Gateway eMachine 3 manual

Desktop PC User Guide 8512780.book Page a Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

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Cont ents i Chapter 1: Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Thank you for purchas ing our c omputer! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using t he eMachines Web s ite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents ii Playing audio and v ideo fi les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Playing optic al d iscs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 Creating audio f iles and mus ic librarie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

iii www.emachin es.com Setting up m ultipl e monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Changing system sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Changing mo use setti ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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Chapt er 1 1 Get ting Help • U sing th e eMac hines We b sit e • U sing Help and Support • U sing online help 8512780.book Page 1 Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

Chapte r 1: Gett ing Help 2 T hank y o u f or pur c ha sing our comput er! Y ou hav e made an e xcellent deci sion choo sing eMachines. W e are sure that y ou will be please d wit h the outstanding quality , re liabi lity , and perf ormance of your ne w computer . Eac h and ev ery eMachines comput er use s the late st t echnolog y and passe s thr o[...]

www.emachin es.com 3 2 T ype a wor d or phra se in the Search Help bo x locat ed at t he t op of an y He lp and Su pport screen, th en press E NTER . For each search, you receive a list of sug gested topics. T o find the answe r , click the result that most c los ely mat ches y our question. Additional r esul ts may be av ailable if t he first li s[...]

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Chapt er 2 5 U sing W indow s • U sing the W indow s de sktop • W orki ng wit h files and f olders • Searc h ing f or files • W orki ng wit h documents • Short cut s 8512780.book Page 5 Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 6 U sing the W indo w s de skt op Aft er your computer starts, th e first scr een you see is the Windo ws de skt op . T he de skt op is lik e the t op of a real desk. Think of the desktop as y our personaliz ed w ork space where y ou open progr ams and perf orm other ta sks. . Y o ur deskt op may be diff erent from t his e[...]

www.emachin es.com 7 Us i n g t h e S t a rt m e n u Y ou can start programs, open files, c ustomi z e y our sy stem, get help, s ear ch f or files and f olders, and more using the Start menu. To u s e t he S t a rt m e n u: 1 C lic k ( Start ) on t he low er left of t he Window s deskt op. The Start menu ope ns, sho wing y ou the f irst lev el of [...]

Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 8 Adding icons t o the de sk t op Y o u may w ant to add an icon (short cut) to t he desktop f or a program that y ou u se f requently . T o a d d i c on s to t he d es k top : 1 C lic k ( Star t ), t h e n c l i c k All Pr ograms . 2 Right - click (pres s the right mouse butt on) the progr am that you wa nt to add to the [...]

www.emachin es.com 9 E very program w indow looks a little dif fer ent because eac h has its own menu s, icons, and controls. Most windo w s inc lude t hes e it ems: Wind ow i tem Desc riptio n The titl e bar is the ho riz ontal bar at the t op of a w indow that show s the windo w titl e . The Search bo x let s you sear ch f or a word o r phrase i [...]

Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 10 W orking w it h f ile s and f olders Y o u can organiz e your f iles and progr ams to suit your pr efer ences much lik e y ou would stor e inf ormation in a file cabinet. Y ou can st or e these f iles in f olders and copy , mov e , and delete th e inf ormation just as y ou would reor ganiz e and thro w aw a y inf ormati[...]

www.emachin es.com 11 T o creat e a fol der: 1 C lic k ( Star t ), t h e n c l i c k Comput er on th e Start menu. 2 Double- clic k the dri v e where y ou w ant t o put the ne w f older . T ypically , Local Disk (C:) is your hard dr iv e and 3½ F loppy (A:) is y our disk et t e driv e (if installed) . 3 If you w ant to c reat e a new f older insid[...]

Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 12 5 Wit h th e point er inside t he destin ation f older , righ t -cli ck. 6 C lic k Pas te . T he file or f older y ou mo ved appears in its ne w location and is remo ved fr om its ol d loc at ion . Deleti ng f iles an d f olders When y ou thro w aw a y paper files and f o lders, you tak e them fr om the file cabinet and[...]

www.emachin es.com 13 T o empty the R ecy cle Bin: 1 Double-clic k the Rec yc le B in icon on the deskt op. The Rec ycle Bi n window opens. 2 C lic k Empty the R ecy cle B in . Window s asks y ou if you are sure that y ou w ant to empty the b in. 3 C lic k Ye s . W indow s permanentl y dele te s all fil es in t he R ecy cle Bin . Sear ching f or fi[...]

Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 14 Usin g adv anced search opti ons Sea rc h ca n fi nd files meet ing m ore criteria than file name. Y ou can n arrow your search by selecting the sear ch options that y ou want. Y ou can searc h by the: • Name or part of a name • Creation date • Modifi cati on date • File t ype • Ta g • Autho r • T ex t co [...]

www.emachin es.com 15 W orking w it h doc uments Comput er docu ments include wor d proce ssi ng files, spreadsheet f iles, or other similar f iles. T he basic met hods of cr eating, s a v ing, opening, and printing a document apply t o most of t hese ty pes of file s. The f ollowing ex amples show how t o creat e , sa v e , open, and print a docum[...]

Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 16 Opening a document T o vie w , r e vise , or print an existing document, first y ou need t o open it. Open t he doc ument in the pr ogram that it w as c reated in. To o p e n a d o cu m e n t: 1 Start the prog ram. 2 C lic k File , then c lic k Open . 3 C lic k Fold e rs to o pen th e Folders list, t hen click t he f ol[...]

www.emachin es.com 17 Shor t c uts Th e f ollow ing table sho ws a f ew short cuts that you can u se in W indow s and almo st all progr ams that r un in W indow s. For mor e inf o rmation about s hort cuts, see y our W indows or progr am documentation. Help For mor e inform ation about Window s k eybo ard short cu ts, cl ick Star t , t hen click He[...]

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Chapt er 3 19 U sing t he Int ernet and F axing • L ea rning about t he Int erne t • Set ting up an Int ernet ac count • U sing the W orld W ide W e b • U sing e -mail • U sing Windo w s F a x and Scan • Sending a fax • R e cei ving and v iew ing a f ax 8512780.book Page 19 Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

Chap ter 3: Us ing the Inter net and Faxing 20 L earning about t h e Int erne t The In t er ne t is a wor ldw ide netw ork of comput ers link ed t ogeth er to pr ov ide inf orm ation t o people ev er ywhere . The tw o most popular services on the Interne t are e- mail and the World W ide Web. Y o u can acces s thi s network by connec ting your comp[...]

www.emachin es.com 21 Acce ssing y our Int erne t accou nt T h e m e t h o d y o u u s e t o a c c e s s y o u r I n t e r n e t a c co u n t v a r i e s f r o m I S P t o I S P . C o n t a c t y o u r I S P f o r the correc t procedure . U sing the W orl d W ide W eb Th e Wor ld Wid e Web is a multi media wind ow t o the Int ernet th at giv es you[...]

Chap ter 3: Us ing the Inter net and Faxing 22 Download ing fi les Downloadin g i s th e p ro c ess o f t ra ns fe rr in g fi l es fro m a c o mp uter o n th e I n ter n et to you r c o mp uter . T o d o w n l o a d f i l e s o r p r o g r a m s f r o m a W e b s i t e : 1 Connec t t o y our Inter net account. 2 In the addres s bar , type the addre[...]

www.emachin es.com 23 5 T ype the subjec t of y our e -mail in the Sub ject box. 6 T ype the e- mail mes sage. 7 When fini she d, click Send . Y our e -mail is sent o ver t he Internet t o the e-mail addres s you specif ied. C hec king y our e -mail T o check your e-mail using Windo w s Mail: 1 Connec t to y our Internet servi ce pro vider . 2 C li[...]

Chap ter 3: Us ing the Inter net and Faxing 24 3 If y ou ha v e nev er sent a f ax on th is comput er bef ore , c lick New F ax on the t oolbar . The Fax Setu p window opens. 4 C lick t he typ e of connec tion yo u will be using (f ax modem or fax serv er) . T h e Choose a modem n ame sc reen opens . 5 T ype th e name of the f ax modem in the di al[...]

www.emachin es.com 25 7 Create y our f ax, then open t he Cover Page menu by clicking the arr ow and selecting a cov er page f rom the li st. The Sen der In format ion di alog bo x opens. 8 T ype your inf ormati on in t he space s pro vided, t hen c lic k OK . T he New F ax dialog bo x opens. 9 T o en ter opti onal d ia lin g rule informat ion , cl[...]

Chap ter 3: Us ing the Inter net and Faxing 26 11 Highlight y our location, then cli ck Edi t . The Edit Loca tio n dialog bo x opens. 12 Comp let e the location inf ormati on , th en clic k OK . Y ou are return ed to the Dialing R ule s dialog box. 13 C lic k OK . T he New F ax dialog box opens. 14 Enter , scan, or attac h the fa x inf ormation yo[...]

www.emachin es.com 27 3 C lic k To o ls , Cov er P ages , the n clic k New . The Fax Cover Pag e Ed itor opens. • If y ou w ant to i nclude fields t hat are import ed fr om the Send F ax Wi zar d or the Fax Confi guration Wi zard (such a s T o or From) , add them to t he page by using the Inse rt menu, then mov e them to the appropriat e place on[...]

Chap ter 3: Us ing the Inter net and Faxing 28 4 C lic k Delete to cancel the fax. 5 C lic k Ye s . R ecei vin g and v ie w ing a f ax To r e c e iv e a n d v i e w a fa x : 1 C lic k ( Start ), All Progr ams , th en clic k W indo ws Fax and Scan . Window s F ax and Scan opens. 2 If Wi ndow s F ax and Scan is in Scan vie w , click Fax in the lo we [...]

Chapt er 4 29 Pla y ing and Cr eating Media F iles • P la ying mu sic and mo vies • Creat ing audio f iles and mu sic librarie s • Creating music CDs a nd video D VDs • Creat ing and cop ying d a ta disc s • U sing Windo ws Media C ent er 8512780.book Page 29 Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

Chapter 4: Play ing an d Creatin g Media F iles 30 P la ying mu sic and mo v i e s P la ying a udio and v ideo file s Windo ws Med ia Play er can play se veral ty pes of audio and video f iles, inc luding WA V , MIDI, MP3, AU , A VI, and MP EG f ormats. For more infor mation about using Windo ws M edia Pla yer , click Help . T o play a file using W[...]

www.emachin es.com 31 3 C lick on e of the f ollow ing to contr ol play back: • Shuf fle randomiz es the play back order of the fil es in the pla yl ist. • Repe a t starts pla ying t he list o ver again af ter it reac hes th e end. • Stop st ops pla ybac k and re winds the cur rent file t o the beginning. • Rewin d quickly re winds the cur [...]

Chapter 4: Play ing an d Creatin g Media F iles 32 3 If a dialog box o pens and asks you what y o u want t he computer t o do with t he disc, clic k Pl ay . Window s Media P lay e r open s and beg ins play ing the disc. If Windo ws Media P lay er does not open aut omati cally , clic k ( Star t ), All Programs , then cli ck Windows Medi a Pla yer . [...]

www.emachin es.com 33 5 C lick on e of the f ollow ing to contr ol play back: • Shuf fle randomiz e s the play bac k order of the file s on the disc. • Repe a t starts pla ying t he list o ver again af ter it reac hes th e end. • Stop st ops pla ybac k and re winds the cur rent file t o the beginning. • Rewin d quickly re winds the cur rent[...]

Chapter 4: Play ing an d Creatin g Media F iles 34 4 W h e n y o u f i n i s h r e c o r d i n g , c l i c k Stop Recording . T he Sa ve As dialog bo x opens. 5 T ype a name for t he recording, specify t he file type and location where y ou want t o sa v e the rec ording, then cli c k Sa ve . The r ecord ing is sa ved. Creatin g WMA and MP3 music f[...]

www.emachin es.com 35 Building a mu sic library Us e W indo w s Media Pla y e r to build a music library . Y ou c an organiz e your musi c tr ac ks (indi v idual MP3 or WMA audio files) b y cat egories, find a tr ack quic kly b y sorting, and add inf ormation to a musi c file . Y ou c an add music tracks t o your mus ic library by : • Creating MP[...]

Chapter 4: Play ing an d Creatin g Media F iles 36 Cr eating music CDs and v ideo D VDs Creating a mu sic CD Creating a m usic CD using W indow s Media Pla yer T o create a mu sic CD using Windo w s Media Pla yer: 1 C lick ( Sta rt ), All Programs , then click Window s Media Pla y er . Windows Media Pla yer opens. 2 Inser t a blank, w ritabl e CD i[...]

www.emachin es.com 37 Cre ating a v ideo D VD Creating a vi deo D VD usin g W i ndow s D VD Mak er If y our computer ha s Window s V ista Home Premium or W indow s V ista Ultimate Edition, y ou can cr eate v ideo DVDs using Windo ws D VD Maker . T o create a vi deo DVD using W indow s DVD Mak er: 1 I n s er t a bl a n k , w r i t e a b l e D VD i n[...]

Chapter 4: Play ing an d Creatin g Media F iles 38 4 C lic k Add it ems . T he Add It ems t o DVD dialog box opens. 5 Find and selec t the videos y ou want t o add to the v ideo DVD , then click Add . Th e vide os ar e added to the v ideo list, and a graphic in the low er left corner of t he window show s y ou how m u c h d i s c c a p a c i t y w [...]

www.emachin es.com 39 7 C lick an y of the f ollowing options t o c ust omiz e your video disc: • Pre vie w show s how y our D VD’ s opening menu w ill look u sing the c urr ent se tt ings. • Menu text change s the di sc title , font, and butt o n name s. • Customi ze menu changes t he menu f onts, back ground and f oreground video s, audio[...]

Chapter 4: Play ing an d Creatin g Media F iles 40 U sing W indo w s Media C ent er If y our computer ha s Window s V ista Home Premium or W indow s V ista Ultimate Edition, y ou can use W indows Media Cent er to w atc h TV , video s , and mov ies, list en to mu sic, and vie w photos . Media Ce nte r is a simplif ied, stre amlined int erf ace that [...]

www.emachin es.com 41 3 Us e the remot e control nav igation butt ons to selec t a Media Center menu option, then pres s OK . • TV + Mo vies le ts you pla y TV progr a ms you ha ve recor de d, pla y a DVD or Blu-ra y movie , or set up y our TV tuner card (if installed) . • Online Media lets you pla y online games. • Ta s ks l ets you se t up [...]

Chapter 4: Play ing an d Creatin g Media F iles 42 U sing t he Media C ent er r emot e control Wit h Media Cent er mode activ e, y ou can use the optional remote contr ol to pla y all of your media file s f r om ac ro ss the r oom. (The r emot e contr ol, if inc luded with y our comput er , may look diff erent from tha t s hown be low. ) Butt on(s)[...]

Chapt er 5 43 Networking Y our C omput er • Intr oduc tion to Ne tworking • Ether net ne tworking • Bluet ooth ne tworking 8512780.book Page 43 Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 44 Intr oduc tion t o Ne tw orking Netw orking te rms y ou should know DHCP—Dyn amic Host C onfigurati on Prot ocol (DHCP) lets a rout er temporaril y assign an IP addr ess t o a co mput er on t he n et wor k. IP address—Int ernet Prot oc ol (IP) address is a numbe r that uniquely identifies a computer on [...]

www.emachin es.com 45 Attac hed to the rout er ar e all of y our computers or Ether net - read y dev ices. Als o connect ed to t he rout er is a cabl e or DSL modem that pro vide s access t o the Inter net. Equipment y ou need for a rout er-based Ethernet netw ork For a wired Et hernet netw ork y ou need: • T wo or mor e computers with Et hernet [...]

Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 46 Setting up w ired Ether net netw ork hardw are Making sure y our broadba nd connection w orks Bef ore y ou c hange anyt hing about your home se tup, mak e sure that y our broadband connec tion is wo rking corr ec tly . T o tes t the connec tion , log onto the Int erne t u sing y our cur ren t se tup. If the[...]

www.emachin es.com 47 In addition to a rout er , you need a straight -thr ough cable for eac h computer y ou want t o connect to t he net wor k. T o set up a network u sing a route r: 1 Plug one end of the pow er adapt er into th e AC connec tor on t he rout er and the other end int o a gro unde d, 1 1 0V el ec tr ical outle t. 2 Tu r n o n y o u r[...]

Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 48 W ireless Ethernet standards C urrent w ireles s Ethernet standards include t he f ollowing: • 802 . 1 1a — 54Mbps • 802 . 1 1b — 1 1 Mbps • 802 . 1 1g — 54M bp s • 802 . 1 1n — 540Mbps Speed is not the only issue if you decide t o use equipment with diff erent sta nda rds. Compatibil ity ca[...]

www.emachin es.com 49 Det ermining if a wireless Ether net de vice is a lready instal led on yo ur comput er T o determine if an Ethernet card is alread y installed on y our comput er: 1 C lic k Star t , then clic k Control P a nel . The Cont rol Pane l win dow ope ns. 2 C lic k S ystem and Main tenance , then click System . 3 C lic k De vice M ana[...]

Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 50 5 If your computer doe s not already ha v e a name , type a unique computer name in the Comput er name box . T his name identi fi es the co mput er t o ot her u sers on t he netw or k. Us e a computer n ame of up t o 1 5 chara ct ers wit h no blank spaces. Each computer name must be unique on your netw ork.[...]

www.emachin es.com 51 T o c o n n e c t t o y o u r w i r e l e s s E t h e r n e t n e t w o r k : 1 C lick ( Start ), t h e n c l i c k Net wo rk . The Network window op ens. 2 C lic k Netw ork and Shar ing Cent er . The Network and Sh aring C ent er wi nd ow o p en s. 3 C lic k Connec t to a ne twork on the lef t of the windo w . Th e Co nn ect [...]

Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 52 4 C lick a n etw ork, t hen cl ick Connect . If y ou can see the network na me, but you cannot connect t o it, y our network is using sec urity . Right -click on t he network , then cl ick Propert ies . Modify the sec urity s etti ngs t o mat ch the settings you set on y our access poi nt. Wi r el es s s e [...]

www.emachin es.com 53 Af te r t he dri ve s and pr int ers on ea ch ne tw ork comp uter are sha re d, y ou can ac ces s th em as t hough the y were attac hed directl y to y our computer . Then you can: • Vi ew a network dri v e • Open and copy file s st ored on other netw ork computers • Print doc uments on net work print ers Sharing d riv es[...]

Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 54 Sharing pr int ers To s h a r e p r i n te r s : 1 C lick ( Start ), t h e n c l i c k Control Panel . The Cont ro l Pa nel win dow op ens . 2 Under Hardw are and Sound , c lick Print er The Pr in t er s window opens. 3 Right-click the name a nd icon of the prin t e r yo u want to share, then click Sharing [...]

www.emachin es.com 55 Cop ying files acr oss the ne twork T o copy files across the ne twork: 1 C lick ( Start ), t h e n c l i c k Computer . The Comp u ter window opens. 2 Br o ws e t o th e net wo rk dr i v e t hat cont ain s th e fil e y ou wa nt t o cop y . 3 B r o w s e t o t h e f i l e y o u w a n t t o c o p y . 4 Right-click t he file, th[...]

Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 56 5 Under P ersonal Area Netw ork , click Bluet ooth Netw ork Conne ction . 6 On the t oolbar , click Vie w Bluet ooth ne twor k de vic es . The Blue t ooth P ersonal Area Network De vice s dialog box opens. 7 Under Bluetoot h devices , clic k th at de vi ce yo u w ant to con nec t t o, th en clic k Connect .[...]

Chapt er 6 57 Pr ot ec ting y our comput er • Ha rd ware se cu ri t y • Dat a securi ty • Sec urity updat es 8512780.book Page 57 Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM[...]

Chapter 6 : Protecti ng your computer 58 H ardwa re se c u rit y Although y ou may be able t o replace your comput e r wit h a call to y our insurance agent, you cannot replace the inf o rmation st ored on your comput er . T ake st eps t o pre vent t heft of y our compu t er . K ensingt on lock slot The fi rst step in computer se curity is pre vent[...]

www.emachin es.com 59 Pr ot ec ting y our comput er f r om vir u se s A viru s is a p r og r am t ha t a t t a c h e s i t s e lf t o a f i le on a c o mp u t er , t he n s p r ea ds f r o m on e c o m pu t e r to anot her . Viru ses can damage data or cau se y our com put er to malfunct ion. Some v i r use s go undete ct ed f or a period of time b[...]

Chapter 6 : Protecti ng your computer 60 R emoving viruse s an d s p yware T o scan for and remov e viruses and spyw are: 1 C lick ( Start ), All Programs , Norton Intern et Se cu rity , t hen c lick Norton In terne t Securi ty . Norton I ntern et Securi ty ope ns. 2 On the le ft side of t he wi ndow , cl ick Scan Now . Norton Intern et Se curity s[...]

www.emachin es.com 61 3 On th e l e ft si d e of t he wi n d ow, cl i ck Run L iv eUpdate . Y our comput er downloads and install s the lat est vir us defi nitions. U sing W indo w s Sec ur ity C ent er Windo ws Sec urity Cent er helps prot ect your computer t hrough: • A fire w all • Aut omatic Window s update s • Third p arty virus protecti[...]

Chapter 6 : Protecti ng your computer 62 3 C lic k: • Windo ws Updat e to r un Window s Updat e or mod ify the Windo ws Updat e set tings. • Win d ows F ir ewa ll t o pr ev ent outsiders f rom acce s sing the inf ormation on y our computer . • Win d ows De fe nd e r to scan y our computer f or maliciou s or unw anted s oftw are that may hav e[...]

www.emachin es.com 63 4 C lic k: • Install Updat es to dow nload and install upd a te s on your computer . Thes e updates include sec urity update s. • Instal l Extras to downl oad addi tional Wi ndows softw are f or your computer . Scheduling aut omatic update s Us e t he W indow s Sec urity Ce nt er t o s c hedule automatic updat e s. Wi ndow[...]

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Chapt er 7 65 C u st omi zing W indow s • Cha ng in g scre en settin gs • C hanging s y stem s ounds • Cha ng i n g m ous e se tt i n gs • Adding and modify ing us er accounts • C hanging po we r -sa vi ng set tings • C hanging a cces sib ility set t ings • Set ting up parental contr o ls 8512780.book Page 65 Tuesday, October 23, 2007[...]

Chapt er 7 : 66 C hanging s c r een s et tings Adjusting the color depth and sc reen area ar e tw o of the most ba sic display s et tings you ma y need to c hange. Y ou can also adjust set tings such as t he screen back ground and sc reen sav er . C hanging color dept h and sc re en r es olution Color depth and sc reen re solution are two of t he m[...]

www.emachin es.com 67 C hanging t he appear ance of w indo w s and back gr ounds Y o u can change the appearance of Windo ws de sktop it ems, such as t he colors of windows and dialog box es and the color and design of the deskt op back ground. T o chan ge wind ow col ors an d effects: 1 C lic k ( Star t ), Cont rol Panel , then under Appea rance a[...]

Chapt er 7 : 68 Selec ting a sc r een sa v er Y ou can use a sc reen s a v er t o k eep others fr om view ing y our scr een while y ou ar e aw ay fr om y our com puter . Windows s upp li es a variety of screen savers th at you can choose from , a nd m any m ore are a vailable f rom t he Inte rnet and as commer c ial product s. T o select a sc reen [...]

www.emachin es.com 69 C hanging gadg ets Gadgets ar e constantly running mini-progr ams that a re v isible on y our Windo ws de sktop. The y can be mo v ed, re mov ed, r esi zed, and conf igur ed accor ding t o you r pref erence . A lthough y ou can position t hem anyw here on y our deskt op, gadgets ar e usuall y vi sible on the right edge of y o [...]

Chapt er 7 : 70 Usin g a gad get’ s cont rol pane l Some gadgets hav e built -in control panels that y ou can use t o control their behav ior . T o use a gadget’s cont rol panel: 1 In the Sidebar , hold the mouse pointer ov er th e gadget. The gadget’ s built -in control panel appears on the gadget. (Slideshow gadget shown) 2 C lic k the c on[...]

www.emachin es.com 71 Set ting up multiple mon it ors If your computer’ s video card supports additi onal monitors (it must ha ve two video ports), you can connect an additional monitor or projec tor t o y our co mputer . Y o u can use the s econd monitor or projec t or as a duplicate of the primary display , or as an ex te nsion to r oughly doub[...]

Chapt er 7 : 72 9 T o use the second monit or or project or as an ext ension of your deskt op (increas ing the siz e of y our Windows desktop) , click t o selec t the check bo x f or Extend my Windows desktop on to t h i s mo n i to r . Y ou can click and drag the “2” monitor icon t o position it the same w ay the ph ysical monit or is arranged[...]

www.emachin es.com 73 C h a n g i n g m o use sett i n gs Y o u can adjust t he double -click speed, pointer speed, left -hand or r ight -hand configuration, and other mous e set tings. T o change your mouse set tings: 1 C lic k ( Start ), Control Pa nel , then under Hardw are and So und , c lic k Mou se . T he Mou se Pro p erti es dialog bo x open[...]

Chapt er 7 : 74 T o add, delet e, or mo dify use r accou nts: 1 C lick ( Start ), Control P anel , then under Use r Acco unts an d Family Sa f ety , clic k Add or re mov e u ser a cco unts . • T o c r eat e a new account, c lick Create a new accou nt , then follow the on-screen instruc tions t o finish the setup. • T o change an account, clic k[...]

www.emachin es.com 75 C hanging po w e r - s a v ing se t ting s C hanging the po wer plan P ower plans (g r oups of power set t ings) let y ou change pow er sa ving options such as w hen the monitor or har d driv e is a utomaticall y turned off . Y o u can selec t one of the defined powe r plans or cre a te a custo m po wer p la n . T o change the[...]

Chapt er 7 : 76 4 T o c hange adv anced po we r set tings, c lick Chang e plan settings , Change adv anced po wer settings . 5 C hange t he s etting s y ou wa nt, t hen c lic k OK . Y o u can change: • P ow er -down times f or your hard dri ve , wirele ss netw ork adapte r , USB dev ic e s, and proce ss or • P ow er management set tings f or yo[...]

www.emachin es.com 77 C hanging acce s sibility s et tings Y o ur computer can be a po werful t ool, but it may be less u seful t o you if it e ms on the sc reen are dif fic ult t o see , or if the mous e is diff ic ult to cont rol. W indow s has se ve ral t ools that help y ou us e it more easi ly . Usi n g th e Ease o f A c c ess Ce n ter Use the[...]

Chapt er 7 : 78 U sing v oice r ecognition Y o u can attac h a micr ophone to your computer a nd configure Windo ws to c reat e typed t ex t fr om yo u r voi ce. T o set u p voice reco gni tion: 1 C lic k ( Start ), Control Panel , E as e of Ac cess , then click Speech Recognition Optio ns . The Speec h Re cognition Options window opens. 2 C lick o[...]

www.emachin es.com 79 F ilt ering Int ernet acces s Y o u can specify the type of Inter net content that can be acces sed by a us er . T o set up Int ernet fil ter ing: 1 C lick ( Start ), Cont rol P anel , then under User Accounts and F amily Saf ety , clic k Set up par ent al co ntro ls for any use r . The P arent al C ontrols dialog bo x opens. [...]

Chapt er 7 : 80 Sc heduling comput er and Int er ne t us e T o schedule the time s a user can acces s the Int er net: 1 C lick ( Start ), Cont rol P anel , then under User Accounts and F amily Saf ety , clic k Set up par ent al co ntro ls for any use r . The P arent al C ontrols dialog bo x opens. 2 C lick the user account t o schedule f or , the n[...]

www.emachin es.com 81 3 C lic k Set game r atings . T he Gam e R e st ri ct ion s dialog b ox ope ns. 4 C lick the le v el of g ames y ou w ant allo we d, th en cl ick OK . The set tin gs are sa ved. T o restrict specific games: 1 C lick ( Start ), Cont rol P anel , then under User Accounts and F amily Saf ety , clic k Set up par ent al co ntro ls [...]

Chapt er 7 : 82 4 C lick t he le vel of acce ss y ou want f or each game lis ted, t hen c lick OK . If the game you want to restr ic t acces s t o is not shown on the list, se e “Restr icting spec ific progr ams” on page 82 . R estric ting spec ific pr ograms T o restrict specific progr ams: 1 C lick ( Start ), Cont rol P anel , then under User[...]

www.emachin es.com 83 Notice s Copyr igh t © 2 007 Ga teway , In c. All R ights R e served 7565 I r vin e Cen ter D ri ve Irvine, CA 9 2 6 18 USA All Rights R eser v ed This publication is prot ec ted by copyr ight and al l rights are r eserv ed. No part of it may be repr oduced or transmit t ed b y any means or in an y f orm, wit hout prior cons [...]

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85 Index A access point setting up 49 usin g 48 accessibility high contrast col or scheme 77 Magnifie r 77 Narrator 77 on-screen k eyboard 77 settings 77 accessing shared drives 54 share d files 54 shared fo lders 54 accounts Inte rnet 20 ISP 20 user 73 Windows user 58 adding user a ccoun ts 73 address e-mail 22 Web 21 AU file play ing 30 audio pla[...]

Index 86 sending from program 27 sending s canned image 27 setting up cover page tem plate 27 file s copying 11 , 17 cuttin g 11 dele ting 6 , 12 , 17 down load ing 22 findi ng 13 , 14 moving 11 openin g 7 opening s hared 54 pasting 11 , 17 recovering 12 renaming 17 searching for 13 , 14 sharing 53 un-s hari ng 53 viewing list 10 findi ng files and[...]

87 www.emachin es.com starting 60 upda ting 60 O online help 2 , 3 openin g docum ents 16 file s 7 files ac r oss network 54 fold ers 10 pro gram s 7 optical d isc creati ng data 39 play ing 31 Outlook 20 Outlook E xpress 20 P PAN 44 parenta l controls activi ty re ports 82 block ing specif ic games 81 game ratings 80 Inte rnet fi lteri ng 79 restr[...]

Index 88 27 sending fax 27 send ing fax f rom prog ram 27 sending s canned image fax 27 setting up fax cover page tem plate 27 testin g network 52 text to speech 78 title b ar 9 tran sfer rin g file s from Inte rnet 22 U un-s hari ng drives 53 fold ers 53 upda ting device dri vers 2 Norton Internet Security 60 Windows 62 user a ccoun ts adding i n [...]

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