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Cont ents i Chapter 1: Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Thank you for purchas ing our c omputer! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using t he Gateway Web s ite .
Contents ii Playing optic al d iscs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9 Creating audio f iles and mus ic librarie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iii www.gateway.com Changing system sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Changing mo use setti ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CHAP TER 1 1 Get ting Help • Usi n g the G a te way We b s i te • Us ing Help and Support • Using online help.
CHAPT ER 1: Getting Help 2 T hank y ou f or pur c ha sing our comput er! Y ou hav e made an exc ellent deci sion c hoosing Gate way . We are sur e that y ou will be pleased wit h the outstanding quality , reliability , and per for mance of your ne w computer .
www.gateway.com 3 2 T ype a w ord or phra se in the Search Help bo x locate d at the t op of an y Help and Supp or t screen, th en press E NTER . For each search, you receive a list of sug gested topics. T o find the answer , click the result that most clo sel y mat ches y our question.
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CHAP TER 2 5 Using W indo w s • Us i ng t he Windo ws deskt op • Working w ith file s and f olders • Searc hing f or file s • W orking wit h documents • Short c uts.
CHAPTER 2: Us ing Windows 6 U sing t he W indo w s de skt op Aft er your comput er starts, the first sc reen you see is the Windo ws de skt op . T he deskt op is lik e the t op of a r eal desk. Think of the desktop as y our pe rsonali zed w ork space where y ou open progr ams and p erf orm ot he r tasks .
www.gateway.com 7 Us i n g t h e S t a rt m e n u Y ou can start pr ograms, open files , cu stomi ze y our sy stem, ge t help, sear ch f or files and f olders, and more using the Start menu. To u s e t he S t a rt m e n u: 1 C lick ( Star t ) on the low er left of t h e W indows de sktop.
CHAPTER 2: Us ing Windows 8 Adding icons t o the de skt op Y ou may w ant to add an icon ( s h ort cut) t o the desktop f o r a program that y ou use f requently . T o ad d ic on s to t he d esk top : 1 C lick ( Star t ), t h e n c l i c k All Progr ams .
www.gateway.com 9 W orking w ith file s and f olders Y ou can organi ze y our files and progr ams to suit your pr eference s much like y ou would stor e inf ormation in a file cabinet.
CHAPTER 2: Us ing Windows 10 Creating f olders Fol d er s are mu ch lik e the f olders in a file cabinet. T he y can co ntain file s and ot her f olders. Fil es are much lik e paper documents—let ters, s p r e adsheets, and pictur es—that y ou k eep on your comput er .
www.gateway.com 11 5 Wit h the point er inside the destin ation f older , righ t-c lick . 6 C lick Pa s te . A copy of t he file or f older appears in t he new location. T o m o v e a f i l e o r f o l d e r t o a n o t h e r f o l d e r : 1 L ocate the fi le or f older you want to mo v e.
CHAPTER 2: Us ing Windows 12 T o empty the R ecy cle Bin: 1 Double-clic k t he Recyc l e B in icon on your Window s desktop. T he Recycle B in windo w opens. 2 C lick Empty the R ecy cle Bin . Wi nd ow s asks you if y ou are sure that yo u want to empty the b in.
www.gateway.com 13 Usin g adv anced sea rch options Searc h can find file s meeting more cr it eria than fi le name. Y ou can narro w your s earc h b y selecti ng the sear ch options that you w ant.
CHAPTER 2: Us ing Windows 14 Cr eating a ne w doc ument T o create a new document: 1 C lick ( Star t ), All Pro gra ms , Accesso ries , t hen c lick Wor d P ad . Mic ro sof t W ordP a d starts and a blank doc ument opens. 2 Begin composing your doc ument.
www.gateway.com 15 3 C lick Fo l de rs to open t he Fold ers list, t hen click the f older you w ant t o open. 4 Double- clic k the document file name . The document opens. Printing a d ocument T o print a document, y ou must hav e a printer connec ted t o your computer or ha ve acce ss to a network pri nter .
CHAPTER 2: Us ing Windows 16 Shor t c uts Th e follo wing table shows a f ew short c uts that y ou can use in W indow s and almost all pr ograms that r un in Windo ws. F or more inf ormation about s hortc uts, see y ou r W indows or program documentation.
CHAP TER 3 17 Using the Int e rnet and F axing • L earning about the Int ernet • Set ting up an Inter net account • Usi n g th e Wo rl d Wi de Web • Usi n g e -ma i l • Us ing Windo ws F ax .
CHAPT ER 3: Using the In ternet and Fax ing 18 L earning about t he Int er net The In te rn et is a wor ldw ide netw ork of comput ers link ed t oget her t o pro vide inf or mation t o people ev erywhere. T he two most popular services on the Int ernet are e -mail and the World W ide Web.
www.gateway.com 19 Acce s sing y our Int erne t accou nt T h e m e t h o d y o u u s e t o a c c e s s y o u r I n t e r n e t a c c o u n t v a r i e s f r o m I S P t o I S P .
CHAPT ER 3: Using the In ternet and Fax ing 20 Download ing fi les Downloadin g i s th e p ro c ess o f t ran s fe rri n g fi l es fro m a c o mp u te r on th e In te rn et to yo u r co m p u ter . T o d o w n l o a d f i l e s o r p r o g r a m s f r o m a W e b s i t e : 1 Connec t to y o ur Inte rnet account.
www.gateway.com 21 5 T ype t he subject of y our e -mail in the Sub ject box. 6 T ype t he e-mail mes sage. 7 When fini she d, click Send . Y our e -mail is sent ov er the Inter net to the e-mail addres s you specif ied. C heckin g y our e -mail T o check y our e -mail using Wi ndows Mail: 1 Connec t to y our Internet service pro vider .
CHAPT ER 3: Using the In ternet and Fax ing 22 3 If y ou hav e n ev er sent a fax on t his compute r bef ore , cl ick New F ax on the t oolbar . The Fa x Setu p window opens. 4 C lick t he type of connec tion y ou will be u sing (f ax modem or fax se r v er) .
www.gateway.com 23 7 Create y our f ax, then open t he Cover Page menu by clic king the arr ow and selecting a cov er page f rom the list. The Sen der I nforma ti on dialog bo x opens. 8 T y pe yo ur inf ormatio n in the spac es pro v ided, t hen clic k OK .
CHAPT ER 3: Using the In ternet and Fax ing 24 11 Highlight y our location, then clic k Edit . T he Ed it Lo ca tio n dialog bo x opens. 12 Comp let e the location inf ormati on , t hen clic k OK . Y ou a re retu rne d to the Dialin g Ru les dialog box.
www.gateway.com 25 3 C lick To o l s , Cov er Pages , t hen cli ck New . The Fax Cover Page Ed ito r opens. • If y ou want t o include fi e lds t h at are i mported f rom t he Send F ax Wi zar d or .
CHAPT ER 3: Using the In ternet and Fax ing 26 5 C lick Ye s . R ecei vin g and v ie win g a f ax To r e c e iv e a n d v i e w a fa x : 1 C lick ( Star t ), All Programs , t hen clic k Win dows F ax and Scan . Window s F ax and Scan opens. 2 If Wi ndows F ax and Scan is in Scan vi ew , click Fax in the low er left corner of the wi ndow .
CHAP TER 4 27 Pl ayi n g a n d C r e a t i n g Media F iles • Pla y ing music and mo vie s • Creating a udio files and mu si c libr aries • Creating mu sic CDs and vi deo DVDs • Creating and c.
CHAPTE R 4: Playin g and Cr eating Media Fi les 28 P la y ing music and mo v ie s P la y ing audio and v ideo file s Windo ws Media Pla y er can play se veral ty pes of audio and v ideo files, inc luding WA V , MIDI, MP3, AU , A VI, and MP EG f ormats.
www.gateway.com 29 3 C lick one of t he f ollo wing t o control pl ay back: • Shuf fle randomiz es the pla ybac k order of the file s in the play list. • Repe a t start s pla ying the list o v e r again af ter it r eaches t he end. • Stop st ops play back and re winds the cu rrent file t o the beginning.
CHAPTE R 4: Playin g and Cr eating Media Fi les 30 3 If a dialog box o p ens and a sks you what y ou want t he compu t e r t o do wit h the disc, clic k Pl ay . Windows M edia P lay er open s and begins pla ying the disc. If Windo ws Media Pla yer doe s not open automaticall y , clic k ( Start ), All Programs , the n cli ck Windows Medi a Play er .
www.gateway.com 31 5 C lick one of t he f ollo wing t o control pl ay back: • Shuf fle randomiz es the pla ybac k order of the file s on the disc. • Repe a t start s pla ying the list o v e r again af ter it r eaches t he end. • Stop st ops play back and re winds the cu rrent file t o the beginning.
CHAPTE R 4: Playin g and Cr eating Media Fi les 32 4 W h e n y o u f i n i s h r e c o r d i n g , c l i c k Stop Recording . T he Save As dialog bo x opens. 5 T ype a name f or the recording, spec ify the file type and location where y ou want t o sa ve the rec ording, then cli c k Sav e .
www.gateway.com 33 Building a mu sic library Us e W indo w s Media Pla y er t o build a music library . Y ou can organiz e your musi c tr ack s (indiv idual MP3 or WMA audio files) b y cat e gor ies, find a tr ack quickly by sorti n g, a n d a dd in f ormation to a musi c file .
CHAPTE R 4: Playin g and Cr eating Media Fi les 34 Cr eating mu sic CDs and v ideo D VDs Creating a mu sic CD T o creat e a music CD using W indow s Media Pla yer: 1 C lick ( Sta rt ), All Programs , then click Windows Media P lay er . Wind o ws Me dia Play er opens.
www.gateway.com 35 Cre ating a v ideo D VD If y our compu t er has Windo ws V ista Home Premium or W indows Vista Ultimat e Edition, y ou can cr eate video D VDs using Window s DVD Make r .
CHAPTE R 4: Playin g and Cr eating Media Fi les 36 4 C lick Add items . T he Add It ems t o DVD dialog bo x opens. 5 Find and selec t the videos y ou want to add t o the video D VD, then clic k Add .
www.gateway.com 37 7 C lick an y of the fol lowing options t o cu stomi ze y our video disc: • Pre view sho ws ho w y our DVD’ s op ening menu w ill look using t he cur rent se ttin gs. • Menu text c hanges the di sc title , f ont, and but ton name s.
CHAPTE R 4: Playin g and Cr eating Media Fi les 38 U sing W indow s Media C ent er If y our compu t er has Windo ws V ista Home Premium or W indows Vista Ultimat e Edition, y ou can use W indows Media Cent er to w atch TV , v ideos, and movi es, listen to mu sic, and view phot os.
www.gateway.com 39 3 Us e the remot e control na vigation butt ons to selec t a Media C enter menu option, t hen pres s OK . • TV + Mo vies lets y ou play TV progr ams you hav e recorded, pla y a DVD or Bl u -ra y movie , or set up y our TV tuner c ard (if installed) .
CHAPTE R 4: Playin g and Cr eating Media Fi les 40 U sing the Media C ente r remo te c ontrol Wit h Media Cent e r mode acti ve , you can use the optional r emote control t o play all of your media file s f r om ac ro ss t he r oom. (T he re mot e control, if inc luded wit h y our comput er , ma y look dif f er ent from tha t s hown b e lo w.
CHAP TER 5 41 Netw orking Y our C omput er • Intr oduction t o Netw orking • Ether net netw orking • Bluet ooth ne tworking.
CHAPTER 5: Network ing Your Computer 42 Intr oduc tion t o Netw orking Netw orking te rms y ou should kno w DHCP—D ynamic H ost C onfigur ation Prot ocol (DHCP) l ets a rout er t emporar ily a ssign an IP addres s t o a com put er on t he ne tw ork.
www.gateway.com 43 Attac hed to t he router are all of y our computers or Ether net -ready de vices . Also connect ed to t he rout er is a c abl e or D SL modem that prov ides acces s to the Internet .
CHAPTER 5: Network ing Your Computer 44 Setting up w ired Ethernet network hardw are Making sure y our broadband c onnection works Bef ore y ou change any thing about your home se tup, mak e sure t hat your br oadband c onnection is w o r k i n g c o rr e ct ly.
www.gateway.com 45 In addition to a rout er , you need a straight -thr ough cab le for eac h comp uter y ou want t o connect to t he net wor k. T o set up a netw ork using a rout er: 1 Plug one end of the pow er adapter int o the AC connec tor on t he router and t he other en d int o a gr ound ed, 1 1 0V el ect rical outle t.
CHAPTER 5: Network ing Your Computer 46 Speed is not the only issue if you decide t o use equipment with diff erent standards. Compatibility can als o be an issue .
www.gateway.com 47 Setting up w ireless Ethernet netw ork hardwa re Making sure y our broadband c onnection works Bef ore y ou change any thing about your home se tup, mak e sure t h at your broadband connection is wo rking corre ctl y . T o te st the conn ection, log ont o th e Inter net usin g your c urr ent se tup.
CHAPTER 5: Network ing Your Computer 48 C onfiguring the T CP/IP prot ocol A netw orking prot ocol is a language computers u se to talk t o each other . One of se ver al av ailable prot ocols must be se t up on eac h computer y ou plan t o use on y our network.
www.gateway.com 49 2 C lick Network and Shar ing Cent er . The Ne t work and Sharing Cen te r wi nd ow op en s. 3 C lick C onnec t to a n etwork on the left of t he window . Th e Co n ne ct to a net w or k dialog box opens. 4 C lick a ne twork , then cl ick Connect .
CHAPTER 5: Network ing Your Computer 50 Wi r el es s s e c u r i t y For informa tio n on wireless securi ty , refer to the d ocument at ion that cam e with your acc ess poi nt. T esting y our netw ork Now that y our home network is set up , log on to one of y our computers and access a f a vorit e In ter net Web s ite.
www.gateway.com 51 Sharing d riv es or fo lders T o share dri ve s or fol ders: 1 C lick ( Star t ), t h e n c li c k Computer . 2 R i g h t- cl i c k t h e d ri v e o r fo l d e r th a t yo u wa n t t o s h a r e, th e n cl ic k Share . The Properties dialog box opens.
CHAPTER 5: Network ing Your Computer 52 Us i n g t h e n e t wo r k Aft er the dri ves and print ers on each network computer are shar ed, you can: • View sh ared drives a nd f o lde rs • Map a ne.
www.gateway.com 53 Printing files across the network T o print file s across the netwo rk: 1 Open the file you w ant to print, then click Prin t . 2 Cli ck th e ar row bu tton to op en the pr i nte r n am e lis t, the n cl ic k t he ne two rk p rin t e r .
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CHAP TER 6 55 Prot ecting y our comput er • H ard ware se curit y • Data security • Sec urity updat es.
CHAPTER 6: Protecting your computer 56 H ardwa re se c u ri t y Although y ou may be able t o replace y our computer with a call to y our insurance agent, you cannot replace the inf ormation st ored on your computer . T ake st eps t o prev ent theft of y our compu t er .
www.gateway.com 57 Pr ot ec ting y our comput er f r om vi ru se s A viru s is a p r o gr a m t ha t a tt ac h e s i ts e lf t o a fi le on a c om pu t er , th en s pr ea ds f ro m on e co mp u t e r to anot her . V iruse s can damag e data or caus e y our com put er t o mal fun ct ion.
CHAPTER 6: Protecting your computer 58 R e moving viruses and s pyware T o scan for and remov e viruses and spyware: 1 C lick ( Star t ), All Progr ams , N orton Intern et Se cu rity , then c lick Norton I ntern et Securi ty . No rton In ternet Securi ty o pen s.
www.gateway.com 59 3 On th e l e ft si d e of t he wi n d ow, cl i ck Run L ive Update . Y our comput er downloads and install s the lat est v irus defi nitions.
CHAPTER 6: Protecting your computer 60 3 C lick: • Windo ws Update t o run Windo ws Updat e or mod i fy the Window s Update set tings. • Win d ows F ir ewa ll to pr ev ent outsiders f rom acce ssing t he inf ormation on y our computer .
www.gateway.com 61 4 C lick: • Install Updat es to do wnload and install upd a tes on y our computer . Thes e update s include sec urity u pdate s. • Instal l Extras to downl oad additiona l Windows softw are f or your computer . Scheduling aut omatic updates Us e t he W indows Sec urity Cent er to sc hedule automatic update s.
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CHAP TER 7 63 C ust omizing W indo w s • Ch a n g i n g sc ree n se tt i n g s • C hanging sy stem s o unds • Ch a n g i n g m o use sett i n gs • Adding and modify ing us er accounts • C ha.
CHAPTER 7: Customizi ng Windows 64 C hanging s cr een se t tings Adjusting the color depth and sc reen area ar e tw o of the most ba sic display s et tings you ma y need to c hange. Y ou c an als o adjust set tings such as the scr een b ack ground and scr een sav er .
www.gateway.com 65 C hanging the ap pearance of windo w s and back gr ounds Y ou can change t he appe a rance of Window s deskto p items, suc h as the colors of window s and dialog box es and the color and design of the desktop back ground.
CHAPTER 7: Customizi ng Windows 66 Selec ting a sc reen s a ve r Y ou can use a sc reen sa v er t o k eep ot hers fr om v ie w ing y our scr een while y ou ar e aw ay f r om y our com puter . Win dows su ppl ies a v ariety of screen savers tha t you c an choose from, and ma ny mo re are a v ailable fr om the Int ernet and as commer cial pr oducts.
www.gateway.com 67 C hanging ga dgets Gadgets ar e constantly r unning mini-programs t hat are v isible on y ou r W indows de sktop. T hey can be mo ved , remo ved, r esi ze d, and configur ed accor ding to y our pr efe rence .
CHAPTER 7: Customizi ng Windows 68 Usin g a gadge t ’ s contro l panel Some gadgets hav e buil t -in control panels that you can use t o control their beha vior . T o use a gadget’ s control panel: 1 In the Sidebar , hold the mouse pointer o ver th e gadget.
www.gateway.com 69 Set ting up multiple mon itors If your computer’ s video card supports additional monit ors (it must hav e two vi d e o ports) , y ou can connect an additional monitor or projec tor to y ou r comput er .
CHAPTER 7: Customizi ng Windows 70 9 T o use the second monitor or projec tor as an ex tension of your deskt op (increas ing the siz e of y ou r Window s desktop) , click t o select the c heck box f or Extend my Windows desktop on to t h i s mo n i to r .
www.gateway.com 71 C h a n gi n g m o use sett i n gs Y ou can adjust the double -c lick speed, pointer speed, left -hand or right -hand configuration, and other mous e set tings. T o change y our mouse settings: 1 C lick ( Start ), Control Pa nel , then under Hardw are and Soun d , c lic k Mouse .
CHAPTER 7: Customizi ng Windows 72 T o add, delet e, o r modify us er accoun ts: 1 C lick ( Star t ), Contr ol Panel , then under U ser Ac counts and Fami ly Safety , clic k Add or re mov e user ac coun ts . • T o cr eate a new acc ount, click Create a new accou nt , then f ollow the on -screen instruc tions to finish t he setup.
www.gateway.com 73 C hanging pow er -s a v ing se t ting s C hanging the po wer plan P ower plan s (groups of pow er set tings) let you c hange power sa ving options such as w h en the monitor or har d driv e is automaticall y turned off . Y ou can s ele c t one of the defined power plans or cre a te a cus tom powe r p l an .
CHAPTER 7: Customizi ng Windows 74 4 T o c hange adv anced po wer s etting s, clic k Change plan settings , Change adv anced pow er settings . 5 C hange t he se ttin gs y ou w ant, then c lic k OK .
www.gateway.com 75 Usi n g th e Ease o f A c c ess Ce n ter Use the Ease o f Access Cen t e r to change se veral system dis play settings. T o use the Ease of Access C enter : 1 C lick ( Star t ), Control P anel , Ease o f Acces s , then click Ea se of Access Center .
CHAPTER 7: Customizi ng Windows 76 U sing v oice r ecognition Y ou can attac h a micr ophone to y our com puter and conf ig ure Windo ws t o creat e typed t ex t fr om yo u r voi ce. T o set u p voice re cogni tion : 1 C lick ( Star t ), Control Panel , Ease of Ac cess , then click Speech Recogni tion Options .
www.gateway.com 77 F ilter ing Int erne t acces s Y ou can s pecify the type of Inter net content that can be acces sed by a user . T o set up Inter net filt ering: 1 C lick ( Start ), Cont rol P anel , then under User Accounts and Fami ly Safe ty , c lick Set up par ent al co ntro ls for any use r .
CHAPTER 7: Customizi ng Windows 78 Sc heduling comput er and Int erne t us e T o schedule th e times a user can acc ess the Int ern et: 1 C lick ( Start ), Cont rol P anel , then under User Accounts and Fami ly Safe ty , c lick Set up par ent al co ntro ls for any use r .
www.gateway.com 79 3 C lick Set game r atings . The Ga me R e st ric tion s dialog b ox opens. 4 C lick t he le v el of game s y ou w ant allo wed, then c lick OK .
CHAPTER 7: Customizi ng Windows 80 4 C lick t he le vel of acce ss y ou w ant f or each game lis ted, t hen clic k OK . If the game you want t o r es tr ic t acc es s t o is not sho wn on t he lis t, s ee “Re stricti ng specific pr ograms” on page 80 .
www.gateway.com 81 Notice s Co pyrig ht © 2 007 Ga teway , In c. All R ights R eserv ed 7565 I r vin e Cen ter D ri ve Irvine, CA 9 2 6 18 USA All Rights R eser ved This publication is prot ect ed by copy right and all rights are r eserv e d.
CHAPTER 7: Customizi ng Windows 82.
83 Index A access point setting up 47 usin g 46 accessibility high contrast col or scheme 74 Magnifie r 74 Narrator 74 on-screen k eyboard 74 settings 74 accessing shared drives 52 share d files 52 sh.
Index 84 file s copying 10 , 16 cuttin g 10 dele ting 6 , 11 , 16 down load ing 20 findi ng 12 , 13 moving 10 openin g 7 opening s hared 52 pasting 10 , 16 recovering 11 renaming 16 searching for 12 ,.
85 www.gateway.com upda ting 58 O online help 2 , 3 openin g docum ents 14 file s 7 files ac r o ss network 52 fold ers 9 pro gram s 7 optical d isc creati ng data 37 play ing 29 Outlook 18 Outlook E .
Index 86 25 setting up fax co ver page tem plate 25 testin g network 50 text to speech 76 title b ar 8 tran sfer rin g file s from Inte rnet 20 U un-s hari ng drives 51 fold ers 51 upda ting device dr.
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