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1 Checking Out Your Gateway M1300 Tablet PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Box contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Button panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Power switch side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Ports side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Speakers side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Identifying your model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Gateway model number and internal wireless label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Gateway serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Finding your specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

General tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using the AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Basic safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connecting the AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Protecting from power source problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Starting your tablet PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Waking up your tablet PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Turning off your tablet PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Restarting (rebooting) your tablet PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Pen button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Tablet Input Panel (TIP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Key types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

System key combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using the touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Connecting the modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Connecting to a wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Broadband Internet connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

3Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Using the tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

More helpful startup pages and programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Help and Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Searching for a topic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Do More with Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Online help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Gateway Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Using eSupport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

4 Windows Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

About Windows XP Tablet PC Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

About the Windows environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Using the desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Using the Start menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Adding icons to the desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Identifying window items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Working with files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Viewing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Creating folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Copying and moving files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Deleting files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Browsing for files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Searching for files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Working with documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Creating a new document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Saving a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Opening a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Printing a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

5 Using the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Learning about the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Setting up an Internet account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Using the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Connecting to a Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Downloading files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Using e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Sending e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Checking your e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

6 Using Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Recording and playing audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Playing audio and video files with the Windows Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Using the optional diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Using the optional DVD/CD-RW drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Connecting the DVD/CD-RW drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Inserting a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Listening to CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Playing a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Creating CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Using an external monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Connecting a digital camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Connecting a digital video camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

7 Sending and Receiving Faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Installing Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Configuring Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Sending a simple fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Setting up your cover page template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Faxing from programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Faxing a scanned document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Receiving and viewing a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Canceling a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Automatically retry sending a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Automatically cancelling a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

8 Managing Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Battery basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Monitoring the battery charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Recharging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Changing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Extending battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Conserving battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Using alternate power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Changing power modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Changing power settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

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Changing the power scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Changing alarm options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Changing advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Activating and using Hibernate mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

9 Travel Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Packing your tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Traveling by air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Radio frequency wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Additional tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

10 Customizing Your Tablet PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Using the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Changing display orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Adjusting brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Adjusting the screen and desktop settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Adjusting the color depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Adjusting the screen resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Changing the colors on your Windows desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Changing the desktop background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Selecting a screen saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Adjusting tablet and pen settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Programming the buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Using the Motion Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Using speech recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Adding and modifying user accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

11 Networking Your Tablet PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Benefits of networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Sharing a single Internet connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Sharing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Sharing peripheral devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Streaming audio and video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Playing multi-player games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Selecting a network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Using a wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Example wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Equipment you need for a wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Using a wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Example access point wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Equipment you need fo r an access point wireles s Ethernet network . . . . . . 174

Example peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Equipment you need fo r a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . 176

For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Using your tablet PC on a network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Installing and configu ring your tablet P C for Ethernet networking . . . . . . . . . 177

Turning your wireless Ethernet on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

12 Moving from Your Old Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Transferring files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Finding your files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Transferring Internet settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Setting up your ISP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Transferring your e-mail and address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Transferring your Internet shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Installing your old printer or scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Installing your old programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

13 Maintaining Your Tablet PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

General Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Display screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Replacing the pen point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Caring for your tablet PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Creating an emergency startup diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Protecting your tablet PC from viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Managing hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Checking hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Using Disk Cleanup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Checking the hard drive for errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Defragmenting the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Backing up files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Using the Scheduled Task Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Cleaning your tablet PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Cleaning the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Cleaning the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Cleaning the tablet PC screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Cleaning the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

14 Restoring Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Using the Restoration CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Reinstalling device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Updating device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Reinstalling programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Reinstalling Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

15 Upgrading Your Tablet PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Adding and removing a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Preventing static electricity discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Adding or replacing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

16 Using the Tablet PC FlexDock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

Using the FlexDock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

17 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

Device installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

Diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242

DVD/CD-RW Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

Cleaning CDs or DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

File management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Interface/Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255

Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255

PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256

Pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Wireless Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Telephone support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Before calling Gateway Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Telephone numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Tutoring and training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Tutoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

A Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

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Checking Out

Your Gateway

M1300 Tablet PC

This chapter introduces you to the basic features of your tablet PC. Read this chapter to learn:

■ How to identify the features of your Gateway tablet PC

■ How to locate your tablet PC’s model and serial

number

■ How to locate the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity

■ How to locate the specifications for your tablet PC

■ What accessories are ava ilable for your tablet P C

Tips & Tricks To access the contents of this guide, tap

Start, All Programs, then tap Gateway Documentation. Y ou can also downloa d an

electronic copy from

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Box contents

Your Gateway Tablet PC box includes:

■ A pen, plus a spare and several replacement tips

■ An AC power adapter an d installed battery

■ A soft cloth for cleaning the screen

■ Operating system and software CDs

■ An adjustable desktop stand

■ A mobile USB keyboard with touchpad

■ A hard top cover

Your box als o cont ains a ny addi tional accessories yo u have ordered, such as a combination DVD/CD-RW drive. If you ordered a FlexDock, it will arrive in a separate box.

If any of these components appear on the packing slip but not in the box, search the packag ing agai n and check the shipp ing invoic e for info rmation ab out back orders. If you still are unable to account for the component, contact Gateway.

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Button panel

Microphone

Security

Hot key 2

Hot key 1

Cursor pad

Fn Pen

Esc Status indicators

Component Description

Microphone Record audio through this microphone. The built-in microphone is turned

off while an external microphone is connected. For the location of your

microphone jack, see “Ports side” on page 7. Buttons See “Buttons” on page4 for a description of each button. Status

indicators Pen Write, tap, and input directly on the tablet’s display using the cordless pen.

See “Status indicators” on page 5 for a description of each status indicator.

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Buttons

Item Icon Prim ary function Secondary function

(Fn button+button)

Security Opens the Windows Task Manager.

Also used for domain authentic ation or logon screen.

Hot key 2 Rotates display orientation. Also

opens the BIOS utility if pressed during startup.

Hot key 1 Opens Motion Dashboard. Opens Windows Journal.

■

Cursor pad

The edges serve the same function as the arrow keys on a keyboard.

■

The center of the cursor pad is the

None

Opens Tablet Input Panel. Can also be reprogramm ed.

Can also be reprogramm ed.

Left arrow: Right arrow: TAB Up arrow: PAGE UP Down arrow: PAGE DOWN

SHIFT+TAB

ENTER key.

Fn Press the Fn (Function) button with

another button to activate the button’s secondary function.

Esc Equivalen t to a key boa rd’s

ESC key. ALT+TAB.

None

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Status indicators

The status indicators show you the current activity of system components.

Status indicator Meaning

Button panel

Wireless a ctivity

Hard drive

Battery status

Power

■

LED steady or blinking green - Wireless IEEE 802.11b is on

■

LED off - Wireless IEEE 802.11b is off

■

LED blinking - The hard drive is being read from or written to

■

LED steady green - AC adapter plugged in and battery fully charged

■

LED steady yellow - AC adapter plugged in and battery charging

■

LED steady orange - Battery overheated or defective

■

LED blinking green and ora nge - Ba ttery di scha rging a bnorma lly and should be replaced

■

LED slow-blinking orange - AC unplugged and battery less than 10 percent

■

LED fast-blinking orange - AC unplugged and battery less than 5percent

■

LED off - AC unplugged and battery fully discharged or removed

■

LED steady green - Tablet is turned on

■

LED blinking green - Tablet is in Standby mode

■

LED off - Tablet is off.

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Power switch side

Power connector

Power switch

Antenna area Pen tether

PC Card slot

anchor

Component Description

Power connector Plug the AC adapter cable into this connector. Do not substitute

another adapter or use this connector for any other purpose.

Power switch

Antenna zone The wireless networking antennas are located in this area. Make

PC Card slot Insert one Typ eII PC Card into this slot. For more information, see

■

Turn on the tablet by sliding and holding the switch for about 1 second.

■

When the Gateway Tablet PC is on, slide the switch briefly to activate Standby (or H i bern ate if it is enabled through the Contro l Panel’s Power Options Properties dialog box).

■

Sliding and holdin g the swi tch for more t han 4 se conds (when th e tablet is turned on) will cause a forced sh utdown, whi ch is the last resort when the tablet is completely unresponsive.

sure that you keep your hands clear of this zone when using wireless connectivity in areas where reception is weak.

“Adding and removing a PCCard” on page 218. A plastic blank ships with the Gateway Tablet PC, and you can leave it in place whenever the slot is not in use.

Pen tether anchor

Use this tether anchor to tether the pen to the tablet. You must purchase the pen tether separately.

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Ports side

Modem jack

Network jack

Monitor port

FlexDock connector

USB ports

IEEE 1394 port

Headphone jack

Microphon e jack

Component Icon Description

Modem jack Plug a modem cable into this jack. For more information, see

“Connecting the modem” on page 39.

Network jack Plug a 10/100 Ethernet network cable into this jack. For more

informati on, see “C onnectin g to a wire d Etherne t network” on page 40 and “Networking Your Tablet PC” on page 165.

Monitor port Plug an analog VGA monitor into this port. For more information,

see “Using an external monitor” on page 111.

FlexDock connector

USB ports Plug the port replicator or USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such

IEEE 1394 port Plug an IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire

Make sure that the Gateway Tablet PC sits firmly on the docking connector.

as a diskette drive, Iomega ™ Zip™ drive, printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into these USB 2.0 ports.

or i.Link®) device (such as a digital camcorder or DVD/CD-RW drive) into this 4-pin IEEE 1394 port. For more information, see “Connecting a digital video camera” on page114.

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Component Icon Description

Microphone jack Plug an external mi cro ph one i nto this jack. The built-in microphone

is turned off when a microphone is plugged into this jack.

Headphone jack Plug amplified speakers or headphones into this jack. The built-in

speakers are turned of f when speakers or he adphones are plu gged into this jack.

Speakers side

Speakers

Component Description

Speakers Provide audio output when headphones or amplified speakers

are not plugged in.

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Back

Kensington lock slot

Hard drive Battery Battery gauge Battery latch

Component Description

Kensington lock slot Secure your tabletPC to an object by connecting a Kensington cable

lock to this slot. Hard drive bay The hard drive is located in this bay. Battery b ay Ins ert the b attery in to this ba y. For more informat ion, see “Changin g

batteries” on page 131.

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Memory bay

Antenna zone

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Component Description

Battery gauge Push the button next to the LEDs to check the battery’s charge. Battery latch Slide to release the battery. Memory bay Install as many as two memory modules into this bay. For more

information, see “Adding or replacing memory” on page 222.

Antenna zone The wireless networking antennas are located in this area.

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Identifying your mo del

Identifying your model

Important The labels shown in this section are for informational

purposes only . Label information varie s by model, featur es ordered, and location.

Gateway model number and internal wireless label

The label on the back of your tablet PC contains information that identifies your tablet PC model and its features. Gateway Technical Supp ort will need this information if you call for assistance.

Gateway

model

number

Wireless

device

Gateway serial number

You can locate the Gat eway serial number:

■ Printed on a white sticker on the back of your tablet PC.

■ Printed on the customer invoice that came with your tablet PC. The invoice

also contains you r customer ID number.

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Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity

The Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label found on the back of your tablet PC includes the product key code for your o perating system.

Finding your specifications

For more information about your tablet PC, such as memory size, memory type, and hard drive size, visit Gateway’s eSupport page at support.gateway.com eSupport page also has links to additional Gateway documentation and detailed specifications. For more information, see “Using eSupport” on page 52.

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Accessories

Gateway and Motion offer accessories that can help you m ake the most of using your tablet PC. To order accessories, visit the Gateway Accessory Store at

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Batteries and automobile/airplane power adapte rs

If you run your tablet PC on battery power for extended periods, you may want to buy an additional battery so you can swap batteries when necessary. See “Changing batteries” on page 131 for more information about using an additional main battery in your tablet PC.

With an automobile/airplane power adapter, you can save battery power by plugging your tablet PC into an automobile cigarette lighter or an airplane in-flight power receptacle.

Carrying cases

Gateway has large-capacity carrying cases if you need additional space for accessories or supplies.

and the Motion Web site at

Accessories

Drives

Use a diskette drive or USB flash drive for storing files or transferring files to another computer. See “Using the optional diskette drive” on page 93.

Use a combination DVD/CD-RW drive for installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, accessing data, and record ing music and data to CD- R or CD-RW discs. See “Using the optional DVD/CD-RW drive” on page 94 for more information.

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Motion FlexDock

The Motion FlexDock, a desktop docking station, includes most of the tablet’s peripheral device connectors.

■ LAN (RJ-45)

■ IEEE 1394

■ USB 2.0 ports (2 rear, 1 front)

■ Microphone jack

■ Headphone jack

■ VGA monitor

■ AC power adapter connector

See “Using the Tablet PC FlexDock” on page 227 for more information.

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Accessories

Peripheral devices

Y ou c an attach devices ( such as a keyboard, mous e, printer , or monitor) to your tablet PC or FlexDock.

Memory

Large programs, such as multimedia games or graphics programs, use a lot of memory . If your programs a re running more slo wly than you think they sho uld, try adding more memory. See “Adding or replacing memory” on page 222 for more information.

Printers

Y ou c an attach almos t any type of prin ter to your tablet PC. The most common types are inkjet and laser printers, which print in color or black and white. See “Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device” on page 41 for more information about attaching a printer to your tablet PC.

Inkjet printers and cartridges are relatively inexpensive, but they are slower than laser printers. Using an inkjet color printer, you can print pictures, banners, and greeting cards, as well as documents.

Laser printers and cartridges are more expensive, but they print much faster than inkjet printers. Laser printers are better than inkjet printers when you are printing large documents.

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Getting Started

This chapter provides basic information about your Gateway tablet PC. Read this chapter to find out how to:

■ Use the tablet PC safely

■ Connect the AC adapter

■ Start and turn off your tablet PC

■ Use the display

■ Use the pen

■ Use the keyboard

■ Identify the keyboard status indicators

■ Use the touchpad

■ Connect the modem

■ Connect to an Ethernet network

■ Install peripheral devices

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Safety instructions

Certain precautions should be observed to further reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the tablet.

General tips

■ When setting up the tablet for work, place it on a level surface.

■ Before you clean your tablet, turn if off, unplug it from its power source,

and remove the battery.

■ Do not push objects into air vents or openings of your tablet. Doing so

can cause fire or electric shock by shorting out interior components.

■ Handle components with care. Hold a component such as a memory

module by its edges, not its pins.

■ When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector, not on the cable itself.

As you pull out the connector, keep it evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. Al so, before you connect a cab le make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned.

■ Use of mobile phones can interfere with the sound system. The tablet

operation is not impaired but we recommend that a distance of 12 inches (30 cm) be maintained between the tablet and the mobile phone.

■ When you move your tablet between environments with very different

humidity or temperature ranges, condensation may form on or within the tablet. T o avoid damaging the tablet, allow sufficient time for the m oisture to evaporate before using the tablet.

■ When traveling, do not check the tablet as baggage. Y ou can put your tablet

through an X-ray security machine, but never put your tablet through a metal detector. If you have the tablet checked by hand, be sure to have a charged battery available in case you are asked to turn on the tablet.

■ When traveling, do not place the tablet in overhead storage compartments

where it could slide around.

■ Do not drop your tablet or subject it to other physical shocks.

■ To completely turn off all tablet power, turn the tablet off, remove the

battery, and disconnect the AC adapter from the electrical outlet.

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■ The base of the tablet can become warm with use. Although the

temperature will not be too hot to the touch, we recommend that you attach the hard top cover to the back of the tablet while in use.

■ Do not apply heavy pressure to the tablet or subject it to strong impact.

Excessive pressure or impact can cause damage to tablet components or otherwise cause malfunctions.

■ Some PC Cards can becom e hot with prolonged use. Overheating of a

PC Card can result in errors or instability in the card’s operation. Be careful when you remove a PC Card that has been used for extended periods.

Using the battery

■ Do not carry a battery in your pocket, purse, or other container where

metal objects (such as car keys) could short-circuit the battery terminals. The resulting excessive current flow can cause extremely high temperatures and may result in he at damage.

■ Protect your tablet, battery, and hard drive from environmental hazards

such as dirt, dust, food, liquids, temperature extrem es, and overexposure to sunlight.

Safety instructio ns

■ Replace only with a Gat eway Tablet PC bat tery to avoid risk of fire or

explosion.

■ Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’ s in structions. Do

not dispose of batteries in a fire. They may explode.

Using the AC adapter

■ Place the adapter in a ven tilated area, such as a d esktop or on the floor,

when you use it to run the tablet or to charge the battery. Do not cover the adapter with papers or other items th at will reduce cooling, and do not use the adapter while it is inside a carrying case.

■ Make sure that nothing rests on your adapter's power cable and that the

cable is not located where it can be tripped over or stepped on.

■ Use only the adapter and power cord approved for use with this tablet.

Use of another type of adapte r may create a risk of fire or explosion.

■ If you use an extension cable with your adapter, ensure that the total

ampere rating of the products plugged in to the extension cable does not exceed the ampere rating of the extension cable.

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Basic safety precautions

When using your tablet and peripheral devices, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and injury to persons, including the following:

■ Do not use this product near water. For example, do not use it near a

bathtub or kitchen sink.

■ Avoid using the wired modem or LAN during an electrical storm. There

may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.

■ The cable used with the modem should be manufactured with a minimum

wire size of 26 American wire gauge (AWG) and an FCC-compliant RJ-11 modular plug.

■ To help avoid the potential hazard of electric shock, do not connect or

disconnect any cables or perform maintenance or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm.

Warning When working with peripheral devices or replacing

memory modules, always follow installation instructions closely. Except for replacing memory, do not attempt to service the tablet yourself. (See “Using eSupport” on page 52 and “T elepho ne supp ort” on page263 for service information.)

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Connecting the AC adapter

Your tablet ships with a charged 6-cell lithium-ion (or an optional lightweight 3-cell) battery in its bay. You can run your tablet PC using an AC adapter or the tablet PC battery. You may own other devices that advise you to charge the battery before first use, but the Gateway Ta blet PC battery does not require it. If a charge is needed, just plug in the AC adapter and let the battery charge while you are working.

Important

■

A full charge will take up to two hours. Press the button next to the battery gauge. W hen all five LEDs glow gre en, the battery is fully charged. See “Bac k” on page 9 for the location of the battery gauge.

■

Whenever the tablet is connected to AC power and the battery is in place, the tablet wi ll automatically charge th e battery until it reaches 100 percent. The Battery Status indicator glows steady yellow while the battery is charging and changes to ste ady green wh en charging is complete. See “Status indicators” on page 5 for more information.

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To connect the AC adapter:

1 Connect the power cord to the AC adapter.

-OR-

Connect the AC mini-plug to the AC adapter.

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Connecting the AC adapter

Warning Make sure that you use th e AC adapter that came with your

tablet PC. Replace the power cord if it becomes damaged. The

replacement cord must be of the same type and voltage rating as the original cord or your tablet PC may be damaged.

2 Connect the AC adapter to your tablet PC’s power connector.

3 Plug the power cord or AC mini-plug into a wall outlet.

The battery status indicator turns on (see “Button panel” on page 3 for the location of the battery status indicator). If the ba ttery status indicator does not turn on, unplug the adapter from your tablet PC, then plug it back in.

4 When you finish using your tablet PC for the first time, turn your tablet PC

off and leave your tablet PC connected to AC power for at least 2 hours. For more information about the battery charge meter on your model, see “Monitoring the battery charge” on page 128.

5 If the batte ry charge meter does not sho w a full charge after 4 hou rs,

contact Gateway Technical Support at support.gateway.com

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Warning Do not attempt to disassemble the AC adapter. The

AC adapter has no user-replaceable or user-serviceable parts inside. The AC adapter has dangerous voltages tha t can cause serious i njury or de ath. Con tact Gatew ay about returning defective AC adapters.

Protecting from power source problems

During a power surge, the voltage level of electricity coming into your t ablet PC can increase to far above normal levels and cause data loss or system damage. Protect your tablet PC and peripheral devices by connecting them to a surge protector, which absorbs voltage surges and prevents them from reaching your tablet PC.

Warning High voltages can enter your tablet PC through both the

power cord and the modem connection. Protect your tablet PC by using a surge protector. If you have a telephone modem, use a surge protector that has a modem jack. If you have a cable modem, use a surge protector that has an antenna/cable TV jack. During an electrical storm, unplug both the surge protector and the modem.

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Starting your tablet PC

To start your tablet PC:

1 If this is the first time turning on your tablet, connect the USB keyboard

to a USB port.

Starting your tablet PC

2 Slide and hold the power switch for about 1 second. The tablet turns on.

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Important

■

While the tablet is on, sliding and holding the switch will activate the low-power Standby or Hibernate mode.

■

While the tablet is on, sliding and holding the switch for more than four seconds will cause a forced shutdown, which should be the last resort when the tablet is completely unresponsive.

3 Use the keyboard to complete the Windows setup. The pen does not work

during setup.

4 After setup is complete, remove the pen from its packing box, then tap

the pen on the screen to control the pointer.

Waking up your tablet PC

When you have not used your tablet PC for several minutes, it may enter a power-saving mode called Standby. While in Standby mode, the power indicator flashes.

If your tablet PC is in Standby mode, “wake” it up by sliding the power switch. For more information on changing power-saving settings, see “Changing power settings” on page 135.

T urning off your tablet PC

To turn off your tablet PC:

1 Tap Start, then tap Turn Off Computer. The Tu r n O f f C om p u t er dialog box

opens.

2 Tap Tur n Of f. Windows shuts down and turns off your tablet PC.

Important If for some reason you cannot use the Turn Off Computer

option in Windows to turn of f your table t PC, slide and hold the power switch for about four seconds, then release it.

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Restarting (rebooting) your tablet PC

If your tablet PC does not respond to pen or keyboard input, you may have to close programs that are not responding. If closing unresponsive programs does not restore your tablet PC to normal operation, you may have to restart (reboot) your tablet PC.

To close unresponsive programs and restart your tablet PC:

1 Press the Security button . For more information, see “Button panel”

on page 3.

-OROn the keyboard, press C

TRL+ALT+DEL.

2 Click Task Manager. A window opens that le ts you close a program that is

not responding.

3 Tap the program that is not responding. 4 Tap End Task. 5 If your tablet PC does not respond, turn it off, wait ten seconds and turn

it on again.

Important If your tabletPC does not turn off immediately, complete

the following steps until the tablet PC turns off: 1 Slide and hold the power s witch for about fo ur seconds,

then release it.

2 Remove AC power and the battery for more than

10 seconds.

As a part of the regular startup process, a program to check the disk status runs automatically. When the checks are finished, Windows starts.

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Using the display

The tablet’s screen combines the eye-soothing readability of a liquid-crystal display with the responsiveness of a pen controller. The screen provides a hard writing surface, minimizes glare, and increases readability.

■ Unlike other touchscreens and PDAs, the tablet’s display responds only to

the tabl e t’s pen. T he ta b l e t w i l l n ot r e s pon d to a P D A pen or the t o uc h o f a fingertip.

■ Steady your hand on the display surface while writing. The pressure of your

hand will not affect any open programs.

■ Switching from AC to battery power dims the display slightly to save

power.

Using the pen

The tablet PC’s pen is the only device that can write, tap, and input directly on the tablet’s display.

Warning A finge r-tap or PDA stylus h as no effect on the table t’s

display, and ink pens and other pointed objects could damage the surface, so al ways use the pen tha t came with your tablet. You can order extra pens from Gateway.

The pen can do everything a mouse does. Just think “tap” instead of “click”.

With a mous e: With a pen:

Point and click Point and tap Double-click Double-tap Click-and-drag Tap-and-drag Right-click Button-tap

(press the pen button while tapping or press and hold with the pe n)

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Calibration

The first time you use your tablet, 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 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 open the calibration program:

■ Open the Motion Dashboard by pressing the Hot Key 1 , then tapping

Calibrate button.

the

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Using the pen

Double-tap (

Options

tab.

Tablet and Pen Settings) in the taskbar, then tap the Pen

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Gestures

A gesture is a shape you draw with your tablet p en to send a command to y our tablet PC. In 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 keyboa rd.

■ Open the Tablet Input Panel by waving the pen back and forth over the

screen.

■ Backspace by drawing a right-to-left line on the display surface.

■ In most text input programs, you can erase text by scratching it out.

Windows interprets a scratchout as a delete command.

■ To erase, draw a short, wide “Z.”

■ Y ou will find more information about ge stures and gesture symbols, as well

as handwriting tips, in the

Help section of the TIP’s Tools menu.

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.

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Tips

Using the pen

■ Hold the pen the same way you hold a writing pen, and steady your writin g

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.

■ Store the pen in the Gateway Tablet PC’s pen holder. Store extra pens in

a drawer to avoid prolonged pressure on t he pen tip.

■ The pen has internal electronics, so keep it dry and avoid contact with

liquids.

■ The tablet responds to most Penabled™ EMR pens manufactured by

Wacom

T ablet Input Panel (TIP)

Tap (the Keyboard icon) near the Start button to open the T ablet Input Panel (TIP). Use the TIP to enter data by hand, soft keyboard, or voice into a word processing program or a text-entry form.

■ Access the TIP keyboard and writing pad by tapping the tabs near the

bottom of the window.

■ To set up speech options, tap Tools, then tap Speech.

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TIP tips

■ Open a program for your input (for example, a word processing program

or a Web form) before using the writing pa d or soft keyboard.

■ To adjust writing pad and keyboard settings, tap Tools, then tap Options.

■ For security and accuracy when entering masked text (such as passwords),

use the Tablet PC Input Panel’s soft keyboard instead of the writing pad.

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Using the keyboard

Your tablet PC came with a keyboard that functions the same as a desktop computer keyboard. Many of the keys have been as signed alternate functions, including shortcut keys for Windows, function keys for specific system operations, and the Pad Lock keys for the n umeric keypad.

You attach the external keyboard to the tablet PC using a USB port. Y ou do not need to shut down the tablet PC to connect the keyboard.

Using the keyboard

FN key

Windows key

Function keys

Numeric keypad

System keys

Navigation keys

Arrow keys

Application key

Windows key

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Key types

The keyboard has several different types of keys. Some keys perform specific actions when pressed alone and other actions when pressed in combination with another key.

Key type Icon Descrip tion

Function key s Press these keys label ed F1 to F12 to perform actions in

programs. For example, pressing Each program uses diff erent function keys for di fferent purposes .

See the program documentation to find out more about the function key actions.

F1 may open help.

System keys Press these keys in combi nation with t he

specific actions.

Navigation keys Press these keys to move the cursor to the beginning of a line,

to the end of a line, up the p age, down the page , to the beginning

of a document, or to the end of a document. Arrow keys Press these keys to move the cursor up, down , right, o r left. Application key Press this key for quick access to shortcut menus and help

assistants in Windows.

Windows keys Press one of these keys to open the Windows Start menu. This

key can also be used in combination with other keys to open

utilities like

utility). Numeric keypad Use these keys to type numbers when the numeric keypad is

turned on. Press

F (Search utility), R (Run utility), and E (Explorer

FN+NUMLK to turn on the numeric keypad.

FN key t o perform

FN key Press th e FN key in combination with a system key (such as

SYSRQ, NUMLK, or SCRLK) to perform a specific action.

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System key combinations

When you press the FN key and a s ystem key at the same time , your tablet PC performs the action identified by the text on the key.

Using the keyboard

Press and hold F

N, then

press this system key...

To...

Perform an action specified by the software currently running. (This function is only available in some programs.)

Turn on PadLock so you can us e the nu meric keypa d. Press this key combination again to turn off PadLock. The Pad Lock status indicator appears when this function is turned on.

Pause the text scrolling in a DOS screen. Press this key combination again to continue scrolling. The Scroll Lock status indicator appears when this function is turned on. (This function is only available in some programs.)

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Status indicators

Status indicators inform you when a button has been pressed that affects how the keyboard is used.

Pad lock

Caps lock

Scroll lock

Indicator Icon Description

Pad Lock Numeric keypad is turned on. For more information, see “System

key combinations” on page 35.

Caps Lock Caps Lock is turned on.

Scroll Lock Scroll Lock is turned on. For more information, see “System key

combinations” on page35.

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Using the touchpad

The keyboard has a touchpad and two buttons.

Using the keyboard

Left touchpad button

When you move your finger on the touchpad, the pointer (arrow) on the screen moves in the sam e directi on.

You can use the left and right buttons below the touchpad to select objects.

Right touchpad button

Touchpad

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To... Do this...

Move the pointer on the scre en.

Select an object on the scre en.

Start a program or open a file or folder.

Access a shor tcut menu or find more information about an object on the scre en.

Move your finger around on the touchpad. If you run out of space and need to move the pointer farther, lift your finger, move it to the middle of the touchpad, then continue moving your finger.

Position the pointer over the object. Quickl y pres s an d relea se the left button once. This actio n is called clicking.

Position the pointer over the object. Press the le ft b utto n t wi ce in rapid successio n. This actio n is called double-clicking.

Position the pointer over the object. Quickl y pres s an d relea se the right button once. This action is called right-clicking.

Move an object on the scre en.

Position the pointer over the object. Press the left button and hold it down , then us e the touchpad to move (drag) the object to the appropriate part of the screen. Release the but ton to drop the object where you want it.

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Connecting the modem

Your tablet PC has a built-in 56K modem that you can use to connect to a standard telephone line.

Warning To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger

telecommunications line cord.

To connect the modem:

1 Insert one end of a modem cable into the modem jack on the ports

side of your tablet PC. For the location of the modem jack, see “Ports side” on page 7.

2 Insert the oth er end of the modem cable into a telephone wa ll jack. The

modem will not work with digital or PBX telephone lines.

3 Start your tablet PC, then start your communications program.

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Connecting to a wired Ethernet network

Y our tablet PC has a network jack that you can use to connect to a 10/100 wired Ethernet network.

Important Your tablet PC is equipped with built-in wireless Ethernet.

For information about connecting to a wired or wireless Ethernet network, see “Networking Your Tablet PC” on page 165.

To connect to a wired Ethernet network:

1 Insert one end of a network cable into the network jack on the ports

side of your tablet PC. For the location of the network jack, see “Ports side” on page 7 and “Back” on page 229.

2 Insert the other end of the network cable into a network jack. Ask your

network administrator to help you select the correct network jack.

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Broadband Internet connections

Y ou can use your tablet PC’s Ethernet jack for more than just networking. Many broadband Internet connections, such as cable modems and DSL modems, connect to your tablet PC’s Ethernet jack. For more information, see “Using the Internet” on page 77 and “Networking Your Tablet PC” on page 165.

Installing a printer , scanner , or other peripheral device

Important Before you install a printer, scanner, or other peripheral

device, see the device documentation and installation instructions.

Your tablet PC and optional FlexDock has one or more of the following ports: IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire You use these ports to connect peripheral devices such as drives, printers, scanners, and digital cameras to your tablet PC. For more information about port locations, see “Checking Out Your Gate way M1300 Tablet PC” on page 1 and “Using the Tablet PC FlexDock” on page 227.

IEEE 1394 and USB ports support plug-and-play and hot swapping, which means that your tablet PC will usually recognize such a device whenever you plug it into the appropriate port. When you use an IEEE 1394 or USB device for the first time, your tablet PC will prompt you to install any software the device needs. After doing this, you can disconnect and reconnect the device at any time.

Help and

Support

For more information about installing peripheral devices, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword installing devices in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

or i.Link®) and Universal Serial Bus (USB).

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Getting Help

This chapter tells you about additional information resources available to help you use your tablet PC. Read this chapter to learn how to acces s:

■ Tutorials

■ Help and Support Cente r

■ Do More with Gateway

■ Online help

■ Gateway Web site

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Using the tutorials

To run the tutorials, tap the Welcome to Tablet PC link in the Help and Support Center.

Help and

Support

To open the Help and Support Center, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

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More helpful startup pages and programs

Get Going with T ablet PC

This interactive introduction offers more hints on using your Tablet PC and helps you calibrate the pen and display. You should calibrate the pen right away.

To open Get Going with Tablet PC:

■ Tap Start, All Programs, then tap Get Going with Tablet PC.

T ake a T our of Windows XP

To open Take a Tour of Windows XP:

1 Tap Start, then tap Help and Support Center. 2 Tap What’s new in Windows XP.

Using the tutorials

3 Tap Taking a tour or tutorial. 4 Tap Take the Windows XP tour.

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Inkball

After you finish the tutorials, you can play Inkball to hone your pen skills.

To play Inkball:

■ Tap Start, All Programs, Games, then tap Inkball.

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Help and Support Center

Your tablet PC includes Windows Help a nd Support C enter, an easily accessible collection of help information, troubleshooters, instructional videos, and automated support. Use Help and Support Center to answer questions about Windows and to help you quickly discover and use the many features of your Gateway Tablet PC.

Whenever you open the Help and Support Cent er while the Gateway Tablet PC is online, the Did You Know section checks for updates from Microsoft and Motion, such as tablet usage hints, and notices from Motion about your Gateway Tablet PC.

To start Help and Support

■ Tap Start, then tap Help and Support. The Windows Help and Support Center

opens.

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Searching for a topic

To search for a topic in Help and Support Cente r, type a word or phrase (keyword) in the screen, then tap the arrow button.

Search box

Search results

header

Search box located at the top of any Help and Support Center

Search result s

headers

For each search, you receive the following search result types:

■ Suggested Topics - These topics are located in Help and Support Center

and are relevant to your search topic.

■ Full-text Search Matches - These topics are located in Help and Support

Center and contain the words you entered in the

■ Microsoft Knowledge Base - These topics are located on the Microsoft Web

site and contain the words you entered in the

Search box.

Search box. Yo u must be

connected to the Internet to search for and access these topics.

T o view a list of your search results, tap the results header for the type of results you want to view.

To view a topic, tap the topic name in the

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Search Results list.

Do More with Gateway

Your tablet PC includes Do More with Gateway, a tool that provides additional information about using your Gateway computer for digital music, digital photography, digital video, gaming, and other programs. To access Do More with Gateway, tap the left-side of the page to learn more about the software already installed on your tablet PC as well as partnerships and special offers available through Gateway.

Start, then tap Do More with Gateway. Tap the topics listed on

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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 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.

Help menu or by tapping

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Gateway Web site

Gateway’s online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 da ys per week and provides the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your system. Visit the Gateway eSupport We b s i t e a t support.gateway.com the Internet, see “Using the Internet” on page 77 .

. For more information about connecting to

Gateway Web site

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Using eSupport

The eSupport site is divided into four major areas:

■ Support Home

■ Downloads

■ Contact Us

■ Account Info

Each of these areas is represented by a tab across the top of the Web page.

Support Home tab

To get specific information about your tablet PC, type your serial number into the My System Information box, then tap

. For more information, see “Finding your specifications” on page 12.

The Support Information link lets you access product documentation, specifications, and manuals. By entering your serial number, you get specific documents related to your system. You can also browse through the reference area to locate an article specific to the question you have.

GO, or tap Look up my serial number for

The Tutorials link lets you access an extensive library of how-to articles and videos on topics such as making audio CDs and installing memory.

Downloads tab

The Downloads tab provides the latest software updates for BIOS and driver upgrades. By entering your serial number you get drivers specific to your system.

All Downloads to walk through a step-by-step wizard to locate your drivers.

Tap

Contact Us tab

The Contact Us tab contains links to technical support with a live technician, including chat and e-mail. Tap numbers for both sales and support. For more information, see “Telephone numbers” on page 264.

Call Us to get a list of Gateway telephone

Account Info tab

The Account Info tab contains support for non-technical issues, like the status of your order or changing your a ccount address.

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Windows Basics

Read this chapter to learn how to:

■ Use the Windows desktop

■ Manage files and folders

■ Wo r k w i t h d ocu m e n ts

■ Use shortcuts

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About Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

The Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system is a fully functioning version of Windows XP Professional with added pen-based computing features:

■ Tablet and Pen Setting s — set properties for the pen, tablet buttons, and

display screen

■ Tablet PC Input Panel (TIP) — use its writing pad, soft keyboard, and voice

recognition for entering data

■ Windows® Journal — hand-write documents, then turn them into text or

image files

■ Sticky Notes — make a quick note with your pen or voice and drop it into

another program

■ Document annotation — insert handwritten notes into W ord do cuments and

other programs

■ Enhanced speech and voice recognition — say what you are thinking, and your

tablet will understand

■ Inkball — practice and master pen input with this game of strategy

The

What’s New in Wi ndows XP link in the Help and Support Center and the

Windows XP Start Here booklet that shipped with your tablet c an help you learn more about using Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.

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About the Windows environment

After your tablet PC starts, the first screen you see is the Windows desktop. The desktop is like the top of a real desk. Thi nk of th e desktop as your pe rsonalized work space where you open programs and p erform other tasks.

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

Help and

Support

For more information about the desktop, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword Windows desktop in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

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Using the desktop

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 tablet PC display containing the Start button on the left and a clock o n the right. Oth er buttons on th e taskbar represent programs that are running.

Tap 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 tablet PC tools and utilities. Tap the Start button, then open a file or program by tapping an item on the

menu that opens. The Recycl e Bin is where files, folders, and programs that you discarded

are stored. Y ou must empt y the Recycle Bin to permanen tly delete them from your tablet PC. For instructions on how to u se the Recycl e Bin, see “Deleting files and folders” on page 65.

Using the Start menu

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

To use the Start menu:

1 Tap t he Start button on the lower left of the Windows desktop. The Start

menu opens showing you the first level of menu items.

2 Tap All Programs to see all programs a nd files in the Star t menu. When y ou

move the pointer over any menu item that has an arrow next to it, another menu, called a submenu, opens and reveals related files, programs, or commands.

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3 Tap a file or program to open it.

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Help and

Support

For more information about the Start me nu, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword Windows Start menu in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

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Adding icons to the desktop

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

To add icons to the desktop:

1 Tap Start, then tap All Programs. 2 Button-tap (press the pen button) the program that you want to add to

the desktop.

3 Tap Send To, then tap Desktop (create shortcut). A shortcut icon for that

program appea rs on the deskto p.

Help and

Support

For more information ab ou t de sk top ic ons, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword desktop icons in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

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Identifying window items

When you double-tap 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-tap the

Local Disk (C:) icon in the My Computer window.

Titl e ba r

Menu bar

Maximize

Minimize

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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.

Tapping the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on the taskbar. Tapping the program button in the taskbar opens the window again.

Tapping the maximize button expands the active window to fit the entire tablet PC display. Tapping the maximize button again restores the window to its former size.

Tapping the close button closes the active window or p rogram.

Tapping an item on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save.

Help and

Support

For more information about windows, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type th e keyword window in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

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You can organize your files and programs to suit you r preferences much like you would store information in a file cabinet. Y ou 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

Drives are like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. A tablet PC may have more than one drive. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) for the optional diskette drive. You may also have an optional combination DVD/CD-RW drive.

To view the drives on your tablet PC:

■ Tap Start, then tap My Computer on the Start menu.

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To see the files and folders on a drive:

■ Double-tap the drive icon. If you do not see the contents of a drive after

you double-tap its icon, tap

Show the contents of this drive.

Help and

Support

For more information about files and folders, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword files and folders in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

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 tablet PC. In fact, all information on a tablet PC is stored in files.

Folders

Files

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To create a folder:

1 Tap Start, then tap My Computer on the Start menu. 2 Double-tap the drive where you want to put the new folder . Typically , Local

Disk (C:) is your hard drive and 3½ Floppy (A:) is your optional diskette drive. If you do not see the contents of the drive, tap

this drive

Show the contents of

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

existing folder. If you do not see the contents of the folder, tap

contents of this drive

or Show the contents of this folder.

Show the

4 Tap File, New, then tap Folder. The new folder is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. The new folder name appears

by the folder icon.

Help and

Support

For information about renaming folde rs, se e “Ke yb oa rd sh or tcu ts ” on page 75.

For more information about creating files and folders, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword creating files and folders in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

Copying and moving files and folders

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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Important The clipboard stores whatever you cut or copy until you cut

To copy a file or folder to another folder:

1 Locate the file or folder you want to copy. For more information, see

“Viewing drives” on page 61 and “Searching for files” on page 68.

2 Button-tap (press the pen button) the file or folder that you want to copy.

A pop-up menu opens on the desktop.

3 Tap Copy on the pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, button-tap. 6 Tap Paste. A copy of the file or folder appears in the new location.

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 co py or cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is deleted from the clipboard.

To move a file or folder to another folder:

1 Locate the file or folder you want to move. For more information, see

“Viewing drives” on page 61 and “Searching for files” on page 68.

2 Button-tap (press the pen button) the file or folder that you want to move.

A pop-up menu opens on the desktop.

3 Tap Cut on the pop-up menu. 4 Open the destination folder. 5 With the pointer inside the destination folder, button-tap. 6 Tap Paste. The file or folder you moved appears in its new location and is

removed from its old location.

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Help and

Support

For more information about copying files and folders or moving files and folders, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword copying files and folders or moving files and folders in the Help and Supp ort Ce nter Search box , then tap the arrow.

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:

1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, tap the files or folders that you

want to delete. For instructions on h ow to select multiple files and folders, see “Keyboard shortcuts” on page 75.

If you cannot find the file you want to delete, see “Searching for files” on page 68.

2 Tap File, then tap Delete. Windows moves the files and folders to the Recycle

Bin.

Help and

Support

For more information about deleting files and folders, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword deleting files and fold ers in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

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To recover files or folders from the Recycle Bin:

1 Double -tap the Recycle Bin icon. The Recycle Bin window opens and lists

the files and folders you have thrown away since you last emptied it.

2 Tap the files or folders that you want to restore. For instructions on how

to select multiple files and folders, see “Keyboard shortcuts” on page 75.

3 Tap File, then tap Restore. Windows returns the deleted files or folders to

their original locations.

To empty the Recycle Bin:

Caution Emptying the Recycle Bin permanent ly erases any fil es or

1 Double- tap the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop. The Recycle Bin window

opens.

folders in the bin. These files cannot be restored.

2 Tap File, then tap Empty Recycle Bin. W in dows asks you if you are sure that

you want to empty the bin.

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

Help and

Support

For more information ab out em ptying th e Recy cle Bi n, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type t he keyword e mptying Re cycle Bin in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

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.

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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 throug h levels of folders to find the file or folder that you need. This is called browsing.

To browse for a file:

1 Tap Start, then tap My Computer. The My Computer window opens. 2 Double-tap the drive or folder that you think contains the file or folder

that you want to find. If you do not see the contents of a folder, tap

the contents of this drive

or Show the contents of this folder.

Show

3 Continue double-tapping folders and their subfolders until you find the

file or folder you want.

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Help and

Support

For more information about browsing for files and folders, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword files and folders in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

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 to search by:

■ Name or part of a name

■ Creation date

■ Modification date

■ File type

■ Text contained in the file

■ Time period in which it was created or modified

You can also comb ine search criteria to ref ine searches. Files and folders found using this utility can be opened, copied, cut, renamed,

or deleted directly from the list in the results window.

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To find files and folders using the Search utility:

1 Tap Start, then tap Search. The Search Results window opens. Tap All files

and folders

2 If you want to search by file or folder name, type in all or part of the file

or folder name in the name box in the left pane 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.

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3 Tap Search. When the search is completed, Windows lists the files and

folders whose names contain the text that you searched for.

4 Open a file, folder, or program by double-tapping the name in the list.

Help and

Support

For more information abo ut search ing for fil es and fol ders, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword searching in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

Using advanced search opt ions

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:

■ Date the file was created or modified.

■ Size of the file.

■ Type of file, such as a program or a text document.

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Working with documents

Tablet PC docum ents 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 follo wi ng exam pl es sho w ho w t o c re ate, sa ve, op en, an d p ri nt a doc ume nt using Microsoft as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

For more information about using a program, tap

WordPad. Similar proce dures apply to other programs such

Help on its menu bar.

Creating a new document

To create a new document:

1 Tap Start, All Programs, Accessories, then ta p WordPad. Microsoft WordPad

starts and a blank docu ment opens.

2 Begin co mposing your documen t. Use the me nus and toolbar buttons at

the top of the window to format the document.

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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 Tap File, then tap Save. The Save As dialog box opens.

Save in

list

File

name

2 Tap the arrow button to open the Save in list, then tap the folder where

you want to save the file. If you do not see the folder you want, browse through the folders listed below the Save in list.

3 Type a new file name in the File name box. 4 Tap Save.

Help and

Support

For more information about saving documents, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword saving in the Hel p and Suppo rt Cente r Search box , then tap the arrow.

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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:

1 Start the program. 2 Tap File, then tap Open. 3 Tap the arrow button to open the Look in list, then tap the folder you want

to open. If you do not see the folder you want, browse through the folders listed below the Look in list.

Look in

list

4 Do uble-tap the docum ent file name. The documen t opens.

Help and

Support

For more information about opening documents, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword opening files in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

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Printing a document

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

To print a document:

1 Make sure that the printer is turned on and loaded with paper. 2 Start the program and open the document. 3 Tap File, then tap Print. The Print dialog box opens. 4 Set the print options, then tap OK. The document prints.

Help and

Support

For more information about printin g documen ts, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword printing in the Help and Support Center

Search box , then tap the arrow.

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Keyboard shortcuts

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, text, or graphic Click the item, then press CTRL + C.

Keyboard shortcuts

Cut a file, folder, text, or graphic Click the item, then press Paste a file, folder, text, or graphic Click inside the folder or window where you want to paste

the object, then press

Select multiple items in a list or window Click the first item, press and hold down the

then click each of the remaining items.

Select multiple adja cen t item s in a lis t or window

Permanently delete a file or folder Click the file or folder , t hen pre ss

Rename a file or folder Click the file or folder, press F2, type the new name, then

Close the active window or program Press Switch to a differe nt file, fo lder, or

running pro gram

Help and

Support

For more information abou t Wi ndo w s key boa rd s hort cut s, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword Windows keyboard shortcuts in the Help and Support Center Search box

Click the first item in the list, press and hold down the

SHIFT key, then click the last item in the list.

file or folder is permanently deleted. The file or folder is not stored in the Recycle Bin.

press

ENTER.

ALT + F4. ALT +TAB.

Press

, then tap the arrow.

CTRL + X.

CTRL + V.

CTRL key,

SHIFT + DELETE. The

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Using the

Internet

This chapter provides information about the Internet and the World Wide Web. Read this chapter to learn how to:

■ Set up and access an Internet account

■ Connect to a Web site using a browser

■ Download files from the Internet

■ Send and receive e-mail

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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 tablet PC to a telephone, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), or cable line and signing up with an Internet service provider (ISP).

Cable and DSL modems, a connection known as broadband, use your TV cable or special telephone lines to connect to your ISP and access the Internet. Cable and DSL modems connect to your tablet PC through an Ethernet jack and provide a faster connection speed than a standard telephone mode m.

Important For the location of your modem and Ethernet jacks, see

“Ports side” on page7 and “Back” on page229.

Internet Servers

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

Your computer connects to the Internet through an ISP.

ISP Servers

let you connect to the Internet and access your e-m ail messages.

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Setting up an Internet acc ount

If you want to access the Internet you need:

■ A modem – a device that connects your tablet PC to other computers or

servers using a telephone, DSL, or cable line.

■ An I nternet service provider – a company that provides access to the

Internet through an ISP ser ver. When you connect to an ISP, th e ISP server lets you access the Internet and yo ur e-mail messages.

■ A Web browser – a program that displays information from the World

Wide Web .

■ An e-mail program – a program that lets you create, send, and receive

e-mail messages over the Internet.

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 tablet PC, contact the ISP directly.

Help and

Support

For general information about us ing Internet acco unts, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword ISP in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

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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 We b p a g e s , w hich are electronic documents that you view us ing a Web page display program called a browser. You can use any of the commercially available Web browsers, like Microsoft Internet Explorer (which comes installed on your new tablet PC) or N etscape Navigator.

W eb pages can contain text, ani mations, mus ic, and other mult imedia fea tures. A group of related Web pages is called a Web site. You can access Web sites to shop, track investments, read the news, dow nload programs, and much mo re.

You can explore a Web site or visit other Web sites by tapping 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 pointer over it. If the pointer changes to a hand, the item is a link.

To learn more about using the Web browser features, tap

Link

Web

page

Linked Web

page

Help in the menu bar.

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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:

1 Connect to your Internet account. After your tablet PC connects, a default

opening page or welcome screen opens.

2 To 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 tap

- OR On the current Web page, tap a link to a Web site. The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads

(transfers) data to your tablet PC, and displays the page on the site that you requested.

GO on the browser address bar.

Help and

Support

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.

For more information about connecting to a Web site, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword connec ting to Web site in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

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Downloading files

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

T o pro tect your tablet PC against viruses, make sure that you scan the files you download. For more information, see “Protecting your tablet PC from viruses” on page 193.

To download files or programs from a Web site:

1 Connect to your Internet account. 2 In the address bar, type the address of the Web site that contains the file

or program you want to download, then tap

- OR Tap a link on a Web page to navigate to the Web site containing the file

that you want to download.

3 Create or locate th e folder where you want to store the file on your

tablet PC. For more information, see “Working with files and folders” on page 61.

GO on the b rowser address bar .

4 Tap the link on the Web page for the file that you want to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for saving the file in the folder that you

want. A copy of the file is downloaded to your tablet PC. The time that it takes to transfer the file to your tablet PC depends on file size and Internet conditions.

6 Open the folder that yo u created. 7 Install or view the downloaded file by double-tapping it. If applicable,

follow the instructions provided on the Web site to run or install the program.

Help and

Support

For more information about downloading files, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword downloading files in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

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Using e-mail

E-mail (electronic mail) lets you send messages to anyone who has an Internet connection and e-mail address. E-mail is usually a free service of your Internet account.

The Internet never closes, so you can send e-mail messages at any time. Your e-mail messages arrive at most e-mail addresses in minutes.

An e-mail address consists of a user n ame, the @ symbol, and the Internet domain name of the Internet service provider (ISP) or company that “hosts” that user. Your e-mail address is assigned when you sign up for an account with an ISP. For example, a person with an account with America Online might have an e-mail address that is similar to this one:

User name Inte rnet domai n name

Using e-mail

Sending e-mail

To send e-mail using Microsoft Outlook:

1 Connect to your e-mail account. 2 Tap New. 3 Type the e-mail address of the recipi ent you want to send e-mail to in the

To box.

4 Type the subject of your e-mail in the Subject box. 5 Type the e-mail message. 6 When finished, tap Send. Y our e-mail is sent over the Internet to the e-mail

address you specified.

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Checking your e-mail

To check your e-mail using Microsoft Outlook:

1 Connect to your e-mail account. 2 Ta p t h e I n b o x . 3 Double-tap the message you want to read.

For more information about managing and organizing your e-mail messages, see the online help in your e-mail program.

Help and

Support

For general information a bout using e-m ail, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword e-mail in the Help and Support Center

Search box , then tap the arrow.

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Using Multimedia

This chapter provides information on using the multimedia capabilities of your tablet PC. Read this chapter to learn how to:

■ Adjust the volume

■ Record and play audio files

■ Use Windows Media Player

■ Use a diskette or combination DVD/CD -RW drive

■ Play CDs

■ Play DVDs

■ Create CDs

■ Attach a digital camera to your tablet PC

■ Attach a digital video camera to your tablet PC

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Adjusting the volume

You can use the volume controls to adjust the overal l volume and the v olume of specific sound devices in your tablet PC.

To adjust the overall volume level using hardware controls:

■ If you are using external speakers, turn the knob on the front of the

speakers.

To adjust the overall volume level:

1 Tap Start, then tap Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your

Control Panel is in Category View, tap

2 Tap/Double-tap the Adjust the system volume or Sounds and Audio Devices.

The Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box opens.

3 Ta p t h e Volume tab.

Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices.

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4 Drag the Device Volume slider to change the volume or tap to select the

Mute check box, then tap OK.

Help and

Support

For more information about adjusting volume, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword adju sting volu me in the Help and Support Center Search box , then tap the arrow.

To adjust specific volume levels:

1 Tap Start, then tap Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your

Control Panel is in Category View, tap

Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices.

2 Tap/Double-tap the Adjust the system volume or Sounds and Audio Devices.

The Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box opens.

3 Ta p t h e Volume tab.

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4 Tap Advanced in the Device volume area.

If the device you want to adjust does not appear in the window , tap

Properties, the check box next to the audio device you want to adjust, then

OK.

tap

Options,

5 Drag the volume level and balance sliders for the device you want to adjust.

For more information about the volume controls, tap

Help in the window.

6 Tap X in the top-right corner of the window to close it.

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Recording and playin g audio

Recording and playing audio

Use the following instructions to make an audio record ing by s peakin g into a microphone.

To make an audio recording:

1 Use the built-in microp hone located on the front of the tablet PC .

-ORPlug a microphone into the microphone jack on your tablet PC. For the

location of the microphone jack, see “ Ports side” on pag e 7 or “Ba ck” on page 229.

2 Tap Start, All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then tap So und Recorder.

The Sound Recorde r opens.

Rewind

Fast Forward

Play

Record

Stop

3 Tap (record), then speak into the microphone. 4 When you finish recording, tap (stop). 5 Tap File, then tap Save As. The Save As dialog box opens. 6 Name the recording , specify the location where you want to save the

recording, then tap

Save. The recording is saved.

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To play an audio recording in Sound Recorder:

1 Open the Sound Rec order. 2 Tap File, then tap Open. The Open dialog box opens. 3 Tap the file you want to play, then tap Open. 4 Play the file by tapping (play), then stop playing the file by

tapping (stop).

Help and

Support

For more information about making or playing an audio recording, tap Start, then tap Help and Support.

Type the keyword recording audio or playing audio in the Help and Support Center Search box

, then tap the arrow.

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Gateway Tablet PC User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Box contents

Button panel

Buttons

Status indicators

Power switch side

Ports side

Speakers side

Back

Identifying your mo del

Gateway model number and internal wireless label

Gateway serial number

Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity

Finding your specifications

Accessories

Getting Started

Safety instructions

General tips

Using the battery

Using the AC adapter

Basic safety precautions

Protecting from power source problems

Using the display

Using the pen

Calibration

Gestures

Pen button

Tips

T ablet Input Panel (TIP)

TIP tips

Using the keyboard

Key types

System key combinations

Status indicators

Using the touchpad

Connecting the modem

Connecting to a wired Ethernet network

Installing a printer, scanner, or other peri pheral device

Broadband Internet connections

Getting Help

Using the tutorials

More helpful startup pages and programs

Get Going with T ablet PC

T ake a T our of Windows XP

Inkball

Help and Support Center

Searching for a topic

Do More with Gateway

Online help

Gateway Web site

Using eSupport

Support Home tab

Downloads tab

Contact Us tab

Account Info tab

Windows Basics

About Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

About the Windows environment

Using the desktop

Using the Start menu

Adding icons to the desktop

Identifying window ite ms

Working with files and folders

Viewing drives

Creating folders

Copying and moving files and folders

Deleting files and folders

Browsing for files and folders

Searching for files

Using advanced search opt ions

Working with documents

Creating a new document

Saving a document

Opening a document

Printing a document

Keyboard shortcuts