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Online help

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Gateway PC manual Online help

Contents

Contents Customizing Your Computer Using the InternetTroubleshooting Maintaining Your Computer Iii Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information IndexPage Computer1 Basics Computer front Controls Computer back Your system comes with a standard keyboard Keyboard features Starting and turning off your computer To start your computerTo turn off your computer Protecting from power source problems Using the mouse Do this Click, click Improving monitor legibility and reducing eye strain Working safely Setting up your computer table and chair Setting up your computer and computer accessoriesSitting at your computer Avoiding discomfort and injury from repetitive strain Computer Basics Getting Started To get started Page Getting Started Page Getting Started Getting Help For more information HelpSpotTo start HelpSpot For more information Getting Help Online help Gateway Web site Windows4 Basics About the Windows environment Desktop icons, buttons, Description Elements Desktop components Desktop icons, buttons, Description Elements Window element Description Window components Using the Start menu About drives Working with files and folders To create a folder About folders and files Using Your Computer Using the CD drive Inserting a CDTo insert a CD Using the CD drive Adjusting the volume To adjust overall volume levelTo adjust specific volume levels Working with documents Creating a new documentTo create a new document To open a document in Microsoft Word Saving a documentOpening a document To save a document in Microsoft Word To print a document in Microsoft Word Printing a document Using Your Computer Using Internet Learning about the Internet To connect to your Gateway.net or AOL Internet account Setting up an Internet accountAccessing your Internet account To set up an Internet account with Gateway.net or AOL Using the World Wide Web To connect to a Web site Connecting to a Web site To download files or programs from a Web site Downloading files Using e-mail To send e-mail using Gateway.net or AOLSending e-mail Checking your e-mail To check your e-mail using Gateway.net or AOL Maintenance task Immediately Maintaining7 Your ComputerAfter purchase Protecting your computer from viruses Windows utilities Scanning the hard drive for errorsUsing Disk Cleanup Optimizing and maintaining your data Backing up files Windows maintenanceUsing the Maintenance Wizard Checking hard drive space To run Windows utilities Running the Windows utilities using HelpSpot Maintaining Your Computer Customizing 8 Your Computer Adjusting the screen and desktop settings Adjusting the color depthAdjusting the screen area Applying a color scheme Changing the desktop backgroundSelecting a screen saver To adjust Windows settings Adjusting your settings using HelpSpot Adjusting the screen and desktop settings To change your mouse settings Changing the mouse settings Power management Using Standby modeIf your You Then Computer is Want to To change the power scheme Changing power settings To change advanced power management settings To enable Hibernate mode Power management Customizing Your Computer Restoring9 Software To reinstall device drivers Reinstalling device drivers To reinstall a program from the Gateway PC Recovery CD Reinstalling WindowsReinstalling programs To reinstall Windows To reinstall a program from a CD Troubleshooting First steps Safety guidelines CD drive Computer does not recognize the CD driveAudio CD does not produce sound Cleaning CDs ComputerComputer will not start Hard drive You receive an Insufficient disk space error messageTo restore files that were deleted in Windows File management Connecting to a Web site takes too long InternetYou cannot connect to the Internet Modem Keyboard To check the dialing properties Your 56K modem does not connect at 56K To access the gateway.your.way dial-up server Modem is not recognized by the computer To run modem diagnostics To turn down the modem volume Modem is noisy when it dials and connects You receive an Unable to establish protocols error message To reinstall dial-up networkingTo reinstall dial-up networking components Computer is running but there is no display To change the display settingsMonitor Screen area is not correct Mouse works erratically To clean your mouseMouse Mouse does not work Mouse Printer Power Sound You receive a Printer is out of paper error messageWhen you started your computer, it ran ScanDisk ScanDisk Before calling for technical support Technical support resources Resource Service description How to reach AOL Safety Regulatory, and a Legal Information Important safety informationSetting up your system Care during use Replacement parts and accessories FCC declaration of conformity Regulatory compliance statementsUnited States users FCC Part FCC part 68 applicable to products fitted with USA modems Canadian users ICES-003DOC notice for products fitted with an IC-compliant modem European directives European users Vcci statement Japanese users EMI statement Australia and New Zealand users Lightning protection Laser safety statementPower lines External television antenna grounding Reference Grounding component 100 Trademark Acknowledgments Macrovision statement101 All Rights Reserved 102 103 Index 104 105 106