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1 Checking Out Your Gateway M1300 Tablet PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2G e t t i n g S t a r t e d
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3G e t t i n g H e l p
4 Windows Basics
5 Using the Internet
6 Using Multimedia
7 Sending and Receiving Faxes
8 Managing Power
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9 Travel Tips
10 Customizing Your Tablet PC
12 Moving from Your Old Computer
13 Maintaining Your Tablet PC
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14 Restoring Software
15 Upgrading Your Tablet PC
16 Using the Tablet PC FlexDock
17 Troubleshooting
A Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Index
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Checking Out Y our Gateway M1300 Tablet PC
Box contents
Button panel
Button panel
Component Description
Buttons
Button panel
Status indicators
The status indicators show you the current activity of system components. Status indicator Meaning
Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway M1300 Tablet PC
Power switch side
Component Description
Ports side
Ports side
Component Icon Description
Speakers side
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Identifying your model
Gateway model number and internal wireless label
Gateway serial number
Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity
Finding your specifications
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Accessories
Batteries and automobile/airplane power adapters
Carrying cases
Drives
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Motion FlexDock
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Getting Started
Safety instructions
General tips
Using the battery
Using the AC adapter
Basic safety precautions
Connecting the AC adapter
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5
Protecting from power source problems
Starting your tablet PC
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4
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Waking up your tablet PC
Turning off your tablet PC
To turn off your tabletPC:
1
Restarting (rebooting) your tablet PC
To close unresponsive programs and restart your tabletPC:
1
2
3 4 5
Using the display
Using the pen
Calibration
To open the calibration program:
Gestures
Pen button
Tips
Tablet Input Panel (TIP)
TIP tips
Using the keyboard
Key types
System key combinations
Status indicators
Using the touchpad
Chapter 2: Getting Started
To... Do this...
Connecting the modem
Connecting to a wired Ethernet network
To connect to a wired Ethernet network:
1
2
Broadband Internet connections
Installing a printer, scanner , or other peripheral device
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Getting Help
Using the tutorials
More helpful startup pages and programs
Get Going with Tablet PC
To open Get Going with Tablet PC:
Take a Tour of Windows XP To open Take a Tour of Windows XP:
1 2 3 4
Inkball
To play Inkball:
Help and Support Center
To start Help and Support
Searching for a topic
Do More with Gateway
Online help
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Using eSupport
Support Home tab
Downloads tab
Contact Us tab
Account Info tab
Windows Basics
About Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
About the Windows environment
Using the desktop
Using the Start menu
To use the Start menu:
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2
3
Adding icons to the desktop
To add icons to the desktop:
1 2
3
Identifying window items
Chapter 4: Windows Basics
Working with files and folders
Viewing drives
To view the drives on your tabletPC:
To see the files and folders on a drive:
Creating folders
To create a folder:
1 2
3
4 5
Copying and moving files and folders
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Deleting files and folders
To delete files or folders:
1
2
To recover files or folders from the Recycle Bin:
Browsing for files and folders
To browse for a file:
2
3
Searching for files
To find files and folders using the Search utility:
1
2
3
4
Using advanced search options
Working with documents
Creating a new document
To create a new document:
1
2
Saving a document
To save a document:
1
2
3 4
Opening a document
To open a document:
1 2 3
4
Printing a document
To print a document:
1 2 3 4
Keyboard shortcuts
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Learning about the Internet
Setting up an Internet account
Using the World Wide Web
Connecting to a Web site
To connect to a Web site:
1
2
Downloading files
To download files or programs from a Web site:
1 2
3
4 5
Using e-mail
Sending e-mail
To send e-mail using Microsoft Outlook:
1 2 3
4 5 6
Checking your e-mail
Using Multimedia
Adjusting the volume
To adjust the overall volume level using hardware controls:
3
To adjust the overall volume level:
1
4
To adjust specific volume levels:
1
2
3
4
5
6
Recording and playing audio
To make an audio recording:
1
2
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Playing audio and video files with the Windows Media Player
To play a file using the WindowsMedia Player:
1
2 3 4
Using the optional diskette drive
To use a diskette:
1
2
3
Using the optional DVD/CD-RW drive
Connecting the DVD/CD-RW drive
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Inserting a CD or DVD
To insert a CD or DVD:
1
2
3
Listening to CDs
To play a CD using Windows MediaPlayer:
1 2
3
Playing a DVD
To play a DVD:
1
2 3
4
Creating CDs
Creating data CDs
To create a data CD:
1 2
3
4 5
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Chapter 6: Using Multimedia
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Creating music CDs
To create music CDs:
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3
4 5
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Copying CDs
To copy a CD:
1 2
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4
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Using an external monitor
Connecting a digital camera
To connect a digital camera:
1
2
Connecting a digital camera
Connecting a digital video camera
To connect a digital video camera:
1
2
Sending and Receiving Faxes
Installing Fax
To install Fax:
1
2
3 4
Configuring Fax
To configure Microsoft Fax:
1
2
3
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Sending a simple fax
To send a simple fax:
1
2
3 4
Setting up your cover page template
To set up your fax cover page template:
1
2
3
Faxing from programs
Faxing a scanned document
4 5
Receiving and viewing a fax
To receive and view a fax:
1
2
Canceling a fax
Automatically retry sending a fax
To automatically retry sending a fax:
2
3 4 5 6
Automatically cancelling a fax
To automatically cancel a failed fax:
2
3 4 5 6
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Managing Power
Battery basics
Monitoring the battery charge
Power meter
Battery status indicator
Battery status gauge
Low battery alarm
Recharging the battery
Changing batteries
To change the battery:
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Extending battery life
Conserving battery power
Using alternate power sources
Changing power modes
Using power saving modes
Changing power settings
Changing the power scheme
To change the power scheme:
3
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2
Changing alarm options
To change the alarm options:
1
2
3
Changing advanced settings
To change advanced power management settings:
1
2
3
Activating and using Hibernate mode
To activate Hibernate mode:
1
2
3
To use Hibernate mode:
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Travel T ips
Packing your tablet
Traveling by air
Modem
Radio frequency wireless connections
Files
Security
To create a startup password:
1
2 3
4 5 6
Power
Additional tips
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Customizing Your Tablet PC
Using the display
Changing display orientation
To change display orientation:
To change orientation properties:
Adjusting brightness
Adjusting the screen and desktop settings
Adjusting the color depth
To change the color depth:
3
4
Adjusting the screen resolution
To adjust the screen resolution:
1
3
4 5
Changing the colors on your Windows desktop
To change desktop colors:
3
1
4
Changing the desktop background
To change the desktop background:
1
3
4
5
6
Selecting a screen saver
To select a screen saver:
1
3
4
Adjusting tablet and pen settings
To change tablet and pen settings:
1
2 3
Programming the buttons
To reprogram button functions:
1
2 3
Using the Motion Dashboard
To open the Motion Dashboard:
Using the Motion Dashboard
This feature: Does this:
Using speech recognition
Adding and modifying user accounts
User account tips
To add, delete, or modify user accounts:
1 2 3
To switch user accounts:
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2 3
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Networking Y our Tablet PC
Benefits of networking
Sharing a single Internet connection
Sharing drives
Sharing peripheral devices
Streaming audio and video files
Playing multi-player games
Selecting a network connection
Wired Ethernet network
Wireless Ethernet network
Using a wired Ethernet network
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet
Example wired Ethernet network
Equipment you need for a wired Ethernet network
Using a wireless Ethernet network
Example access point wireless Ethernet network
Equipment you need for an access point wireless Ethernet network
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Equipment you need for a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network
For more information
Using your tablet PC on a network
Installing and configuring your tablet PC for Ethernet networking
Turning your wireless Ethernet on or off
To turn wireless Ethernet on or off using the Dashboard:
1 2
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3
Moving from Your Old Computer
Using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
To open the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard:
Transferring files
Finding your files
To find files in the My Documents folder:
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2 3
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2
Transferring Internet settings
Setting up your ISP
To use the Internet Connection Wizard:
1
2
Installing your old printer or scanner
Installing your old programs
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Maintaining Y our Tablet PC
General Guidelines
Display screen
Pen
Replacing the pen point
Caring for your tablet PC
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Creating an emergency startup diskette
To create an emergency startup diskette:
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Protecting your tablet PC from viruses
To scan for viruses:
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2
3
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Managing hard drive space
Checking hard drive space
To check hard drive space:
2
Using Disk Cleanup
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3 4
5
Checking the hard drive for errors
To check the hard drive for errors:
4
2
3
Defragmenting the hard drive
To defragment the hard drive:
2
3
4 5
6
Backing up files
Using the Scheduled Task Wizard
To start the Scheduled Task Wizard:
1
2
3
Cleaning your tablet PC
Cleaning the exterior
Cleaning the keyboard
Cleaning the tablet PC screen
Cleaning the mouse
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Restoring Software
Chapter 14: Restoring Software
Using the Restoration CDs
Reinstalling device drivers
To reinstall device drivers:
1
2 3
5
6
7 8
Updating device drivers
To update device drivers:
1
2 3
5
Reinstalling programs
To reinstall programs from the Applications CD(s):
1
2 3
4
5 6
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9
10 11
Reinstalling Windows
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Adding and removing a PC Card
To add a PCCard:
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Preventing static electricity discharge
Adding or replacing memory
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Back
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Component Icon Description
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Using the FlexDock
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Troubleshooting
Safety guidelines
First steps
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Troubleshooting
Audio
Battery
Device installation
You have computer problems after adding a new device
Diskette drive
The diskette drive is not recognized
You see an Access Denied or Write protect error message
You see a Disk is full error message
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Display
The screen is too dark
The screen resolution is not correct
The screen is unreadable or distorted.
To reinstall the display driver:
DVD/CD-RW Drive
Your tabletPC does not recognize a disc or the drive
An audio CD does not produce sound
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A DVD movie will not play
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Cleaning CDs or DVDs
File management
A file was accidentally deleted
To restore deleted files:
1 2
Internet
You cannot connect to the Internet
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You see an Unable to locate host message and are unable to browse the Internet
Connecting to a Web site takes too long
Interface/Ports
Keyboard
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A keyboard character keeps repeating or you see a Keyboard stuck or Key failure error message
Memory
You see a Memory error message
You see a Not enough memory error message
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Modem
Your modem does not dial or does not connect
To check the dialing properties:
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2
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You cannot connect to the Internet
Your 56K modem does not connect at 56K
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To access the gateway.your.way dial-up server:
1 2 3
The modem is not recognized by your tablet PC
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To run modem diagnostics:
1 2
3
4
5
The modem is noisy when it dials and connects
Mouse
The external mouse does not work
The external mouse works erratically
Networks
You cannot connect to your company network
Operating system
Passwords
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PC Cards
You installed a PCCard and now your tablet PC is having problems
Pen
The tablet does not respond to the pen
The pen tip does not line up with the pointer when I tap the screen
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Your tabletPC lost data during battery swap
The battery seems to run down very quickly
The tablet will not turn on
The tablet turns on and the hard drive status indicator flashes, but nothing appears on the display
Printer
The printer will not turn on
The printer is on but will not print
To set a default printer:
1
1
2
3
You see a Printer is out of paper error message
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Sound
The built-in microphone does not seem to hear my voice correctly
You are not getting sound from the built-in speakers
Video
The external monitor is not working
FAQs
How long will the battery stay charged?
Are there ways to make the battery charge last longer?
What is the average life of the battery?
What does the tablet need for use in another country?
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Telephone support
Before calling Gateway Technical Support
Chapter 17: Troubleshooting
Telephone numbers
Gateway offers a wide range of customer service, technical support, and information services.
Automated troubleshooting system Telephone numbers
You can access the following services through your telephone to get answers to your questions:
Service description How to reach
Tutoring and training
Self-help
Tutoring
Chapter 17: Troubleshooting
Training
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Setting up your system
Care during use
Replacement parts and accessories
Regulatory compliance statements
Wireless Guidance
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United States of America
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Intentional emitter per FCC Part 15
Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15
FCC declaration of conformity
Telecommunications per FCC part68 (applicable to products fitted with USA modems)
Canada
Industry Canada (IC) Intentional emitter per RSS 210
Unintentional emitter per ICES-003
Telecommunications per Industry Canada CS-03 (for products fitted with an IC-compliant modem)
Mexico
Intentional emitter
California Proposition 65 Warning
Unintentional emitter
Laser safety statement
Notices
All Rights Reserved
Trademark Acknowledgments
Macrovision statement
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Index