can create several types of the microphone ...Recorder opens. 3 Click Start Recording, then speak or make other sounds into the microphone jack on select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. www.gateway.com • Rewind quickly rewinds the current file (when you click and hold it) or skips to...
..., then click Save. 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. You can create several types of the microphone ...Recorder opens. 3 Click Start Recording, then speak or make other sounds into the microphone jack on select Gateway notebooks. 2 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Sound Recorder. www.gateway.com • Rewind quickly rewinds the current file (when you click and hold it) or skips to...
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... WMA or MP3 files. Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to the music library. You can copy the tracks from Windows Explorer or your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. Windows Media Player records the tracks to a music file. You can add music tracks to your music library by...
... WMA or MP3 files. Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to the music library. You can copy the tracks from Windows Explorer or your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. Windows Media Player records the tracks to a music file. You can add music tracks to your music library by...
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...asks you what you are uncertain about your rights, contact your legal advisor. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your notebook for creating music CDs. The Music Library opens. 37 The Advanced Tag Editor dialog box opens. 4 Enter track information such as Title, Artist,...click Advanced Tag Editor. If you record copyrighted material on a CD or DVD, you can edit the track's tags (informational fields). www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you need permission from the copyright owner. Windows ...
...asks you what you are uncertain about your rights, contact your legal advisor. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Insert a blank, writable CD into your notebook for creating music CDs. The Music Library opens. 37 The Advanced Tag Editor dialog box opens. 4 Enter track information such as Title, Artist,...click Advanced Tag Editor. If you record copyrighted material on a CD or DVD, you can edit the track's tags (informational fields). www.gateway.com Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you need permission from the copyright owner. Windows ...
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Library 6 Click Start Burn. Burn List Creating a video DVD If your notebook to do not use your notebook for other remedies. The music is recorded onto the blank CD. To create a video DVD using Windows DVD Maker. Otherwise, you may be violating copyright ..., then click and drag songs that you do with the disc, click × to close the box. 38 Important We recommend that you want 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 DVD into your...
Library 6 Click Start Burn. Burn List Creating a video DVD If your notebook to do not use your notebook for other remedies. The music is recorded onto the blank CD. To create a video DVD using Windows DVD Maker. Otherwise, you may be violating copyright ..., then click and drag songs that you do with the disc, click × to close the box. 38 Important We recommend that you want 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 DVD into your...