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- Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 1
Gateway Notebook USERGUIDE ® - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 2
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notebook 2 Using the Gateway Web site 2 Using Help and Support 2 Contacting Gateway 3 Getting help for Windows Media Center 3 Using online help 3 Chapter 2: Using Windows 5 Using the Windows 12 Using the Windows Search 12 Browsing for files and folders 13 Using Tablet PC 13 Calibrating your - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 4
Sharing resources 52 Using the network 54 Bluetooth networking 55 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 57 Hardware security 58 Kensington lock slot 58 Data security 58 Startup and hard drive password 58 Windows user accounts 58 Protecting your notebook from viruses 59 Using Norton 360 59 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 5
the Windows Mobility Center 78 Setting up parental controls 80 Filtering Internet access 80 Scheduling notebook and Internet use 81 Restricting game access from your old computer 91 Transferring files and settings with Windows Easy Transfer 91 Transferring files and settings manually 92 iii - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 6
Contents iv - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 7
CHAPTER 1 Getting Help • Using the Gateway Web site • Using Help and Support • Using online help 1 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 8
this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with your notebook's software features. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to our customers-to provide best-of-class service and support in addition to high-quality, brand-name components at affordable prices. If you ever have a problem, our - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 9
. Gateway Customer Care will need this information if you call for help. Getting help for Windows Media Center If your notebook has Windows Media Center, you can access help for information on how to use Windows Media Center. To access Media Center help: 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 10
CHAPTER 1: Getting Help 4 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 11
CHAPTER 2 Using Windows • Using the Windows desktop • Working with files and folders • Searching for files • Using Tablet PC • Working with documents • Shortcuts 5 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 12
about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type Windows desktop in The taskbar is the bar at the bottom of the notebook display containing the Start button on notebook. For instructions on how to use the Recycle Bin, see "Deleting files and folders" on page 11. The Windows - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 13
www.gateway.com Using the Start menu Help For more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type Windows Start ➧ All Programs ➧ 1 Click (Start) on the lower left of the Windows desktop. The Start menu opens, showing you the first level of menu items. 2 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 14
and Support. Type window in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. When you double-click the icon for a drive, folder, file, or program, a window opens on the desktop. This example shows the Local Disk (C:) window, which opens after you double-click the Local Disk (C:) icon in the Computer window - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 15
gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on the taskbar. Clicking the program button in the taskbar opens the window again. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to fit the entire notebook Help and Support. Type files - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 16
notebook. In fact, all information on a notebook is stored in files. Folders Files To create a folder: Shortcut Click File ➧ New ➧ Folder ➧ type name 1 Click (Start), then click Computer place a copy of the file or folder on the Windows clipboard, which temporarily stores it. Then, when you decide - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 17
gateway. or moving files or folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type copying files and folders or moving files and folders in or folders: 1 In the Computer or Windows Explorer window, click the files or folders that you want to delete. For instructions on how to select multiple files - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 18
. Windows permanently deletes all files in the Recycle Bin. Help For more information about emptying the Recycle Bin, click Start, then click Help and Support. (Start), then click Search. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to search on your notebook by file or folder name, type in all - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 19
PC Your notebook may have the Tablet PC features. Some of these features include: • Tablet PC Settings-Set the properties for the digital pen, tablet buttons, display screen, and Input Panel. • Table PC Input Panel (TIP)-Use its writing pad or soft keyboard for entering data. • Windows Journal - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 20
Windows Calibrating your tablet The first time you use your tablet PC example, because someone else has used your tablet PC and adjusted it for their own use-recalibrate it Windows Mobility Center. The Windows Mobility Center window opens. 2 Click or tap (Change Tablet PC settings). The Tablet PC - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 21
PC Input Panel. You can also use gestures to control the insertion point in the active program. When you use these gestures, you get the same result as pressing the corresponding key on a standard keyboard object on the screen before you tap, in cases where the pointer and digital pen point are out - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 22
2: Using Windows Using the Tablet Input Panel (TIP) Tap the Tablet PC Input Panel icon on the left side of the screen to open the Tablet Input Panel (TIP). Use the TIP to enter data by hand or soft keyboard into a word processing program or a text-entry form. Access the TIP keyboard and writing - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 23
www.gateway.com Working with documents Computer documents composing your document. Use the menus and toolbar buttons at the top of the window to format the document. Saving a document After you create a document, you click Help and Support. Type saving in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 17 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 24
Using Windows For more information about opening documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type opening files in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. print a document, you must have a printer connected to your notebook or have access to a network printer. For more information about - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 25
www.gateway.com Shortcuts Help For more information about Windows keyboard shortcuts, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type Windows keyboard shortcuts in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The following table shows a few shortcuts that you can use in Windows and almost all programs - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 26
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows 20 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 27
CHAPTER 3 Using the Internet and Faxing • Learning about the Internet • Setting up an Internet account • Using the World Wide Web • Using e-mail • Using Windows Fax and Scan • Sending a Fax • Receiving and viewing a fax 21 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 28
notebook to a telephone, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), or cable television line and signing up with an Internet service provider (ISP). Internet Servers store information so other computers can access it from the Internet. Your computer Your Internet service provider can provide instructions on how - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 29
, then click Help and Support. Type ISP in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The method you use to access your Internet account varies from ISP to ISP. Contact your ISP for the correct procedure. Using the World Wide Web The World Wide Web is a multimedia window to the Internet that - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 30
with an Internet service provider (ISP the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the Support. Type connecting to a Web site in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads (transfers) data to your notebook - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 31
www.gateway.com 6 Open the folder that you created. 7 Install or view the downloaded file by double-clicking it. If applicable, follow the instructions provided on the Web site to run or install the program. Help For more information about downloading files, click Start, then click Help and Support. - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 32
Notebook" in your Notebook Reference Guide. Your fax cover page, on which you can include all required information, is set up when you prepare to send the first fax from this notebook. You cannot send or receive a fax using a cable or DSL modem by following these instructions. Many Internet services - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 33
www.gateway.com 4 Click the type of connection you will be using (fax modem or fax server). The Choose a modem name screen opens. 5 Type the Next. The Choose how to receive faxes screen opens. 6 Click how you want to receive faxes, then click Unblock when the Security Alert window opens. The New Fax - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 34
CHAPTER 3: Using the Internet and Faxing 7 Create your fax, then open the Cover Page menu by clicking the arrow and selecting a cover page from the list. The Sender Information dialog box opens. 8 Type your information in the spaces provided, then click OK. The New Fax dialog box opens. 9 To enter - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 35
www.gateway.com 11 Highlight your location, then click Edit. The Edit Location dialog box You can create your own cover page template that you can use in place of the cover page templates that Windows Fax and Scan provides for you. To create a cover page template, you use the Fax Cover Page Editor - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 36
include a logo that appears on your cover page, copy it to the Windows clipboard, then paste it into the Cover Page Editor and move it 4 Click Print. The Send Fax Wizard opens. 5 Complete the wizard by following the instructions in "Sending a Fax" on page 26, or "Faxing a scanned document or faxing - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 37
CHAPTER 4 Playing and Creating Media Files • Playing music and movies • Creating audio files and music libraries • Creating music CDs and video DVDs • Creating and copying data discs • Using Windows Media Center 31 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 38
of audio and video files, including WAV, MIDI, MP3, AU, AVI, and MPEG formats. For more information about using Windows Media Player, click Help. To play a file using Windows Media Player: Shortcut Start ➧ Computer ➧ find the file ➧ double-click the file 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 39
www.gateway.com • Pause/Play alternately compatible drive in your notebook or connected to your notebook. Help For more information about playing optical discs, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type playing discs in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Playing an optical disc using Windows - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 40
and asks you what you want your notebook to do with the disc, click Play. Windows Media Player opens and begins playing the disc. If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens. Playback controls 4 If - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 41
Start, then click Help and Support. Type recording audio or ripping files Sound recorder is a simple Windows program that lets you record and notebook. For the location of the microphone jack, see your notebook's Reference Guide. -ORUse the built-in microphone available on select Gateway notebooks - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 42
tracks from copy-protected CDs. Using Windows Media Player, you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 Windows Explorer or your desktop to the music library. Caution During the download process, WMA and MP3 files may become corrupt. If you are having trouble - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 43
, Album, and Genre, then click OK. The new track information appears in the Windows Media Player library. Creating music CDs and video DVDs Creating a music CD Important We recommend that you do not use your notebook for other tasks while creating CDs or DVDs. If you record copyrighted material on - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 44
onto the blank CD. Burn List Creating a video DVD If your notebook has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you can create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker. Important We recommend that you do not use your notebook for other tasks while creating CDs or DVDs. If you record - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 45
www.gateway.com 3 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows DVD Maker. The Windows DVD Maker introduction window opens. 4 Click Choose Photos and Videos. The main screen opens. 5 Click Add items. The Add Items to DVD dialog box opens. 39 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 46
add to the video DVD, then click Add. The videos are added to the video list, and a graphic in the lower left corner of the window shows you how much disc capacity will be used. 7 Click Next. The Ready to burn disc dialog box opens. 8 Click any of the following options - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 47
with Windows XP and later versions of Windows. • Mastered copies files to a temporary folder before you tell your notebook to burn the files to the disc. Although this is a slower process than Live File System, the resulting disc is compatible with all operating systems. The following instructions - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 48
Express setup, then click OK. The Windows Media Center's main screen opens. 3 Use the arrow buttons on your keyboard to select a Media Center menu option, Media lets you play online games. • Tasks lets you set up your display and media types, shut down or restart your notebook, burn an optical disc ( - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 49
CHAPTER 5 Networking Your Notebook • Introduction to Networking • Ethernet networking • Bluetooth networking 43 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 50
) close to one person. A wireless personal area network (WPAN) is made possible with Bluetooth. The primary purpose of a WPAN is to replace USB or Firewire cables. Subnet Mask-Subnet mask is a number that identifies what subnetwork the computer is located on. This number will be the same on all - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 51
gateway.com Example router-based Ethernet network The following is an example of a wired Ethernet network. The network is made up of a router, a cable or DSL modem, your computers Ethernet cables connecting all of the network equipment When buying your router, be sure the model includes everything - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 52
window opens. 4 Click the plus (+) in front of Network adapters. The Ethernet device installed in your computer service provider. Installing Ethernet cards and drivers instructions on installing the card and any required drivers. Plug your Ethernet cable into your computer equipment compatible with - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 53
www.gateway.com In addition to a router, you need a straight-through cable for each computer you want to connect to the network. Cable/DSL modem Router WAN port To set up a network using a router: 1 Plug one end of the power adapter into the AC connector on the router and the other end into a - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 54
buy your access point, make sure it has: • IEEE 802.11n support. 802.11n is the fastest method for wireless communications. 802.11n is compatible • Your Gateway computer with a window opens. 4 Click the plus (+) in front of Network adapters. The wireless Ethernet device installed in your computer - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 55
, contact your Internet service provider. Installing wireless cards and drivers After you have determined drivers on the computers that do not have them already installed. Use the documentation that comes with your wireless cards for instructions on installing the cards and any required drivers - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 56
up on each computer you plan to use on your network. We recommend you use the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), which is widely accepted and compatible for local area networks (LANs), as well as for Internet communications. When networking is set up in Windows Vista™, TCP/IP - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 57
www.gateway.com To connect to your wireless Ethernet network: 1 Click (Start), then click Network. The Network window opens. 2 Click Network and Sharing Center. The Network and Sharing Center window opens. 3 Click Connect to a network on the left of the window. The Connect to a network dialog box - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 58
, then power them back on. • Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information. • Contact your Internet service provider. Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each of your computers, you can add a printer to your network. To add a printer to the - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 59
www.gateway.com After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as though they were attached directly to your computer. Then you can: • View a network drive • Open and copy files stored on other network computers • Print documents on network printers Sharing - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 60
Map a network drive • Open and copy files stored on other network computers • Print documents on network printers Viewing shared drives and folders Help For more information about workgroups, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type workgroups in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To view - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 61
in. If you are using a desktop computer or if your notebook does not have built-in Bluetooth, you can purchase a Bluetooth adapter to connect to a USB port on your computer. To install a Bluetooth enabled device: 1 Turn on your Bluetooth radio and the Bluetooth device. 2 Click (Start), Control Panel - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 62
Your Notebook To connect to a Bluetooth personal area network: 1 Turn on your Bluetooth radio and the Bluetooth device. 2 Click (Start), Control Panel, then click Network and Internet. 3 Click Network and Sharing Center. 4 Click Manage Network Connections. The Network Connections window opens - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 63
CHAPTER 6 Protecting Your Notebook • Hardware security • Data security • Security updates • Traveling securely 57 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 64
, see your notebook's Reference Guide. Make sure that you use a password you can remember. The password feature is very secure, and you cannot bypass it. If you forget your password, you will have to return your notebook to Gateway so we can reset it. Windows user accounts Windows lets you set - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 65
information about Windows user accounts, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type user accounts in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Protecting your notebook from viruses A virus is a program that attaches itself to a file on a computer, then spreads from one computer to another. Viruses - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 66
Protecting Your Notebook Removing viruses and spyware To scan for and remove viruses and spyware: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Norton 360, then click Norton 360. Norton 360 opens. 2 At the top of the window, click Tasks. The Tasks window opens. 3 Click Run Scans. The Choose Scans window opens. 60 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 67
gateway.com 4 Click the type of scan you want to run, then click Go. Norton 360 scans your computer for viruses and spyware and removes any that it finds. When the scan is finished, a summary of fixed problems then click Norton 360. Norton 360 opens. 3 At the top of the window, click Tasks. The Tasks - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 68
Your Notebook 4 Click Check for Updates. Your computer downloads and installs the latest virus definitions. Important To update Norton 360 after the subscription period ends, you must extend your subscription. Using Windows Security Center Windows Security Center helps protect your notebook through - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 69
If a hacker finds a way to bypass the security features built into Windows, Microsoft creates a high-priority Windows update to fix the problem. You should update Windows regularly to keep your notebook secure. To update Windows: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, then click Security. 2 Click Security - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 70
. These updates include security updates. • Install Extras to download additional Windows software for your notebook. Help For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type Windows update in the Search box, then press ENTER. Scheduling automatic updates - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 71
CHAPTER 7 Customizing Windows • Changing screen settings • Changing system sounds • Changing mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings • Adding and modifying user accounts • Changing accessibility settings • Setting up parental controls 65 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 72
Windows Color depth is the number of colors your notebook uses to display images on your screen. or "jumpy," especially after you have played a game or run a video-intensive program, check the the screen, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type adjusting monitor settings in the Search Help box - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 73
www.gateway.com Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds You can change the appearance of Windows desktop items, such as the colors of windows and dialog boxes and the color and design of the desktop background. To change Window colors and effects: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, then - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 74
a screen saver to keep others from viewing your screen while you are away from your notebook. Windows supplies a variety of screen savers that you can choose from, and many more are saver, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type screen savers in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 68 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 75
www.gateway.com Changing gadgets Gadgets are constantly running mini-programs that are visible on your Windows desktop. They can be right-click in an empty area of the Sidebar and click Add Gadgets. The gadget selection window opens. 2 Click the gadget you want, then drag it to the Sidebar. Tip To - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 76
Sidebar Properties dialog box opens. You can change: • Whether the Sidebar starts each time Windows starts • Whether the Sidebar is always on top of other windows (always visible) • The side of the screen the sidebar appears on • The monitor that the sidebar appears on (if you have an external - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 77
www.gateway.com Changing system sounds You can change the sounds that play for system events, such as Windows startup and shut down, logging on and logging off, window maximizing and minimizing, and error messages. To change system sounds: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, then - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 78
CHAPTER 7: Customizing Windows Changing mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings Help For more information about mouse settings, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type mouse settings in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You can adjust the double-click speed, pointer speed, left-hand - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 79
www.gateway.com Changing touchpad or pointing device settings To change your touchpad or pointing device settings: Shortcut Start ➧ Control Panel ➧ Hardware and Sound ➧ Mouse 1 Click (Start), - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 80
Windows 4 If you want to modify the device settings, click Settings. 5 Click the + in front of a setting, then modify the setting. Tip You may have received your notebook tap Windows Mobility Center. The Windows Mobility Center window opens. 2 Click or tap (Change Tablet PC settings). The Tablet PC - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 81
Documents folder. The Shared Documents folder is accessible from all accounts on that notebook and from other computers on the network. To add, delete, or modify user accounts: 1 Click accounts, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type user accounts in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 75 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 82
3 Click the user account that you want to use. Changing accessibility settings Your notebook can be a powerful tool, but it may be less useful to you if screen are difficult to see, or if the mouse is difficult to control. Windows has several tools that help you use it more easily. Using the Ease - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 83
easier to see • Make the mouse and keyboard easier to use • Use text or visual alternatives for sounds Using voice recognition You can attach a microphone to your notebook (or use the built-in microphone on select Gateway notebooks) and configure Windows to create typed text from your voice. To - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 84
notebook's features, some of these controls may not be available. To access the Windows Mobility Center: • Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Windows Mobility Center. The Windows Mobility Center window the power plan, see your notebook Reference Guide. ■ Drag the brightness slider - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 85
gateway PC notebook's files with their counterparts on a server or desktop computer. For more information about synchronizing your notebook, click Start, then click Help and Support notebook when you give presentations. For more information about giving a presentation, see your notebook Reference Guide - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 86
Windows Setting up parental controls You can use parental controls to: • Control and monitor the Internet activity of your children • Block inappropriate games and programs • Schedule the times your children can use your notebook • Print activity reports that contain a detailed history of notebook - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 87
www.gateway.com Scheduling notebook and Internet use To schedule the times a user can access notebook. Blocked hours are blue, and allowed hours are white. Restricting game access You can restrict games by game ratings, or you can specify the games which are not allowed. To restrict games by game - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 88
CHAPTER 7: Customizing Windows 3 Click Set game ratings. The Game Restrictions dialog box opens. 4 Click the level of games you want allowed, then click OK. The settings are saved. To restrict specific games: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, then under User Accounts and Family Safety, click Set up - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 89
www.gateway.com 4 Click the level of access you want for each game listed, then click OK. If the game you want to restrict to restrict access to. Creating activity reports To create a report of a user's notebook and Internet use: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, then under User Accounts and Family - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 90
CHAPTER 7: Customizing Windows 84 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 91
CHAPTER 8 Maintaining Your Notebook • Setting up a maintenance schedule • Updating Windows • Using BigFix • Managing hard drive space • Scheduling maintenance tasks • Moving from your old computer 85 - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 92
" on page 57. Help For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type windows update in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Using BigFix BigFix monitors your notebook for problems and conflicts. It automatically gathers information about the latest bugs - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 93
www.gateway.com Managing hard drive space Windows provides several utilities you can use to check hard drive space, delete unnecessary files, defragment files, and back up files. Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: Shortcut Start ➧ Computer ➧ right-click drive ➧ Properties 1 Click ( - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 94
. • Files from all users on this computer cleans all folders. The Disk Cleanup dialog box Start, then click Help and Support. Type disk cleanup in problems. This program corrects file and folder problems and marks flawed areas on the hard drive so Windows does not use them. If you use your notebook - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 95
next time you restart your notebook). If you see this prompt, click Schedule disc check. After Windows has finished checking the drive for errors, it provides a summary of the problems that it found. 4 Correct any problems that are found by following the on-screen instructions. 5 Click OK. Help For - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 96
notebook from Start, then click Help and Support. Type defragmenting in the Search Help Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you want to back up, click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 90 3 Click Backup Now, then click Run a file backup now. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 97
If your old computer does not use Windows XP or Windows Vista, you must manually move your data by using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. To move files and settings from your old computer: 1 If you want to transfer program settings to your new notebook, install those programs - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 98
data files. Go to Step 4. - OR In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Documents. The My Documents window opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. Go to Step 4. - OR In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. Go to the next step - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 99
www.gateway.com To find files using Find or Search: 1 In Windows Vista, click (Start), then click Search. The Search Results window opens. - OR In Windows XP, click Start, then click Search. The Search Results window opens. - OR In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, click Start, Find or Search - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 100
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clipboard 10 close button 9 closing program 9, 19 window 9, 19 color changing scheme 67 computers naming 49 configuring router 50 TCP/IP protocol 50 Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 102
, 92 Help and Support topics 3 folders copying 69 using 69 game access restricting 81 Gateway Web address 2 See Internet service provider K keyboard icon 16 keyboard shortcuts 19 Windows Media Player 32 music library building 36 music tracks copying 36 N name computer 49 workgroup 49 naming computers - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 103
starting programs 7 subnet mask entering 50 support using 2 T Tablet PC Input Panel 16 taskbar 6 TCP/IP computer 91, 92 settings from old computer 91 U un-sharing drives 53 folders 53 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 61 Windows 86 user accounts adding in Windows XP 75 switching in Windows XP - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 104
creating WMA files 36 editing tack information 37 playing audio CD 33 playing audio file 32 viewing video file 32 Windows Mobility Center 78 Windows Security Center icon 6 using 59 Windows Update 63, 86 WMA file creating 36 editing track information 37 playing 32 Wordpad 17 workgroup naming 49 World - Gateway M-7305u | 8513031 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista R3 - Page 105
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