Gateway EC14, EC14D, EC18, EC38, EC54 Owner's Manual

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 2: Using Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Using the Windows desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Using the Start menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Adding icons to the desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Identifying window items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Working with files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Viewing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Creating folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Copying and moving files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Deleting files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Searching for files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Using the Windows Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Browsing for files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Using Tablet PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Calibrating your tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Using gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Using the digital pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Using the Tablet Input Panel (TIP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Working with documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Creating a new document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Saving a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Opening a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Printing a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Chapter 3: Using the Internet and Faxing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Learning about the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Setting up an Internet account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Accessing your Internet account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Using the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Connecting to a Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Downloading files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Using e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Sending e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Checking your e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Using Windows Fax and Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Sending a Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Setting up your cover page template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Faxing a scanned document or faxing from programs . . . . . . . . 31

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Canceling a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Receiving and viewing a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter 4: Playing and Creating Media Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Playing music and movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Playing audio and video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Playing optical discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Creating audio files and music libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Creating music files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Building a music library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Editing track information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Creating music CDs and video DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Creating a music CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Creating a video DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Creating and copying data discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Creating a data disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Using Windows Media Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Starting Windows Media Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Chapter 5: Networking Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Introduction to Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Networking terms you should know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ethernet networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Wired Ethernet networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Wireless Ethernet networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Establishing your Ethernet network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Testing your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Adding a printer to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Sharing resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Using the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Bluetooth networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Hardware security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Kensington lock slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Data security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Startup and hard drive password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Windows user accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Protecting your notebook from viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 How to scan for and remove Internet threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Using Windows Security Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Security updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Windows Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Traveling securely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Chapter 7: Customizing Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Changing screen settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Changing color depth and screen resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds . . . . . 69 Selecting a screen saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Changing gadgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Changing system sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Changing mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Changing mouse settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Changing touchpad or pointing device settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Adjusting tablet, digital pen, and input panel settings . . . . . . . 76 Adding and modifying user accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Changing accessibility settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Using the Ease of Access Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Using voice recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Using the Windows Mobility Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Setting up parental controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Filtering Internet access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Scheduling notebook and Internet use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Restricting game access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Restricting specific programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Creating activity reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Setting up a maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Updating Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Managing hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Checking hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Deleting unnecessary files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Checking the hard drive for errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Defragmenting the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Backing up files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Scheduling maintenance tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Moving from your old computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Transferring files and settings with Windows Easy Transfer . . . 93 Transferring files and settings manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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CHAPTER1

Getting Help

Using the Gateway Web site

Using Help and Support

Using online help

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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. Please read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with your notebook’s software features.

Gateway stands behind our value proposition to our customers—to provide best-of-class service and support in addition to high-quality, brand-name components at affordable prices. If you ever have a problem, our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will provide you with fast, considerate service.

We sincerely hope that you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from your new Gateway notebook for years to come.

Thanks again, from all of us at Gateway.

Using the Gateway Web site

Gateway’s online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at www.gateway.com.

Using 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.

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To search for a topic:

1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. Help and Support opens.

Tip

You can find help information by clicking a general topic under Find an answer, selecting an option under Ask someone, or picking a category from Information from Microsoft. You can also search for a topic.

2Type a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search Help box located at the top of any Help and Support screen, then press ENTER.

For each search, you receive a list of suggested topics. To find the answer, click the result that most closely matches your question. Additional results may be available if the first list does not address your question.

Contacting Gateway

The label on your notebook contains information that identifies your notebook model and serial number. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you call for help.

Getting help for Windows Media Center

If your notebook has Windows Media Center, you can access help for information on how to use Windows Media Center.

To access Media Center help:

1Click (Start), then click Help and Support. Help and Support opens.

2In the Help and Support window, type Windows Media Center in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The Media Center Help window opens.

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If you are connected to the Internet, click Windows Online Help, then type Windows Media Center in the Search Help For box.

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Using online help

If you are connected to the Internet, 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 the Help button on the menu bar and selecting Online Support from the list.

Available information depends on the particular Help site to which you are taken. Many provide FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), a search feature, articles about their software, tutorials, and forums where problems and issues are discussed.

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CHAPTER2

Using Windows

Using the Windows desktop

Working with files and folders

Searching for files

Using Tablet PC

Working with documents

Shortcuts

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Using the Windows desktop

After your notebook starts, the first screen you see is the Windows desktop. The desktop is like the top of a real desk. Think of the desktop as your personalized work space where you open programs and perform other tasks.

Help

For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type Windows desktop in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

Your desktop may be different from this example, depending on how your notebook is set up.

The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start button, and the Recycle Bin icon.

Desktop elements

Description

 

 

The taskbar is the bar at the bottom of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on the right. Other buttons on the taskbar represent programs that are running.

Click a program’s button on the taskbar to open the program’s window.

The Start button provides access to programs, files, help for Windows and other programs, and notebook tools and utilities.

Click the Start button, then open a file or program by clicking an item on the menu that opens.

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 11.

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 set below the recommended value or when updates are available. Double-click this icon to open the Windows Security Center. For more information, see “Using Windows

Security Center” on page 64.

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Using the Start menu

Help

For more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type Windows Start menu in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

You can start programs, open files, customize your system, get help, search for files and folders, and more using the Start menu.

To use the Start menu:

Shortcut

Start Á All Programs Á

1 Click (Start) on the lower left of the Windows desktop. The Start menu opens, showing you the first level of menu items.

2Click All Programs to see all programs, files, and folders in the Start menu. If you click an item with a folder icon, the programs, files, and subfolders appear.

3 Click a file or program to open it.

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Adding icons to the desktop

Help

For more information about the desktop icons, click Start, then click

Help and Support. Type desktop icons in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

You may want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop for a program that you use frequently.

To add icons to the desktop:

Shortcut

Start Á All Programs Á right-click program Á Send To Á Desktop (create shortcut)

1Click (Start), then click All Programs.

2Right-click (press the right touchpad button) the program that you want to add to the desktop.

3Click Send To, then click Desktop (create shortcut). A shortcut icon for that program appears on the desktop.

Identifying window items

Help

For more information about windows, click Start, then click Help and

Support. Type window in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

When you double-click the icon for a drive, folder, file, or program, a window opens on the desktop. This example shows the Local Disk (C:) window, which opens after you double-click the Local Disk (C:) icon in the Computer window.

 

 

Search box

Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

Close

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximiz

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimiz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every program window looks a little different because each has its own menus, icons, and controls. Most windows include these items:

Window item

Description

 

 

The title bar is the horizontal bar at the top of a window that shows the window title.

The Search box lets you search for a word or phrase in the current window.

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Window item

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Clicking the minimize button

 

 

reduces the active window to a

 

 

button on the taskbar. Clicking

 

 

the program button in the

 

 

taskbar opens the window

 

 

again.

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Working with files and folders

You can organize your files and programs to suit your preferences much like you would store information in a file cabinet. You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the information just as you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet.

Viewing drives

Help

For more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type files and folders in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

Drives are like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. A notebook may have more than one drive. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You may also have more drives such as a disc drive.

To view the drives, folders, and files on your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer.

Hard

Disc drive

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2 Double-click the drive icon.

Creating folders

Folders are much like the folders in a file cabinet. They can contain files and other folders.

Files are much like paper documents—letters, spreadsheets, and pictures—that you keep on your notebook. In fact, all information on a notebook is stored in files.

Folders

Files

To create a folder:

Shortcut

Click File Á New Á Folder Á type name

1Click (Start), then click Computer on the Start menu.

2Double-click the drive where you want to put the new folder. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is your hard drive.

3If you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder.

4Click Organize, then click New Folder. The new folder is created.

5Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. The new folder name appears by the folder icon.

For information about renaming folders, see “Shortcuts” on page 19.

Copying and moving files and folders

Important

The clipboard stores whatever you cut or copy until you cut or copy again. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. Therefore, you can paste copies of a file or folder into more than one place, but as soon as you copy or cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is deleted from the clipboard.

The skills you need to copy and move files are called copying, cutting, and pasting.

When you copy and paste a file or folder, you place a copy of the file or folder on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it. Then, when you decide what folder you want the copy to go in (the destination folder), you paste it there.

When you cut and paste a file or folder, you remove the file or folder from its original location and place the file or folder on the Windows clipboard. When you decide where you want the file or folder to go, you paste it there.

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To copy a file or folder to another folder:

1Locate the file or folder you want to copy. For more information, see “Viewing drives” on page 9 and “Searching for files” on page 12.

2Right-click (press the right touchpad button) the file or folder that you want to copy. A pop-up menu opens on the desktop.

3Click Copy on the pop-up menu.

4Open the destination folder.

5With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click.

6Click Paste. A copy of the file or folder appears in the new location.

Help

For more information about copying files and folders or moving files or folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type copying files and folders or moving files and folders in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

To move a file or folder to another folder:

1Locate the file or folder you want to move. For more information, see “Viewing drives” on page 9 and “Searching for files” on page 12.

2Right-click (press the right touchpad button) the file or folder that you want to move. A pop-up menu opens on the desktop.

3Click Cut on the pop-up menu.

4Open the destination folder.

5With the pointer inside the destination folder, right-click.

6Click Paste. The file or folder you moved appears in its new location and is removed from its old location.

Deleting files and folders

When you throw away paper files and folders, you take them from the file cabinet and put them in a trash can. Eventually the trash can is emptied.

In Windows, you throw away files and folders by first moving them to the Windows trash can, called the Recycle Bin, where they remain until you decide to empty the bin.

You can recover any file in the Recycle Bin as long as the bin has not been emptied. To delete files or folders:

1In the Computer or Windows Explorer window, click the files or folders that you want to delete. For instructions on how to select multiple files and folders, see “Shortcuts” on page 19.

If you cannot find the file you want to delete, see “Searching for files” on page 12.

2Click Organize, then click Delete. Windows moves the files and folders to the Recycle Bin.

To recover files or folders from the Recycle Bin:

1Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your Windows desktop. The Recycle Bin window opens and lists the files and folders you have thrown away since you last emptied it.

2Click the files or folders that you want to restore. For instructions on how to select multiple files and folders, see “Shortcuts” on page 19.

3Click Restore. Windows returns the deleted files or folders to their original locations.

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To empty the Recycle Bin:

Caution

Emptying the Recycle Bin permanently erases any files or folders in the bin. These files cannot be restored.

1Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on the Windows desktop. The Recycle Bin window opens.

2Click Empty the Recycle Bin. Windows asks you if you are sure that you want to empty the bin.

3Click Yes. Windows permanently deletes all files in the Recycle Bin.

Help

For more information about emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type emptying the Recycle Bin in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

Searching for files

If you are looking for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are stored on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility.

Files and folders found using this utility can be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the results window.

Using the Windows Search

To find files and folders using the Search:

1Click (Start), then click Search. The Search Results window opens.

2If you want to search 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 the window.

If you type all of the name, Search will list all files and folders of that name.

If you type part of the name, Search will list all of the file and folder names containing the letters you typed.

3 Open a file, folder, or program by double-clicking the name in the list.

Help

For more information about searching for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type searching in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

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Using advanced search options

Search can find files meeting more criteria than file name. You can narrow your search by selecting the search options that you want. You can search by the:

Name or part of a name

Creation date

Modification date

File type

Tag

Author

Text contained in the file

Time period in which it was created or modified

You can also combine search criteria to refine searches.

Files and folders found using this utility can be opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the results window.

Browsing for files and folders

A file or folder that you need is rarely right on top of your Windows desktop. It is usually on a drive inside a folder that may be inside yet another folder, and so on.

Windows drives, folders, and files are organized in the same way as a real file cabinet in that they may have many levels (usually many more levels than a file cabinet, in fact). So you usually will have to search through levels of folders to find the file or folder that you need. This is called browsing.

To browse for a file:

1Click (Start), then click Computer. The Computer window opens.

2Double-click the drive or folder that you think contains the file or folder that you want to find.

3Continue double-clicking folders and their subfolders until you find the file or folder you want.

Help

For more information about browsing for files and folders, click

Start, then click Help and Support. Type files and folders in the Search

Help box, then press ENTER.

Using Tablet PC

Your notebook may have the Tablet PC features. Some of these features include:

Tablet PC Settings—Set the properties for the digital pen, tablet buttons, display screen, and Input Panel.

Table PC Input Panel (TIP)—Use its writing pad or soft keyboard for entering data.

Windows Journal—Hand-write documents which you can turn into text or image files.

Sticky Notes—Make a quick note with your digital pen or voice, then drop it into another program.

Inkball—Practice and master digital pen input with this game.

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Calibrating your tablet

The first time you use your tablet PC, you should calibrate your digital pen for both portrait and landscape orientations. Calibration ensures the accuracy of the digital 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 digital pen—for example, because someone else has used your tablet PC and adjusted it for their own use—recalibrate it to your tapping patterns. Recalibrate if you write with the opposite hand from the previous user—right-handed writer to left-handed writer.

To calibrate your tablet:

1Click or tap (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click or tap Windows Mobility Center. The Windows Mobility Center window opens.

2 Click or tap

(Change Tablet PC settings). The Tablet PC Settings dialog box

opens.

 

3 Click or tap the General tab.

4 Click or tap Calibrate, then follow the on-screen instructions.

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Using gestures

A gesture is a shape you draw with your digital pen to send a command to your tablet PC Input Panel. You can also use gestures to control the insertion point in the active program. When you use these gestures, you get the same result as pressing the corresponding key on a standard keyboard.

Gesture

To accomplish

 

 

Backspac

Draw a right-to-left line.

e

 

 

 

 

Space

Draw a left-to-right line.

 

 

Enter

Draw a vertical line down, then horizontally to the left

 

 

Tab

Draw a vertical line up, then horizontally to the right.

 

 

 

Delete

Strike through

 

Vertical scratch-out in the pattern of an M or W

 

Horizontal scratch-out in the pattern of a Z

 

Circular scratch-out

 

Angled scratch-out

 

 

 

You will find more information about gestures and gesture symbols, as well as handwriting tips, in the TIP help. For more information, see “Using the Tablet Input Panel (TIP)” on page 16.

Using the digital pen

Digital pen button

The digital 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 digital 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 with the object on the screen before you tap, in cases where the pointer and digital pen point are out of alignment. The screen reads the position of the pointer, not the tap.

Store the digital pen in the tablet PC’s pen holder. Store extra pens in a drawer to avoid prolonged pressure on the pen tip.

The digital pen has internal electronics, so keep it dry and avoid contact with liquids.

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Using the Tablet Input Panel (TIP)

Tap the Tablet PC Input Panel icon on the left side of the screen to open the Tablet Input Panel (TIP). Use the TIP to enter data by hand or soft keyboard into a word processing program or a text-entry form.

Access the TIP keyboard and writing pad by tapping or clicking the buttons near the top left of the window.

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, click or tap Tools, then click or tap 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.

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Working with documents

Computer documents include word processing files, spreadsheet files, or other similar files. The basic methods of creating, saving, opening, and printing a document apply to most of these types of files.

The following examples show how to create, save, open, and print a document using Microsoft® WordPad. Similar procedures apply to other programs such as Corel® WordPerfect®, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.

For more information about using a program, click Help on its menu bar.

Creating a new document

To create a new document:

1 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click WordPad. Microsoft WordPad starts and a blank document opens.

2Begin composing your document. Use the menus and toolbar buttons at the top of the window to format the document.

Saving a document

After you create a document, you need to save it if you want to use it later.

To save a document:

1 Click File, then click Save. The Save As dialog box opens.

File name

2Click Browse Folders to open the Folders list, then click the folder where you want to save the file.

3Type a new file name in the File name box.

4Click Save.

Help

For more information about saving documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type saving in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

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Opening a document

To view, revise, or print an existing document, first you need to open it. Open the document in the program that it was created in.

To open a document:

1Start the program.

2Click File, then click Open.

3Click Folders to open the Folders list, then click the folder you want to open.

4 Double-click the document file name. The document opens.

Help

For more information about opening documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type opening files in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

Printing a document

To print a document, you must have a printer connected to your notebook or have access to a network printer. For more information about installing or using your printer, see the printer documentation.

To print a document:

1Make sure that the printer is turned on and loaded with paper.

2Start the program and open the document.

3Click File, then click Print. The Print dialog box opens.

4Set the print options, then click Print. The document prints.

Help

For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type printing in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

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Shortcuts

Help

For more information about Windows keyboard shortcuts, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type Windows keyboard shortcuts in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

The following table shows a few shortcuts that you can use in Windows and almost all programs that run in Windows. For more information about shortcuts, see your Windows or program documentation.

To...

Do this...

 

 

Copy a file, folder,

Click the item, then press CTRL + C.

text, or graphic

 

 

 

Paste a file, folder,

Click inside the folder or window where

text, or graphic

you want to paste the object, then press

 

CTRL + V.

 

 

Select multiple items in

Click the first item, press and hold down

a list or window

the CTRL key, then click each of the

 

remaining items.

 

 

Select multiple

Click the first item in the list, press and

adjacent items in a list

hold down the SHIFT key, then click the

or window

last item in the list.

 

 

Permanently delete a

Click the file or folder, then press

file or folder

SHIFT + DELETE. The file or folder is

 

permanently deleted. The file or folder

 

is not stored in the Recycle Bin.

Rename a file or folder

Click the file or folder, press F2, type the

 

new name, then press ENTER.

 

 

Close the active

Press ALT + F4.

window or program

 

 

 

Switch to a different

Press ALT + TAB.

file, folder, or running

 

program

 

 

 

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CHAPTER3

Using the Internet and

Faxing

Learning about the Internet

Setting up an Internet account

Using the World Wide Web

Using e-mail

Using Windows Fax and Scan

Sending a Fax

Receiving and viewing a fax

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Learning about the Internet

The Internet is a worldwide network of computers linked together to provide information to people everywhere. The two most popular services on the Internet are e-mail and the World Wide Web. You can access this network by connecting your notebook to a telephone, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), or cable television line and signing up with an Internet service provider (ISP).

Internet Servers

store information so other computers can access it from the Internet.

Your computer

ISP Servers

connects to the

let you connect to the

Internet through an

Internet and access your

ISP.

e-mail messages.

If you want to access the Internet you need:

A modem—a device that connects your notebook to other computers or servers using a telephone, DSL, or cable television line. Your notebook may have a built-in dial-up telephone modem. Cable and DSL modems connect to your notebook through an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone modem.

An Internet service provider—a company that provides access to the Internet through an ISP server. When you connect to an ISP, the ISP server lets you access the Internet and your e-mail messages. Check your telephone book for a list of Internet service providers available locally.

A Web browser—a program that displays information from the World Wide Web. Microsoft Internet Explorer was included with your notebook. For more information, see “Using the World Wide Web” on page 23.

An e-mail program—a program that lets you create, send, and receive e-mail messages over the Internet. Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express was included with your notebook. For more information, see “Using e-mail” on page 25.

Setting up an Internet account

Before you can view the information on the World Wide Web, you need to set up an Internet account with an Internet service provider (ISP). To set up an ISP service or to transfer an existing account to this notebook, contact the ISP directly.

Dial-up Internet connections are those using a telephone system to connect to the Internet. This may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in some cases ADSL over PPP, or other technologies. Because dial-up connections are designed to be temporary connections to the Internet, dial-up charges (with both your telephone company and Internet service provider) often increase the longer you connect to the Internet. To minimize the cost for dial-up Internet service, we suggest that you only connect to the Internet during your e-mail and Web browsing session, then disconnect when you are finished. Your Internet service provider can provide instructions on how to connect to and disconnect from the Internet.

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Cable and DSL modems, a connection known as broadband, use your cable television or special telephone lines to connect to your ISP and access the Internet. In many instances, broadband is considered an always-connected service. With this type of service, your cost is the same regardless of the amount of time you use your Internet connection.

Accessing your Internet account

Help

For general information about using Internet accounts, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type ISP in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

The method you use to access your Internet account varies from ISP to ISP. Contact your ISP for the correct procedure.

Using the World Wide Web

The World Wide Web is a multimedia window to the Internet that gives you access to millions of information sources.

Information on the Web comes to you on Web pages, which are electronic documents that you view using a Web page display program called a browser. You can use any of the commercially available Web browsers, like Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.

Web pages can contain text, animations, music, and other multimedia features. A group of related Web pages is called a Web site. You can access Web sites to shop, track investments, read the news, download programs, and much more.

You can explore a Web site or visit other Web sites by clicking areas on a Web page called links or hyperlinks. A link may be colored or underlined text, a picture, or an animated image. You can identify a link by moving the mouse pointer over it. If the pointer changes to a hand, the item is a link.

To learn more about using the Web browser features, click Help in the menu bar.

Link

Web page

Linked Web

page

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Connecting to a Web site

After you set up an account with an Internet service provider (ISP), you can access the many information sources on the World Wide Web.

To connect to a Web site:

1Connect to your Internet account.

2Depending on the method you use to connect to your Internet account, you

may need to start your Web browser. Click (Start), then click Internet. Your default Web browser opens showing an opening page or welcome screen.

3To go to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for “Universal Resource Locator”) in the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar.

- OR -

On the current Web page, click a link to a Web site.

Help

For more information about connecting to a Web site, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type connecting to a Web site in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads (transfers) data to your notebook, and displays the page on the site that you requested.

Sometimes Web pages display slowly. The speed that a Web page displays on your screen depends on the complexity of the Web page and other Internet conditions. Additionally, the speed of your connection will determine how fast Web pages display.

Downloading files

Caution

To protect your notebook against viruses, make sure that you scan the files you download. For more information, see “Protecting your notebook from viruses” on page 61.

Downloading is the process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your notebook.

To download files or programs from a Web site:

1Connect to your Internet account.

2In the address bar, type the address of the Web site that contains the file or program you want to download, then press ENTER.

- OR -

Click a link on a Web page to navigate to the Web site containing the file that you want to download.

3Create or locate the folder where you want to store the file on your notebook. For more information, see “Working with files and folders” on page 9.

4Click the link on the Web page for the file that you want to download.

5Follow the on-screen instructions for saving the file in the folder that you want. A copy of the file is downloaded to your notebook. The time that it takes to transfer the file to your notebook depends on file size and Internet conditions.

6Open the folder that you created.

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