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CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com4Help and SupportYour notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help information,
CHAPTER 8: Sending and Receiving Faxes www.gateway.com94Setting up your cover page templateYou can create your own cover page template that you can us
Faxing a scanned documentwww.gateway.com95Faxing a scanned documentTo fax a document that you have scanned: 1 Scan the document using the program for
CHAPTER 8: Sending and Receiving Faxes www.gateway.com96Automatically retry sending a faxImportantFax is automatically set up to retry threetimes at t
CHAPTER 997Customizing Your Notebook• Adjusting the screen and desktop settings• Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings• Adjusting
CHAPTER 9: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com98Adjusting the screen and desktop settingsTips & TricksIf you are using an external monitor,
Adjusting the screen and desktop settingswww.gateway.com99Adjusting the screen resolutionHelp and SupportFor more information about adjustingscreen re
CHAPTER 9: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com100Changing the colors on your Windows desktopYou can change the colors of Windows desktop items,
Adjusting the screen and desktop settingswww.gateway.com101Changing the desktop backgroundHelp and SupportFor more information about changingthe deskt
CHAPTER 9: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com102Selecting a screen saverCautionIf you are using an external CRT monitor,an image may get burned
Adjusting the screen and desktop settingswww.gateway.com103Using an extended desktopHelp and SupportFor more information about using anextended deskto
BigFixwww.gateway.com5Getting help in Media CenterIf your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you can access online help or refer to the pri
CHAPTER 9: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com104Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settingsYou can adjust the double-click speed,
Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settingswww.gateway.com105Changing touchpad or pointing device settingsHelp and SupportFor more infor
CHAPTER 9: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com106Tips & TricksYou may have received your notebookwith the EZ Pad touchpad set to onlyaccept
Adjusting tablet and pen settingswww.gateway.com107Programming the buttonsMost of the tablet control buttons on your tablet PC can be reprogrammed wit
CHAPTER 9: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com108Adding and modifying user accountsHelp and SupportFor more information about useraccounts, clic
CHAPTER 10109Maintaining Your Notebook•Updating Windows•Using BigFix• Managing hard drive space• Moving from your old computer
CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Notebook www.gateway.com110Updating WindowsImportantWindows Update can be controlledthrough the Windows Security Center.
Managing hard drive spacewww.gateway.com111Managing hard drive spaceWindows provides several utilities you can use to manage your hard drive.Checking
CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Notebook www.gateway.com112Deleting unnecessary filesHelp and SupportFor more information about keeping thehard drive spa
Managing hard drive spacewww.gateway.com113To check the hard drive for errors: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window opens.2
CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com6Online helpMany programs provide information online so you can research a topic or learn how to perform a task
CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Notebook www.gateway.com114To defragment the hard drive: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window o
Moving from your old computerwww.gateway.com115Scheduling maintenance tasksImportantYour notebook must be on duringscheduled tasks. If your notebook i
CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Notebook www.gateway.com116Transferring filesYou can manually transfer your personal data files by copying them to remova
Moving from your old computerwww.gateway.com117To find files using Find or Search: 1 In Windows XP, click Start, then click Search. The Search Result
CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Notebook www.gateway.com118Installing your old printer or scannerTips & TricksFor more information about installingpr
Moving from your old computerwww.gateway.com119NoticesCopyright © 2006 Gateway, Inc.All Rights Reserved7565 Irvine Center DriveIrvine, CA 92618 USAAll
CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Notebook www.gateway.com120
121Aaccessingshared drives 86shared files 87shared folders 86accountsInternet 39ISP 39user 108addingicons to desktop 10user accounts 108addres
Index www.gateway.com122music track information 63video 65editing video 64e-mailaddress 41checking for messages 42sending 42transferring setting
Indexwww.gateway.com123minimize button 10modemcable 39dial-up 38DSL 39monitorchanging resolution 99controls 98display properties 98, 99, 100, 1
CHAPTER 27Using Windows XP•About the Windows desktop• Identifying window items• Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005• Working with files and folders• Searc
Index www.gateway.com124playing file 56recording audio 60speech recognition 11, 13, 14Start button 8Start menu 9starting programs 9Sticky Notes
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CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com8About the Windows desktopHelp and SupportFor more information about theWindows desktop, click Start, then
About the Windows desktopwww.gateway.com9Using the Start menuHelp and SupportFor more information about theWindows Start menu, click Start, thenclick
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com10Adding icons to the desktopHelp and SupportFor more information about desktopicons, click Start, then cli
Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005www.gateway.com11Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. The Microso
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com12Using Tablet PC extensionsCalibrationThe first time you use your tablet PC, you should calibrate your pen
Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005www.gateway.com13Pen buttonThe pen button serves the same function as the right button on a mouse. Press it and tap (bu
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com14TIP tips Open a program for your input (for example, a word processing program or a Web form) before usi
Working with files and folderswww.gateway.com15Working with files and foldersYou can organize your files and programs to suit your preferences much li
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com16Creating foldersHelp and SupportFor more information about creating filesand folders, click Start, then c
Working with files and folderswww.gateway.com17Copying and moving files and foldersImportantThe clipboard stores whatever you cut orcopy until you cut
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com18Deleting files and foldersHelp and SupportFor more information about deleting filesand folders, click Sta
Working with files and folderswww.gateway.com19Browsing for files and foldersHelp and SupportFor more information about browsing forfiles and folders,
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com20Searching for filesIf you are looking for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that h
Searching for fileswww.gateway.com213 Click Search. When the search is completed, Windows lists the files and folders whose names contain the text tha
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com22Working with documentsComputer documents include word processing files, spreadsheet files, or other simil
Working with documentswww.gateway.com23Saving a documentHelp and SupportFor more information about savingdocuments, click Start, then click Helpand Su
iChapter 1: Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Thank you for pur
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com24Opening a documentHelp and SupportFor more information about openingdocuments, click Start, then click He
Shortcutswww.gateway.com25ShortcutsHelp and SupportFor more information about Windowskeyboard shortcuts, click Start, then clickHelp and Support. Type
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com26
CHAPTER 327Recovering Your System• System recovery options• Drivers and applications recovery• Recovering your system
CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com28System recovery optionsMost computer problems can be solved by following the information in your Re
Drivers and applications recoverywww.gateway.com29Creating drivers and applications recovery discsYou can use drivers and applications recovery discs
CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com30ImportantUse a permanent marker to label eachdisc “Gateway Driver and ApplicationRecovery.” As you
Drivers and applications recoverywww.gateway.com312 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you want to save the driver and application recov
CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com324 Open the network location of the recovery files.5 Double-click the file for the first disc. Your
Recovering your systemwww.gateway.com33To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application
Contents www.gateway.comiiChapter 4: Using the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com34Recovering your system using Microsoft System RestoreBefore using Gateway System Recovery, you shou
Recovering your systemwww.gateway.com355 Click Next. The Confirm Restore Point Selection dialog box opens.6 Make sure that you want to use the restore
CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com36CautionThe Full System Restore option deletes allfiles on your hard drive except the restorefiles.
CHAPTER 437Using the Internet• Learning about the Internet• Setting up an Internet account• Using the World Wide Web•Using e-mail
CHAPTER 4: Using the Internet www.gateway.com38Learning about the InternetThe Internet is a worldwide network of computers linked together to provide
Setting up an Internet accountwww.gateway.com39Setting up an Internet accountBefore you can view the information on the World Wide Web, you need to se
CHAPTER 4: Using the Internet www.gateway.com40To learn more about using the Web browser features, click Help in the menu bar.Connecting to a Web site
Using e-mailwww.gateway.com41Downloading filesCautionTo protect your notebook against viruses,make sure that you scan the files youdownload. For more
CHAPTER 4: Using the Internet www.gateway.com42Sending e-mailTips & TricksMost e-mail programs let you attach files,such as photographs, to your e
CHAPTER 543Protecting your notebook• Hardware security• Data security• Security updates• Traveling securely
Contentswww.gateway.comiiiCreating a video DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Creati
CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com44Hardware securityYou probably purchased your notebook so you can take it with you. Because it’s l
Data securitywww.gateway.com45Data securityThe second step in notebook security is keeping your data safe and secure.Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Tips
CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com46When you set up a user account, you can also limit the programs that a user can install or run.Fo
Data securitywww.gateway.com47 McAfee Privacy Service protects against online identity theft by blocking the transmission of personally identifiable
CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com48Scanning for and removing virusesTo scan for viruses: 1 Start McAfee SecurityCenter.2 Click viru
Data securitywww.gateway.com49Updating your virus definitionsImportantTo update McAfee SecurityCenter afterthe subscription period expires, you mustex
CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com502 Click Internet Options or Windows Firewall.3 For more information about the Windows Security Ce
Security updateswww.gateway.com51To schedule automatic updates: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, then double-click Security Center.2 Click Automatic Upd
CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com52BigFixYour notebook may include BigFix. BigFix monitors your notebook for problems and conflicts.
CHAPTER 653Using Multimedia•Adjusting the volume•Playing music and movies• Creating audio files and music libraries• Creating and editing videos• Crea
Contents www.gateway.comivChanging the colors on your Windows desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Changing the desktop background .
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com54Adjusting the volumeHelp & SupportFor more information about adjustingthe volume, click Start, then c
Adjusting the volumewww.gateway.com553 Click the Volume tab.4 Click Advanced in the Device volume area.If the device you want to adjust does not appea
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com56Playing music and moviesPlaying WAV audio filesSound Recorder is a simple Windows program that lets you r
Playing music and movieswww.gateway.com57Playing audio and video filesWindows Media Player can play several types of audio and video files, including
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com58Help & SupportFor more information about playing CDsor DVDs, click Start, then click Help andSupport.
Playing music and movieswww.gateway.com59Playing a DVD using CyberLink PowerDVDTo play a DVD using CyberLink PowerDVD: Help & SupportFor more inf
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com60Creating audio files and music librariesCreating music filesYou can create several types of audio files f
Creating audio files and music librarieswww.gateway.com61Creating WMA and MP3 music files using Windows Media PlayerImportantSome music CDs have copy
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com625 Click File, CDs and Devices, Rip Audio CD, then click the drive that contains the audio CD.6 Click to c
Creating audio files and music librarieswww.gateway.com63Editing track informationAfter you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you can edit
CHAPTER 11Getting Help• Gateway Web site• Help and Support•BigFix•Online help
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com64Creating and editing videosIf your home video camera supports it, it can be connected to your notebook so
Creating and editing videoswww.gateway.com65Windows Movie Maker recognizes your camera and the Video Capture Wizard opens.3 If the wizard does not ope
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com66Saving your videoAfter you finish editing your video, you can save it to one of the following places. Und
Creating music CDs and video DVDswww.gateway.com675 Click Edit Playlist. The Edit Playlist dialog box opens.6 Click songs in the left column to add th
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com683 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink DVD Solution, Power2Go, then click Power2Go. Power2Go opens along
Creating music CDs and video DVDswww.gateway.com697 After you select all your files, click . The Configuration/Information dialog box opens.8 If you h
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com70Creating a video DVD using CyberLink Power2GoTo create a video DVD using Cyberlink Power2Go: 1 Insert a
Creating music CDs and video DVDswww.gateway.com715 Click the Add Files button. The Open dialog box opens.6 Browse to the folder that contains the vid
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com7214 If you have one DVD burner, click Burn. The Burning dialog box opens and Power2Go burns the files to t
Creating and copying data CDs and DVDswww.gateway.com734 Click Video DVD, then click OK.5 Follow the on-screen prompts to finish burning the DVD. For
CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com2Thank you for purchasing our notebook!You have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. We are sure that y
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com743 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink DVD Solution, Power2Go, then click Power2Go. Power2Go opens along
Creating and copying data CDs and DVDswww.gateway.com757 After you select all your files, click . The Configuration/Information dialog box opens.8 If
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com76Copying a CD or DVDTo copy a disc: 1 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink DVD Solution, Power2Go, then c
Advanced multimedia software featureswww.gateway.com776 Click Copy. The Burning dialog box opens.If you are using one drive, Power2Go copies the track
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com78
CHAPTER 779Wireless Networking• Wireless networking• Setting up your wireless network• Testing your network• Sharing resources• Using the network• Con
CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com80Wireless networkingWireless networking is the latest advance in computer communication. With a wireles
Setting up your wireless networkwww.gateway.com81Setting up your wireless networkSetting up your wireless network involves three steps:1 Make sure you
CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com82Setting up your notebookImportantEach computer on your network needs aunique Computer Name. All thecom
Testing your networkwww.gateway.com832 Right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon, then click View available wireless networks. The Wireless Net
Gateway Web sitewww.gateway.com3Using SupportThe Support site is divided into seven major areas: Product Support Documents Drivers & Downloads
CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com84Sharing resourcesWith a network, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers.Sharing
Sharing resourceswww.gateway.com853 If this is the first time you have shared a drive or folder, click Network Setup Wizard to enable remote access, t
CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com86Using the networkAfter the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can: View sha
Using the networkwww.gateway.com87Opening files across the networkTo open files across the network: 1 Start the program for the file you want to open
CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com88Connecting to hotspotsCautionBecause hotspots typically do not enableany security measures, the data t
CHAPTER 889Sending and Receiving Faxes• Installing and configuring Fax•Sending a simple fax• Setting up your cover page template• Faxing from programs
CHAPTER 8: Sending and Receiving Faxes www.gateway.com90Installing and configuring FaxInstalling FaxImportantThis chapter describes using MicrosoftFax
Installing and configuring Faxwww.gateway.com91To configure Microsoft Fax: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communications, Fax, then click
CHAPTER 8: Sending and Receiving Faxes www.gateway.com928 Click Next.9 If you set up your notebook to receive faxes, type the receiving fax identifier
Sending a simple faxwww.gateway.com935 If you want to send your fax to more than one recipient, click Add and type the name and fax number of the next
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