Gateway 510 Computer User Guide

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Your Gateway Computer user's guide

Contents

1 Checking Out Your Gateway Computer ..... 1
Front ..... 2
Back ..... 4
Identifying your model ..... 7
Gateway model number ..... 7
Gateway serial number ..... 7
Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity ..... 7
Finding your specifications ..... 8
Accessories ..... 9
2 Getting Started ..... 11
Working safely ..... 12
Reducing eye strain ..... 12
Setting up your computer desk and chair ..... 13
Setting up your computer and computer accessories ..... 13
Sitting at your computer ..... 14
Avoiding discomfort and injury from repetitive strain ..... 14
Protecting from power source problems ..... 15
Starting your computer ..... 16
Turning off your computer ..... 16
Restarting (rebooting) your computer ..... 17
Keyboard ..... 18
Mouse ..... 19
Using the mouse ..... 20
Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device ..... 21
3 Getting Help ..... 23
Help and Support ..... 24
Searching for a topic ..... 24
Online help ..... 25
Gateway Web site ..... 26
Using eSupport ..... 26
4 Windows Basics ..... 29
About the Windows environment ..... 30
Using the desktop ..... 31
Using the Start menu ..... 32
Adding icons to the desktop ..... 33

Identifying window items .....34
Working with files and folders .....36
Viewing drives .....36
Creating folders .....37
Copying and moving files and folders .....39
Deleting files and folders .....41
Browsing for files and folders .....42
Searching for files .....44
Using the Windows Search utility .....45
Working with documents .....47
Creating a new document .....47
Saving a document .....48
Opening a document .....49
Printing a document .....50
Shortcuts .....51

5 Using the Internet .....53
Learning about the Internet .....54
Setting up an Internet account .....55
Accessing your Internet account .....56
Using the World Wide Web .....57
Connecting to a Web site .....58
Downloading files .....59
Using e-mail .....60
Sending e-mail .....60
Checking your e-mail .....61

6 Sending and Receiving Faxes .....63
Installing and configuring Fax .....64
Installing Fax .....64
Configuring Fax .....65
Sending a simple fax .....67
Setting up your cover page template .....69
Faxing from programs .....70
Faxing a scanned document .....70
Receiving and viewing a fax .....71
Canceling a fax .....71
Automatically retry sending a fax .....72
Automatically cancelling a fax .....73

7 Using Multimedia .....75
Adjusting the volume .....76

Recording and playing audio ..... 78
Playing audio and video files with the Windows Media Player ..... 80
Using the CD or DVD drive ..... 82
Identifying drive types ..... 82
Inserting a CD or DVD ..... 83
Listening to CDs ..... 84
Using MUSICMATCH ..... 86
Playing CDs ..... 86
Creating MP3 music files ..... 88
Editing track information ..... 89
Building a music library ..... 91
Changing the music library display settings ..... 92
Listening to Internet radio ..... 93
Using advanced features ..... 93
Playing a DVD ..... 94
Creating CDs and DVDs ..... 95
Copying a CD or DVD ..... 96
Creating a data CD or DVD ..... 100
Copying music tracks ..... 103
Creating a music CD ..... 106
Advanced features ..... 110
Connecting a digital camera ..... 111
Connecting a digital video camera ..... 112
Creating video DVDs ..... 112
Customizing Your Computer ..... 115
Adjusting the screen and desktop settings ..... 116
Adjusting the color depth ..... 116
Adjusting the screen resolution ..... 118
Changing the colors on your Windows desktop ..... 119
Changing the desktop background ..... 121
Selecting a screen saver ..... 122
Changing the mouse settings ..... 124
Adding and modifying user accounts ..... 125
Power management ..... 127
Using power saving modes ..... 127
Changing power settings ..... 128
Changing the power scheme ..... 128
Changing advanced power settings ..... 129
Activating and using Hibernate mode ..... 130
Setting up an uninterruptible power supply ..... 132

9 Networking Your Computer.....135
Benefits of networking .....136
Sharing a single Internet connection .....136
Sharing drives .....136
Sharing peripheral devices .....137
Streaming audio and video files .....137
Playing multi-player games .....137
Selecting a network connection .....138
Wired Ethernet network .....138
Wireless Ethernet network .....138
Using a wired Ethernet network .....139
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet .....139
Example wired Ethernet network .....140
Equipment you need for a wired Ethernet network .....141
Using a wireless Ethernet network .....142
Wireless Ethernet speed and frequency .....142
Example access point wireless Ethernet network .....144
Equipment you need for an access point wireless Ethernet network .....145
Example peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network .....146
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