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Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Gateway Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents www.gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Learning about the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Setting up an Internet account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Accessing your Internet account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Usi
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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 soft
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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 . .
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CHAPTER 1 Getting Help • Gateway Web site • Help and Support •BigFix •Online help 1
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CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Thank you for purchasing our notebook! You have made an excellent decision choosing Gateway. We are sure that you will be pleased with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your new notebook. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most stringent quality control tests to ensure that you are provided with the best product possible. Your new Gateway notebook is designed to provide an exceptiona
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www.gateway.com Gateway Web site Using Support The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ■ Product Support ■ Documents ■ Drivers & Downloads ■ Customer Service ■ Upgrades ■ Tools ■ Contact Us Product Support Click Support Home, then click Notebooks. To view support documents for your notebook, type your serial number in the Serial Number box, then click Submit. Click the arrow button to open the Select Your Computer Product box, then click Notebook Computers to access product docume
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CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. Use Help and Support to answer questions about Windows and to help you quickly discover and use the many features of your Gateway notebook. To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. Help and Support opens. You can find help information by clicking a link, performing a search,
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www.gateway.com BigFix Getting help in Media Center If your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you can access online help or refer to the printed Windows XP Media Center Edition Guide. To access Media Center help: 1 In the Media Center window, move the mouse to activate the Media Center tool bar. The tool bar appears at the top of the window. 2 Click the Help icon in the tool bar. BigFix Your notebook may include BigFix. BigFix monitors your notebook for problems and conflicts. I
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CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Online help Many programs provide information online so you can research a topic or learn how to perform a task while you are using the program. You can access most online help information by selecting a topic from a Help menu or by clicking a Help button. You can search for information by viewing the help contents, checking the index, searching for a topic or keyword, or browsing through the online help. 6
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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
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CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support After your notebook starts, the first screen you see is the Windows desktop. The For more information about the desktop is like the top of a real desk. Think of the desktop as your personalized Windows desktop, click Start, then click work space where you open programs and perform other tasks. Help and Support. Type the keyword Windows desktop in the Search box, then click the arrow. Your desktop may be diff
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www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Desktop Description elements The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that you discarded are stored. You must empty the Recycle Bin to permanently delete them from your notebook. For instructions on how to use the Recycle Bin, see “Deleting files and folders” on page 18. The Windows Security Center icon may appear on the taskbar near the clock. The icon changes appearance to notify you when the security settings on your notebook are se
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CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Adding icons to the desktop Help and Support You may want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop for a program that you For more information about desktop use frequently. icons, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword desktop icons in the Search box, then click the To add icons to the desktop: arrow. 1 Click Start, then click All Programs. 2 Right-click (press the right mouse or touchpad button) the program that you want to add
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www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to fit the entire notebook display. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to its former size. Clicking the close button closes the active window or program. Clicking an item on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save. Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. The Microsoft Windows XP Ta
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CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Using Tablet PC extensions Calibration The first time you use your tablet PC, you should calibrate your pen for both portrait and landscape orientations. Calibration ensures the accuracy of the pen and adjusts the screen’s performance for different users. If the on-screen pointer does not seem to line up with the tip of the pen—for example, because someone else has used your tablet PC and adjusted it for their own use—recalibrate it to your tapping
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www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Pen button The pen button serves the same function as the right button on a mouse. Press it and tap (button-tap) to open right-click menus when they are available. Tips ■ Hold the pen the same way you hold a writing pen, and steady your writing hand by resting it on the display surface. ■ Line up the pointer before you tap, in cases where the pointer and pen point are out of alignment. The screen reads the position of the pointer, not the tap.
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CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com TIP tips ■ Open a program for your input (for example, a word processing program or a Web form) before using the writing pad or soft keyboard. ■ To adjust writing pad and keyboard settings, tap or click the Tools and Options icon , then tap or click Options. ■ For security and accuracy when entering masked text (such as passwords), use your tablet PC Input Panel’s soft keyboard instead of the writing pad. Using speech recognition The tablet PC is de
