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    De skt op P C Use r G u i d e[...]

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    Cont ents i Chapter 1: Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Thank you for purchasing our computer! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using the eMachines Web si te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Contents ii Playing audio and video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Playing optical discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Creating audio files and music libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    iii www.emachines.com Setting up multiple monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Changing system sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Changing mouse settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Contents iv[...]

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    Chapt er 1 1 Get ting Help • Using t he eMachine s W eb site • Using Help and Suppor t • Using online help[...]

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    Chapter 1: Getting Help 2 T hank y ou f or pur c ha sing our comput er! Y ou hav e made an ex cellent decision c h oosing eMachine s. W e are sur e that y ou wil l be pleas ed wit h the outstanding quality , reliability , and perf ormance of y our new computer . Each and ev er y eMachines comput er uses the late st tec hnology and pass es thr ough [...]

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    www.emachines.com 3 2 T ype a w ord or phra se in t he Search Help box locat ed at the t op of any He lp and Support sc reen, then pr es s E NTER . For each sea rch , you recei ve a list of suggest ed topic s. T o find t he answ er , cl ick th e res ult that most c los ely mat ches y our question. Addition al re sults m ay be a vailable if the firs[...]

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    Chapter 1: Getting Help 4[...]

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    Chapt er 2 5 U sing W indow s • Usi n g th e Wi n d ows d e sk top • Wor ki n g wi th fi les a nd fold e rs • Sear ching f or file s • W orking with doc uments • Short cuts[...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Windows 6 U sing the W indow s deskt op Af ter y our comput er starts, t he first s cre en you s ee is th e Windo ws de skt op . The de skt op is lik e the t op of a real des k. Think of t he deskt op as y our person aliz ed work spac e where y ou open progr ams and perf orm ot her tasks. . Y our deskt op may be diff erent f rom t [...]

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    www.emachines.com 7 U sing the Star t menu Y ou can start progr ams, open file s, cust omiz e your s yst em, get help, sear ch f or files and f old ers, and more u sing the Star t menu. T o use the Start menu: 1 Cli c k ( Start ) on the lo wer lef t of the W indow s deskt op. The Start menu o pens, showing y ou the first le vel of menu it ems. 2 Cl[...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Windows 8 Adding icons t o t he deskt op Y ou may w ant to ad d an icon (shor tc ut) t o the de skt op f or a pr ogram that you use f requentl y . T o add icons to the desktop: 1 Cli c k ( Start ) , then click All Programs . 2 Right -clic k (pre ss the right mous e butt on) the pr ogram t hat you w ant t o add to the deskt op. 3 Cl[...]

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    www.emachines.com 9 Ev er y progr am window looks a little dif f erent because eac h has its ow n menus, icons, and controls. Most w indow s include t hese it ems: Win dow i tem Description The title bar is the hori zont al bar at the t op of a wi ndow th at show s the window title . The Search bo x lets y ou sear ch f or a word or p hrase i n the [...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Windows 10 W orking w ith f iles and f olders Y ou can organi ze y our files and progr ams to suit y our pref erences much lik e you w ould stor e inf ormation in a file cabinet. Y ou can store t hese file s in folders and cop y , mov e , and delete t he inf ormation just as y o u would reor ganize and thr ow aw a y infor mation in[...]

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    www.emachines.com 11 To c r e a t e a f o l d e r : 1 Cli c k ( Start ) , then clic k Computer on the St art menu . 2 Double-clic k the dri v e where y ou want t o put the ne w folder . T ypicall y , Local Disk (C:) is your hard driv e and 3½ Flopp y (A:) i s your disk et te dr iv e (if insta lled) . 3 If you w a nt t o creat e a new f older insid[...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Windows 12 5 Wit h the pointer inside the de stination f older , right-c lick. 6 Cli c k Pas te . The fil e or fo lder you mo ve d appears in its ne w location and is remo ved f rom its old location. Deleting f iles and f olders When you t hro w aw ay paper files and f olders, y ou tak e them f rom t he file cabinet and put them in[...]

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    www.emachines.com 13 T o empty the Recycle Bin: 1 Double -click t he Rec yc le Bi n icon on the deskt op. The Rec ycl e Bi n wi nd ow o pe ns . 2 Cli c k Empty the Recy cle Bin . Windo ws a sks you if you ar e sure th at you w ant t o empty the bi n . 3 Cli c k Ye s . Window s permanently delet es all files in the R ec yc le Bin. Sear ching f or f [...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Windows 14 Using ad vanced search options Search can f ind files meeting more c riter ia than file name. Y ou can narro w your sear ch by s electing the se arch options that you w a nt. Y ou can searc h by t he: • Name or part of a n ame • Creation dat e • Modifica tion date • File type • Ta g • Auth o r • T ex t cont[...]

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    www.emachines.com 15 W orking w ith doc uments C omputer documents i nclude w ord pr oces sing fil es, spr eadsheet file s, or other similar f iles. The basic me thods of c reating, sa ving, opening, and prin ting a document appl y to mo st of thes e type s of files. The fo llowi ng ex amples sho w how t o cr eate , sa ve , open, and pr int a doc u[...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Windows 16 Opening a doc ument T o vie w , re vise , or print an ex isting document, first y ou need to open it. Open the document in the p rog ram th at i t was crea ted in . To o p e n a d o c u m e n t : 1 Start t he pr ogram. 2 Cli c k File , then click Open . 3 Cli c k Fold ers to op e n th e Fold ers list, then clic k the f o[...]

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    www.emachines.com 17 Shor t c uts The f ollow ing table show s a fe w shortc uts that y ou can use in W indow s and almost all pr ograms that run in W indows. F or more inf ormation about short cuts, see y our Window s or progra m doc umentation. Help For more inf ormation about Window s ke yboard short cuts, c lick Start , t hen clic k Help and Su[...]

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    Chapter 2: Using Windows 18[...]

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    Chapt er 3 19 U sing t he Int ernet and F axing • L earning about t he Int ernet • Set ting up an Inter net account • Using t he W orld W ide Web • Using e-mail • Using W indow s F ax and Scan • Sending a f ax • R ecei ving and v iew ing a f ax[...]

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    Chapter 3: Using the Internet and Faxing 20 L earning about t he Int er net Th e Int ern et is a wor ldwide netw ork of computers link ed toget her to pr ovide inf ormation to people e veryw here . The tw o most popular se r vi ces on the Int ernet are e-mail and the W orld W ide Web. Y ou can access t his network b y connecting y our computer t o [...]

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    www.emachines.com 21 Acces sing y our Int ernet account Th e m e th o d yo u us e to a c c ess yo u r I n te rn e t a c c o u nt va ri es fro m I S P to I S P . C on t a ct you r I S P fo r the corre ct pr ocedure . U sing the W orld W ide W eb The Wor ld Wide W eb is a multimedi a windo w to t he Inte rnet t hat giv es y ou acces s to millio ns of[...]

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    Chapter 3: Using the Internet and Faxing 22 Do wnloading f iles Downloading is th e p roc ess of tra ns ferrin g fi les from a co mp uter on the In terne t to you r c om pu ter . T o download files or programs f rom a Web sit e: 1 Co nnect t o your Int erne t account. 2 In the addr es s bar , type t he addres s of the W eb site t hat contains the f[...]

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    www.emachines.com 23 5 T ype the subject of your e-mail in the Subject box. 6 T ype t he e-mail me ss age . 7 When finished, click Send . Y o ur e-mail is sent o ver t he Internet t o the e- mail addres s you spec ified. C hecking y our e -mail T o chec k your e-mail using W indows Mail: 1 Co nnect t o y our Inter net serv ice pr ov ider . 2 Cli c [...]

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    Chapter 3: Using the Internet and Faxing 24 3 If y ou hav e nev er sent a f ax on this comput er bef ore , clic k New Fax on th e toolbar . The Fax Setu p window opens. 4 C lick the ty pe of connec tion yo u will be us ing (fax modem or f ax serv er) . The Cho ose a modem nam e screen opens. 5 T ype t he name of t he fax modem in the dialog bo x, t[...]

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    www.emachines.com 25 7 Creat e your f ax, then open t he Cove r Pag e menu b y clic king the ar ro w and selec ting a co v er page fr om the list. T he Se nder Inf ormation dialog bo x opens. 8 T ype y our inf ormation in t he space s pro vid ed, then c lick OK . T he New Fax dialog bo x opens. 9 T o enter optional dialing rule inf ormation, clic k[...]

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    Chapter 3: Using the Internet and Faxing 26 11 Highlight your location, then click Edit . T he Ed i t Loc a t io n dialog box opens. 12 Co mplet e the location inf ormation, then c lick OK . Y ou are r eturned t o the Dialin g R ules dialog box. 13 Cli c k OK . The New F ax dialog box opens. 14 Ent er , scan, or at tach t he fax infor mation y ou w[...]

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    www.emachines.com 27 3 Cli c k To o l s , Cove r Pag e s , then clic k New . The Fax Cove r Pa g e Ed i to r opens. • If y ou wa nt to i nclude f ields t hat are impor te d fr om the Send F ax Wi zar d or the F ax Co nfigurati on Wi zard (such a s T o or F rom) , add th em to t he page b y using t he Insert menu, t hen mov e them to t he appropr [...]

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    Chapter 3: Using the Internet and Faxing 28 4 Cli c k Delete to c a nc e l th e fax . 5 Cli c k Ye s . R eceiv ing and vie wing a f ax T o receive and vie w a fax: 1 Cli c k ( Start ), All Programs , then c lick Windo ws F ax and Scan . W indow s F ax and Scan opens. 2 If Window s Fa x and Sca n is in Scan vie w , click Fax in the lo wer lef t corn[...]

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    Chapt er 4 29 Pla y ing and Cr eating Media F iles • Pl a ying mu sic and mo vie s • Creating a udio files and mu sic librar ies • Creating mu sic CDs and video D VDs • Creating and cop ying data disc s • Using W indow s Media C enter[...]

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    Chapter 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 30 P la y ing music and mo v ies P la ying a udio and video f ile s Windo ws Media Pla yer can pla y se ver al types of audio and v ideo files, including W A V , M IDI, MP3, A U, A VI, and MPE G f ormats. F or more inf ormation about u sing Wind ows Media Pla y er , clic k Help . T o play a file using Wi [...]

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    www.emachines.com 31 3 Cl ick one of th e f ollowing t o control pla ybac k: • Shuff le randomiz es the play back order of t he files in the pla ylist. • Rep ea t starts pla ying the li st ov er again af ter it reache s the end. • Stop st ops pla yba ck and r e winds t he c urrent file t o the begin ning. • Rewi nd quickly r ewinds t he cur[...]

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    Chapter 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 32 3 If a dialog bo x opens and a sks you w hat y ou want t he comput er t o do with the dis c, clic k Play . W i ndow s Media P lay er opens and begins play ing the disc. If Window s Media Play er does not open aut omatically , clic k ( Start ), All Progr ams , then cli ck Windo ws Media Pla yer . Windo [...]

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    www.emachines.com 33 5 Cl ick one of th e f ollowing t o control pla ybac k: • Shuff le randomiz es the play back order of t he files on t he disc. • Rep ea t starts pla ying the li st ov er again af ter it reache s the end. • Stop st ops pla yba ck and r e winds t he c urrent file t o the begin ning. • Rewi nd quickly r ewinds t he curr en[...]

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    Chapter 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 34 4 When you finish recording, click Stop R ecording . The Save As dialog box opens. 5 T ype a name f or the re cording, spe cify t he file ty pe and location w here y ou want t o sa ve the r ecording, then click Sa v e . T he recording is sa ved. Creating WMA and MP3 music files Using W indow s Media Pl[...]

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    www.emachines.com 35 Building a mu sic library Us e Windo ws Media P lay er to build a mu sic library . Y ou can organi z e your mu sic trac ks (in div idual MP3 or WMA audio files) b y categorie s, find a track quickl y by sor ting, an d add infor mation to a music f ile. Y ou can add music trac ks to your mu sic library b y: • Creating MP3 or W[...]

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    Chapter 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 36 Cr eating mu sic CDs and v ideo D VDs Cr eating a music CD Creating a music CD using Windo ws Media P la yer T o create a music CD using W indows Media P lay er: 1 Cli c k ( Start ), A ll Programs , t hen clic k Window s Media Pla yer . Windows Media P lay er opens. 2 I n s e r t a b l a n k , w r i t [...]

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    www.emachines.com 37 Cr eating a video D VD Creating a video D VD using Windo ws D VD Mak er If y our comput er has W indow s Vis ta Home Premium or W indow s Vis ta Ultimat e Edition, you can cre a te vi d e o DV D s us in g Wi n d ows DVD M a ker . T o create a video D VD using Windo ws D VD Maker: 1 Insert a blank, w riteable D VD into your r ec[...]

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    Chapter 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 38 4 Cli c k Add items . The Add It ems t o DVD dialog box opens. 5 Find and selec t the video s you w ant to add to the v ideo DVD , then clic k Add . The v ideos ar e added to t he video list, and a graphic in t he lower lef t corner of the w indow show s you how much disc capac ity wil l be use d. 6 Cl[...]

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    www.emachines.com 39 7 Cl ick an y of the f ollowing options t o cust omiz e your v ideo disc: • Pre vie w shows ho w your D VD’ s opening menu wi ll look using t he current s ettings. • Menu te xt ch anges th e disc title , f ont, and butt on name s. • Customize menu c hanges the menu f onts, back ground and f oreground v ideos, audio trac[...]

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    Chapter 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 40 U sing W indow s Media Cent er If y our comput er has W indow s Vis ta Home Premium or W indow s Vis ta Ultimat e Edition, you can us e Windo ws Media C enter t o wat ch TV , video s, and mov ies, list en t o music, and vie w phot os. Media C enter is a simpl ified, streamli ned interf ace that is id e[...]

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    www.emachines.com 41 3 Us e the r emote contr ol nav igation butt ons to s elect a Media Cent er menu option, t hen pres s OK . • TV + M ov ies lets y ou play TV pr ograms y ou ha ve r ecorded, pla y a DVD or Blu-ra y movi e , or set up y our TV tuner card (if installed) . • Online Media lets y ou play online games. • T asks lets y ou set up [...]

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    Chapter 4: Playing and Creating Media Files 42 U sing the Media C ent er remot e control Wit h Media Cent er mode activ e, y ou can use t he optional remot e control t o play all of y our medi a files f rom acr oss th e room. (The remot e control, if included with y our com puter , may look diff erent fro m t h at s h ow n b e l ow. ) Button(s) Fun[...]

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    Chapt er 5 43 Networking Y our C omput er • Intr oduc tion t o Netw orking • Ethernet netw orking • Bluet ooth ne tworking[...]

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    Chapter 5: Networking Your Computer 44 Intr oduc tion t o Netw orking Netw orking ter ms y ou should know DHCP—Dy namic Host C onfiguration Pr otocol (DHCP) l ets a rout er tempor aril y as sign an IP addre ss to a computer on t he netw ork. IP addre ss—Int ernet Pr otocol (IP) addr ess is a numb er t h at un iq ue l y i de nt if i e s a c om p[...]

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    www.emachines.com 45 Attac hed t o the rout er are all of y our computers or Et herne t-r eady de vices . Also connec ted t o the rout er is a cable or DSL modem t hat pro vide s acces s to t he Inte rnet. Equipment y ou need f or a router-based Ether net network For a w ired Et hernet netw ork y ou need: • T wo or mor e computers wi th Etherne t[...]

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    Chapter 5: Networking Your Computer 46 Setting up w ired Ethernet network hardw are Making sure yo ur broadband connection works Bef ore y ou change an yt hing about yo ur home setup , mak e sure t hat your br oadband connec tion is working corr ectl y . T o test t he connection, log ont o the Inter net using y our curr ent setup. If the connection[...]

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    www.emachines.com 47 In addition to a r outer , you need a straight -through cable f or each computer y ou w ant to connect to t h e n et wo r k . T o set up a network using a router: 1 Plug one e nd of the pow er adapter int o the A C connec tor on the r out er and the other e nd into a gr ounded, 1 10V elec trical outlet. 2 T urn on y our compute[...]

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    Chapter 5: Networking Your Computer 48 W ireless Ethernet standards C urren t wir eles s Ether net stan dards inc lude t he f ollow ing: • 80 2. 1 1a — 54Mbps • 8 0 2 .11 b — 11 M b p s • 80 2. 1 1g — 54Mbps • 80 2. 1 1n — 540Mbps Speed is no t the onl y issu e if you decide t o use eq uipment wit h dif fer ent standar ds. Co mpatib[...]

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    www.emachines.com 49 Determining if a wireless E thernet device is already installed on y our computer T o determine if an Ethernet card is already installed on y our computer: 1 Cli c k Start , then c lick Control Panel . T he Cont rol Panel win dow o pen s. 2 Cli c k Sy stem and Maint enance , then click System . 3 Cli c k Dev ice Manager f rom t[...]

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    Chapter 5: Networking Your Computer 50 5 If y our comput er does not alread y ha ve a n ame , type a un ique comput er name in t he Computer name box . This name identifie s the comput er to other u sers on the ne twork. Us e a comput er name of up t o 1 5 char act ers with no blank spaces. E ach comput er name must be unique on y our network. All-[...]

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    www.emachines.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 Cli c k ( Start ), t he n c l i c k Netw ork . T he Network wind ow op en s . 2 Cli c k Networ k and Sharing Cent er . The Ne twork and Shar ing C ent er wind ow o pe ns . 3 Cli c k Connect to a netw ork on th e left of t he windo w . Th e Connec t [...]

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    Chapter 5: Networking Your Computer 52 4 Cl ick a netw ork, th en click Connect . If you can see the netw ork name , bu t you cannot conn ect to it, y our network is using sec urity . Right -clic k on the netw ork, then c lick Properties . Mod ify the securi ty settin gs to ma tch the set ti n g s you s et o n yo u r a c c ess p o i n t . W ireless[...]

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    www.emachines.com 53 Aft e r the dri ve s and printers on eac h network comp ut er are shar ed, you ca n acces s them as t hough the y were at tached dir ectl y to y our computer . Then y ou can: • Vi ew a net work dri ve • Open and copy f iles st ored on ot her network comput ers • Print documents on ne twork print ers Sharing dri ves or f o[...]

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    Chapter 5: Networking Your Computer 54 Sharing pr inters To s h a r e p r i n t e r s : 1 Cli c k ( Start ), t he n c l i c k Control P anel . The Co nt ro l Pan el window opens. 2 Under Hardware and Sound , c lick Print er The Print ers wind ow o pe ns . 3 Right -click the n ame an d icon of the print er you w ant to share , then click Shar ing on[...]

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    www.emachines.com 55 Cop ying files across the netw ork T o copy files across the network: 1 Cli c k ( Start ), t he n c l i c k Comput er . The Co mp u ter window opens. 2 Bro ws e t o the ne twork dri ve th at contains the file y ou want to cop y . 3 Br ows e t o the f ile y ou wa nt to c opy . 4 Right - clic k the file , then c lick Copy . 5 Rig[...]

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    Chapter 5: Networking Your Computer 56 5 Under Pe r s o n a l A r e a N et w o rk , click Bluet ooth Network Connection . 6 On the t oolbar , clic k View Bluet ooth netw ork de vices . T he Blue toot h P ersonal Ar ea Networ k Device s dialog box opens. 7 Under Bluetooth dev ices , click t hat dev ice you w ant to connect t o, then clic k Connect .[...]

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    Chapt er 6 57 Pr ot ec ting y our comput er • Ha rdware se curi ty • Dat a se curit y • Sec urity updat es[...]

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    Chapter 6: Protecting your computer 58 Har dw are s ec urity Although y ou may be able t o replace y our comp uter w ith a call t o your insurance agent, you cannot replace the inf ormation stored on y our computer . T ake st eps t o pre vent t heft of y our computer . K ensington loc k slot The first st ep in comp uter s ecurity is pre venting you[...]

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    www.emachines.com 59 Pr otec ting y our comput er fr om vir us es A virus is a p r og r am t ha t a tt ac he s it se lf t o a fi le o n a co mp ut er , t he n s pr ea ds f r om one com pu t er to another . Vir use s can damage data or caus e your comput er to malfunc tion. Some viru ses go undet ect ed for a per iod of time becaus e the y are ac ti[...]

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    Chapter 6: Protecting your computer 60 2 At the t op of the window , click Ta s k s . The Tas k s window opens. 3 Cli c k Run Sc an s . The Choose S ca ns win dow op en s. 4 Clic k the ty pe of scan y ou want t o run, then c lick Go . Nort on 36 0 scans y our computer f or vir use s and spyw are and r emov es an y that i t finds. When the scan is f[...]

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    www.emachines.com 61 Updating y our virus and sp yw are definitions Y ou should update y our viru s definitions frequentl y so Nort on 36 0 can recogniz e the lat est thr eats. T o update y our virus and sp yware definitions: 1 Mak e sure that you ar e conne ct ed to t he Internet. 2 Cli c k ( Start ), All Programs , Nort on 360 , then click Nor to[...]

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    Chapter 6: Protecting your computer 62 4 Cli c k Chec k for Updates . Y our compu ter do wnloads and installs the lat est viru s definitions. U sing Windo ws Sec urity C ent er Win dow s Secur ity C enter h elps pr otec t your c omputer thr ough: • A f irewa l l • Aut omatic Window s update s • Third p arty virus protecti on software • Sec [...]

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    www.emachines.com 63 3 Cli c k: • Wind ows U pd ate to r un Window s Update or modify the W indows Updat e settings. • Wind ows F ir ewall to pre vent outsiders f rom acce ssing t he infor mation on your computer . • Windows Def ender to scan y our computer f or malicious or unwant ed softw a re t hat may have b e e n p l a c e d o n yo u r c[...]

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    Chapter 6: Protecting your computer 64 4 Cli c k: • Install Updates to downl oad and install updat es on yo ur computer . The se updat es in cl u de se cu ri ty u pd a tes . • Install Extr as to do wnload a dditional W indo ws s oftw are f or your c omput er . Scheduling automatic updat e s Us e the Window s S ecur ity Center t o schedule autom[...]

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    Chapt er 7 65 C u st omi zing W indow s • C hanging sc reen s et tings • C hanging sy stem s ounds • Ch an g i n g m o us e sett i n g s • Adding and modify ing us er accounts • C hanging pow er -sa ving s et tings • C hanging acces sibility set tings • Set ting up parental contr ols[...]

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    Chapter 7: 66 C h a n g i n g scree n setti n gs Adjusting t he color depth and sc reen area ar e two of th e most ba sic display s et tings y ou may need to cha ng e. Y o u c a n al so ad jus t setti n gs s uch as th e scre en ba ckgrou nd an d scre en saver . C hanging color depth and s c reen r es olution C olor depth and s cree n res olution ar[...]

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    www.emachines.com 67 C hanging the appear ance of windo w s and back gr ounds Y ou can change the appe arance of Windo ws de skt o p it ems, such a s the colors of w indow s and dialog box es and the color and design of the de sktop back ground. T o change window colors and ef fect s: 1 Cli c k ( Start ), Control Panel , t h en under Appea rance an[...]

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    Chapter 7: 68 Selec ting a sc reen s a v er Y ou can use a s creen s av er t o ke ep others f rom v iew ing your s cree n while y ou are aw ay f rom y our comput er . Windo ws suppl ies a v arie ty of scr een sav ers that y ou can choo se f rom, and ma ny mor e are a vailable fr om the Int ernet and as commercial pr oducts. T o se lect a screen sav[...]

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    www.emachines.com 69 Ch a n g i n g g a d g e t s Gadgets ar e constantl y running mi ni-progr ams that ar e visi ble on your W indow s deskt op. T he y can be mov ed, remo ved, re siz ed, and configured according t o your pr efer ence. Alt hough you can position t hem anywher e on your de sktop , gadgets ar e usuall y visible on the r ight edge of[...]

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    Chapter 7: 70 Using a gadget’s control panel Some gadge ts hav e built -in contr ol panels t hat you ca n use t o contr ol thei r beha vior . T o use a gadget ’ s control panel: 1 In the Sidebar , hold the mou se point er ov er the gadget. T he gadget’ s built -in contr ol panel appears on the gadget. (Slideshow gadge t shown) 2 Clic k the co[...]

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    www.emachines.com 71 Set ting up multiple monitors If y our comput er’s v ideo card su pports addition al monitors (it must hav e two video ports) , you can connec t an additional mo nitor or p rojec tor t o your computer . Y ou can use t he second monitor or pr oject or as a duplicate of the primar y display , or as an ex tension t o roughly dou[...]

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    Chapter 7: 72 9 T o use t he second monitor or pr oject or as an ex tension of your de sktop (incr easing the si ze of y our Windo ws de skt op) , clic k to s elect the c heck bo x f or Extend my W indows desktop on to t hi s mo n i to r . Y ou can click and drag the “2” monitor icon to position it the same w ay the phy sical mo nitor is arran [...]

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    www.emachines.com 73 C hanging mous e se t tings Y ou can adjust t he double-clic k speed, poin ter speed , left -hand or right -hand conf igurati on, and other mou se set tings. T o change your mouse settings: 1 Cli c k ( Start ), Control Panel , then under Hardware and Sound , click Mouse . T he Mou se Prope rtie s dialog box opens. 2 Change t he[...]

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    Chapter 7: 74 T o add, delete, or modify user accounts: 1 Cli c k ( Start ), Control Panel , t hen under User Acc ounts and Family Saf ety , clic k Add or remo ve user accounts . • T o cr eate a ne w account, clic k Create a ne w account , then f ollow t he on-scr een instructions t o finish the setup. • T o change an account, clic k the acc ou[...]

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    www.emachines.com 75 C hanging po w er -s a v ing se t tings C hanging the po w er plan P ower plans (groups of po wer set t ings) let y ou change po wer sa ving options such a s when the monitor or har d driv e is aut omatically turned of f . Y ou can selec t one of the def ined pow er plans or cr eate a c ustom po wer plan. T o change the power p[...]

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    Chapter 7: 76 4 T o change ad vanced po wer se tting s, clic k Change plan settings , Change adv anced pow er settings . 5 Change the s ettings y ou want, t hen click OK . Y ou can change: • P ow er -down time s f or yo ur hard dri ve , wir eles s netw ork adapter , USB de vice s, and proce ssor • P ow er management s et tings f or y our displa[...]

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    www.emachines.com 77 C hanging acce s sibility se t tings Y our computer c an be a pow erful t ool, but it ma y be les s use ful to you if it ems on the s cr een are diff icult to see , or if the mouse is diff icult t o control. Window s has se ver al tools that help you us e it more ea sily . U sing the E as e of Acces s C enter Us e the E ase of [...]

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    Chapter 7: 78 U sing v oice recognition Y ou can attach a micr ophone to your comput er an d configure Windo ws to creat e typed te xt f rom yo ur vo i ce. T o set up voice recognition: 1 Cli c k ( Start ), Control Panel , Ease of Acc ess , then click Speech Recognition Options . Th e Speec h Recognition Options win dow op en s. 2 Clic k one of the[...]

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    www.emachines.com 79 Filt ering Int erne t acces s Y ou can specify the ty pe of Int ernet cont ent that can be acce ssed b y a user . T o s e t u p I n t e r n e t f i l t e r i n g : 1 Cli c k ( Start ), Control Panel , then under User Accounts and Family Saf ety , clic k Set up parental controls f or any user . The Parental Contro ls dialog box [...]

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    Chapter 7: 80 Scheduling comput er and Int erne t us e T o schedule the times a user can access the Internet: 1 Cli c k ( Start ), Control Panel , then under User Accounts and Family Saf ety , clic k Set up parental controls f or any user . The P arenta l Cont rol s dialog box opens. 2 C lick the u ser account to sc hedule f or , then clic k Time l[...]

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    www.emachines.com 81 3 Cli c k Set game ratings . T he Game R est ric tions dialog bo x opens. 4 Cl ick th e le vel of game s you want allo wed, then c lick OK . The settin gs a re saved. T o res trict specific g ames: 1 Cli c k ( Start ), Control Panel , then under User Accounts and Family Saf ety , clic k Set up parental controls f or any user . [...]

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    Chapter 7: 82 4 Clic k the le vel of acces s you w ant f or each game listed, then clic k OK . If the game y ou want t o r e st r ic t ac ce s s t o i s n ot sh o wn o n t he li st, s ee “Re stricting spec ific pr ograms” on page 8 2 . R estric ting spec ific pr ograms T o res trict specific p rograms: 1 Cli c k ( Start ), Control Panel , then [...]

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    www.emachines.com 83 Notice s Cop yright © 200 7 Gate wa y , Inc. All Rights R eserv ed 7 56 5 Ir vine C enter Dr iv e Irvine , CA 9 26 18 USA All Ri ghts Re served This publication is prot ect ed by cop yright and all rights are re served. No part of it ma y be repr oduced or transmitted b y any means or in an y f orm, without prior cons ent in w[...]

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    85 Index A access point setting up 49 using 48 accessibility high contrast color scheme 77 Magnifier 77 Narrator 77 on-screen keyboard 77 settings 77 accessing shared drives 54 shared files 54 shared folders 54 accounts Internet 20 ISP 20 user 73 Windows user 58 adding user accounts 73 address e-mail 22 Web 21 AU file playing 30 audio playing 30 re[...]

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    Index 86 sending from program 27 sending scanned imag e 27 setting up cover page template 27 files copying 11 , 17 cutting 11 deleting 6 , 12 , 17 downloading 22 finding 13 , 14 moving 11 opening 7 opening shared 54 pasting 11 , 17 recovering 12 renaming 17 searching for 13 , 14 sharing 53 un-sharing 53 viewing list 10 finding files and folders 13 [...]

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    87 www.emachines.com starting 59 updating 61 O online help 2 , 3 opening documents 16 files 7 files across network 54 folders 10 programs 7 optical disc creating data 39 playing 31 Outlook 20 Outlook Express 20 P PAN 44 parental controls activity reports 82 blocking specific games 81 game ratings 80 Internet filtering 79 restricting game ac cess 80[...]

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    Index 88 sending fax 27 sending fax from program 27 sending scanned imag e fax 27 setting up fax cover page template 27 testing network 52 text to speech 78 title bar 9 transferring files from Internet 22 U un-sharing drives 53 folders 53 updating device drivers 2 Norton 360 61 Windows 63 user accounts adding in Windows 73 deleting 73 switching in [...]

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