eMachines ET1160 Series manual

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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 t he eMac hine s W eb sit e • U sing Help and Support • U sing online help 8513042.book Page 1 Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

Chapte r 1: G ettin g Help 2 T hank y o u f or pur c ha sing our comput er! Y ou hav e made an ex cellent decision choo sing eMachines. W e are sure that y ou will be pleas ed wit h the outstanding quality , re liabi lity , and pe rf ormance of your new comput er . Eac h and ev ery eMachines comput er use s the late st t echnolog y and passe s thr [...]

www.emachin es.com 3 2 T y pe a word or phr as e in the Search Help box l ocat ed at th e t op of an y Help and Support 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 st[...]

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Chapt er 2 5 U sing W indow s • U sing the W indo w s deskt op • W orking wit h files and f olders • Searc hing f o r files • W orking wit h doc uments • Short cut s 8513042.book Page 5 Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

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 work space where you open progr ams and perf orm other ta sks. . Y our deskt op may be diff erent f rom this ex a[...]

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 f iles, c ustomi ze y ou r s yst em, ge t help, sear ch f or file s and f olders, and more using the Start menu. To u s e t h e S t a r t 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, show ing y ou the f irst lev [...]

Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 8 Adding icons t o the de sk t op Y ou may w ant to add an icon (shortc ut) to the de sktop f or a program that y ou use f requently . T o a d d i c on s to t he d e sk top : 1 C lic k ( Star t ), t h e n c l i c k All Pr ograms . 2 Right - click (pre ss t he right mouse but ton) the pr ogram that y ou want to add to t he [...]

www.emachin es.com 9 E very progr am window looks a lit tle diff ere nt because eac h has its ow n menus, icons, and controls. Most windo w s inc lude t hes e it ems: Wind ow i tem Desc riptio n The titl e ba r is t he hori z ontal bar at the t op of a w indo w t hat sho ws the windo w titl e . The Search bo x let s you sear ch f or a word o r ph r[...]

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

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 driv e where y ou want t o put the new f older . T ypicall y , Lo cal Di sk (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 insi[...]

Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 12 5 Wit h th e point er inside t he destin ation f older , right -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 B i 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 [...]

Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 14 Usin g adv anc ed search o ptions Sea rc h can fi nd fi les me eting m ore criteria than fil e name. Y ou ca n narrow your sea rch b y sele cting 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 [...]

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, sav ing , opening, and printing a document apply to most of the se type s of file s. The f ollowing ex amples show how t o creat e , sa ve , open, and p rint a doc ume[...]

Chapter 2: Using Wind ows 16 Opening a document T o vie w , re v ise , or print an existing document, first y ou need to open it. Op en the docu ment in the pr ogram that it w as c reated in. To o p e n a d o c u m e n t : 1 Start the progra m. 2 C lic k File , then c lic k Open . 3 C lic k Fold e rs to o p e n th e Folders list, then c lick t he f[...]

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 earning about t h e Int e rne t • Set ting up an Inter net account • U sing the W orld W ide W eb • U sing e -mail • U sing Windo w s F a x and Scan • Sending a fax • R e ceiv ing and vie wing a f ax 8513042.book Page 19 Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

Chap ter 3: Us ing the I nter 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 compute rs link ed t ogether t o pro vide in f ormat ion t o people ev er ywhere . The two mo st popul ar service s on the In t ernet are e-ma il and the World W ide Web. Y ou can acces s this ne twork by connec ting your c[...]

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 c o u nt 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 I nter 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 addr[...]

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 ov er the Inter net to 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 lic[...]

Chap ter 3: Us ing the I nter 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) . The Choose a modem n ame sc reen opens . 5 T ype the name of t he f ax modem in t he dialo[...]

www.emachin es.com 25 7 Create y our fax, then open the Co ver Page menu by c licking the arrow and selecting a cov er page from the lis t. The Send er I n forma ti on dialog bo x opens. 8 T ype y our inf ormati on in t he space s pro vided, t hen c lic k OK . Th e New F ax dialog bo x opens. 9 T o e nter op tio nal d ialin g ru le in f orma ti on,[...]

Chap ter 3: Us ing the I nter net and Faxing 26 11 Highlight y our location, then cli ck Edi t . The Edit Lo ca ti o n dialog box opens. 12 Comp let e th e location inf ormation, t hen clic k OK . Y o u a re ret urne d to th e Dialing R ules dialog box. 13 C lic k OK . T he New F ax dialog box opens. 14 Enter , scan, or attac h the fax inf ormation[...]

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 I nter net and Faxing 28 4 C lic k Delete to cancel the fax. 5 C lic k Ye s . R ecei vin g and vi e 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 y ing mu sic and mo vie s • Creat ing audio f iles and mu sic librarie s • Creating music CDs a nd video D VD s • Creat ing and cop ying d ata disc s • U sing Windo w s Media C ent er 8513042.book Page 29 Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

Chapter 4: Play ing and Cr eating Media Files 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 Pla y er can pla y se ver al type s of audio and v ideo file s, including W A V , MIDI, MP3, AU , A VI, and MPEG f ormats. For more inf ormation ab out using Window s Media Play e r , click Help . T o play a file using[...]

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 and Cr eating Media Files 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 opens and begins play ing the disc. If Windo ws Media P lay er does not open aut omati cally , cli ck ( Start ), All Programs , the n cli ck Windows Medi a Pla yer . Wind[...]

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 and Cr eating Media Files 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 R ecording . T he Save As dialog b o x opens. 5 T ype a name for t he recording, specify th e file type and location where y ou want t o sa ve the rec ordi ng, the n click Save . The r ecordin g is sa ved. Creatin g WMA and MP3 music file[...]

www.emachin es.com 35 Building a mu sic library Us e Window s Media Pla y er to build a music library . Y ou can organiz e your musi c tr ac ks (indiv i dual 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 can add music tracks t o y our music library by : • Creating MP3 or [...]

Chapter 4: Play ing and Cr eating Media Files 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 y er 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 in[...]

www.emachin es.com 37 Cre ating a v ideo D VD Creating a vi deo D VD usin g W indow 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 e r t a b l a n k , w r i t e a b l e D V D i[...]

Chapter 4: Play ing and Cr eating Media Files 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 clic k Add . The video s ar e added to the v ideo list, and a graphic in the low er left corner of t he window show s you how m u c h d i s c c a p a c i t y w i l[...]

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 me nu f onts, backgr ound and for eground videos, audio[...]

Chapter 4: Play ing and Cr eating Media Files 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 indow s Media Cent er to w at ch TV , videos, and mo vies , listen t o music, and vie w photo s. Media Ce nte r is a simplif ied, stre amlined int erf ace that is [...]

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 programs y ou ha ve recor ded, pla y a DVD or Blu-ra y mov ie , 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 y[...]

Chapter 4: Play ing and Cr eating Media Files 42 U sing t he Media C ent er r emot e contr ol 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 fr om acr os s the r oom. (The r emote contr ol, if included wit h your comput er , ma y look diff erent from t ha t s ho wn be l ow. ) Butt on(s)[...]

Chapt er 5 43 Networking Y our C omput er • Intr oduc tion t o Networkin g • Ether net ne tw orking • Bluet ooth netw orking 8513042.book Page 43 Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 44 Intr oduc tion t o Ne tw orking Netw orking te rms y ou should kno w 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 ic es. Als o connect ed t o the 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 t est the connec tion, log ont o the Int erne t using y our cur rent s etup. If t he [...]

www.emachin es.com 47 In addition to a rout er , y ou need a straight -thr ough cable f or each computer y ou wa nt to connect to t h e n et wo rk . 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[...]

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 — 5 4Mbps • 802 . 1 1b — 1 1 Mbps • 802 . 1 1g — 5 4Mbps • 802 . 1 1n — 54 0Mbps Speed is not the only issue if you decide t o use equipment with diff erent sta ndards. Compatibility can[...]

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 r o l Pan el wind ow op en s. 2 C lic k S ystem and Main tenance , then click System . 3 C lic k De vice M [...]

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 Ce nt er wi n d ow op e n s. 3 C lic k Connec t to a ne twork on the lef t of the windo w . Th e Co n n ec[...]

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, your net work 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 your a ccess p oi nt. Wi r el es s s e[...]

www.emachin es.com 53 Af t er the dr iv e s and p rin t ers on eac h ne tw or k comp ut er ar e sha r ed, y ou can acc es s them as t ho ugh 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 network print e rs Sharing d ri[...]

Chap ter 5: Networ king Your Co mputer 54 Sharing pr int ers To s h a r e p r i n t e r s : 1 C lick ( Start ), t h e n c l i c k Control Panel . The Cont rol Pa n el wi n d ow o p e ns . 2 Under Hardw are and Sound , c lick Print er The Prin t e rs window opens. 3 Right-click the name a nd icon of th e prin t er you want to sha re , then click Sha[...]

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 il e y o u w a n t t o c o p y . 4 Right-click t he file, the[...]

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 vice s . The Blue toot h 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 8513042.book Page 57 Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:17 PM[...]

Chapter 6 : Protecti ng your com puter 58 H ardwa re se c u rit y Although y ou may be able t o replace y our computer w ith a call t o 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 ven[...]

www.emachin es.com 59 Pr ot ec ting y our comput er fr om vi ru 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 h en s pr 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 vir use s go undete ct ed f or a period of time b eca[...]

Chapter 6 : Protecti ng your com puter 60 2 At the top of t he window , cl ick Ta s k s . T he Ta s k s wind ow op ens. 3 C lic k Run S c an s . The Cho ose S ca n s window opens. 4 C lick the t ype of s can you w ant to run, then c lick Go . Nort on 36 0 scans y our computer f or vir us es and sp ywar e and remov es an y that it finds. When the sc[...]

www.emachin es.com 61 Updating your virus a nd sp yw are definitions Y ou should update y our viru s definitions fr equently so Nort on 36 0 can recogniz e the lat est thr e ats. T o updat e y our v irus a nd sp yw are defini tions: 1 Ma ke su r e th at you a re c o n n ecte d to t he I n te rn et . 2 C lick ( Start ), All Programs , Nort on 360 , [...]

Chapter 6 : Protecti ng your com puter 62 4 C lic k Check for Update s . Y ou r computer dow n loads and installs the lat est v irus definitions. 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 wall • Aut omatic Window s update s • Third p art y virus protectio n software • Se[...]

www.emachin es.com 63 3 C lic k: • Windo ws Updat e to r un Window s Updat e or mod ify the W indows Updat e set tings. • Win d ows F ir ewa ll to pre vent outside rs fr om acces sing the inf ormation on your computer . • Win d ows De fe nd e r t o s c a n y o u r c o m p u t e r f o r m a l i c i o u s o r u n w a n t e d s o f t w a r e t h[...]

Chapter 6 : Protecti ng your com puter 64 4 C lic k: • Install Updat es to dow nload and install upd at es on your comput er . 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 the Window s Sec urity Cent er to s chedule aut omatic up[...]

Chapt er 7 65 C u st omi zing W i ndow s • Cha ng in g scre en settin gs • C hanging s y st em sounds • 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 v ing set tings • C hanging a cces sib ility set t ings • Set ting up parental contr ols 8513042.book Page 65 Saturday, April 19, 2008[...]

Chapt er 7 : 66 C hanging s c r een s et tings Adjusting the color depth and sc reen area ar e two of t he most basic display se tting s 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 mo[...]

www.emachin es.com 67 C hanging t he appear ance of w indo w s and back groun ds Y ou can change the appearance of Windo ws de sktop it ems, such as t he colors of windo ws 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 sa v er to k eep others f rom v iew ing your sc reen while y ou are aw ay fr om your 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 sav [...]

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 lth ough 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 ou can use the s econd mon it or or projec tor a s a duplicate of the primary display , or as an ex te nsion to r oughly dou[...]

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) , clic k to selec t the c heck box f or Extend my Windo ws desktop on to th i s m o ni to r . Y ou can click and drag t he “2” m onit or icon to position it t he same w ay the ph ysical monit or is arran[...]

www.emachin es.com 73 C h a n g i n g m o use sett i n gs Y ou can adjust the double- clic k speed, pointer speed, left -hand or right -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 Hardware and So und , clic k Mouse . The Mou s e Pro p erti es dialog bo x opens. 2 [...]

Chapt er 7 : 74 T o add, delet e, or mo dify use r accou nts: 1 C lick ( St art ), Control P anel , then under U ser Acco unts an d Family S afety , c lick Add or re mov e u ser a cco unts . • T o cr eat e a new account, c lick C reate 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 roup s of power s etti ngs) let you c hange power sa ving options such as when the monitor or har d driv e is aut omatically turned of f . Y ou c an selec t one of the defined powe r plans or cre a te a custo m p owe r p l an . T o change the p[...]

Chapt er 7 : 76 4 T o change ad v anced po we r set ting s, c lick Cha nge 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 ou can change: • P ow er -down times f or your hard dri ve , wirele ss netw ork adapte r , USB dev ic es, and proce ss or • P ow er management set tings f or you[...]

www.emachin es.com 77 C hanging acce s sibility s et tings Y our computer can be a po werful t ool, but it may be less u seful to y ou if items 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 Ea[...]

Chapt er 7 : 78 U sing v oice r ecognition Y ou can at tach a mic rophone t o your c omputer and configure W indow s to c reat e ty ped te xt f rom yo u r vo i c e. T o set u p voice reco gni tion: 1 C lic k ( Start ), Control Panel , E ase of Acce ss , then click Speech Recogni tion Options . The Speec h Re cognition Options window opens. 2 C lick[...]

www.emachin es.com 79 F ilt ering Int erne t acces s Y ou can specify the type of Intern et content that can be acces sed by a us er . T o set up Int ernet fil ter ing: 1 C lick ( Star t ), Contr ol P anel , then under User Accounts and Fami ly Saf ety , clic k Set up par ent al co ntro ls for any use r . The P arent al Controls dialog box opens. 2[...]

Chapt er 7 : 80 Sc heduling comput er and Int er ne t u se T o schedule the time s a user can acces s the Int er net: 1 C lick ( Star t ), Contr ol P anel , then under User Accounts and Fami ly Saf ety , clic k Set up par ent al co ntro ls for any use r . The P arent al Controls dialog box opens. 2 C lick the user account t o schedule f or , then c[...]

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 ( Star t ), Contr ol P anel , then under User Accounts and Fami ly 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 ( Star t ), Contr ol P anel , then under Use[...]

www.emachin es.com 83 Notice s Copyr i gh t © 20 07 Ga teway , In c. All R ights R e served 7565 I r vi n e Ce n te r D r i 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 [...]

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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 copyin g 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 an[...]

87 www.emachin es.com starting 59 upda ting 61 O online hel p 2 , 3 openin g docum ents 16 file s 7 files ac ross ne twork 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 rest[...]

Index 88 sending fax 27 send ing fax fr om pr ogram 27 sending s canned image fax 27 setting up fax cover page tem plate 27 testin g net work 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 360 61 Windows 63 user a ccoun ts adding i n Windo ws 73 dele[...]

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