Gateway m505 User Manual
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71 Using the World Wide Web www.gateway.com Using the World Wide Web The World Wide Web is a multimedia window to the Internet that gives you access to millions of information sources. Information on the Web comes to you on We b p a g e s, which are electronic documents that you view using a Web page display program called a browser. You can use any of the commercially available Web browsers, like Microsoft Internet Explorer (which comes installed on your new notebook), Netscape Navigator, or the browser built into America Online. Web pages can contain text, animations, music, and other multimedia features. A group of related Web pages is called a We b s i t e. You can access Web sites to shop, track investments, read the news, download programs, and much more. You can explore a Web site or visit other Web sites by clicking areas on a Web page called links or hyperlinks. A link may be colored or underlined text, a picture, or an animated image. You can identify a link by moving the mouse pointer over it. If the pointer changes to a hand, the item is a link. To learn more about using the Web browser features, click Help in the menu bar. Web pageLink Linked Web page
72 Chapter 5: Using the Internet www.gateway.com Connecting to a Web site After you set up an account with an Internet service provider (ISP) such as America Online, you can access the many information sources on the World Wide Web. To connect to a Web site: 1Connect to your Internet account. After your notebook connects, a default opening page or welcome screen opens. 2To go to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for “Universal Resource Locator”) in the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar. - OR - On the current Web page, click a link to a Web site. The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads (transfers) data to your notebook, and displays the page on the site that you requested. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. The speed that a Web page displays on your screen depends on the complexity of the Web page and other Internet conditions. Additionally, the speed of your connection will determine how fast Web pages display. Help and SupportFor more information about connecting to a Web site in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword connecting to Web site in the Search box , then click the arrow.
73 Using the World Wide Web www.gateway.com Downloading files Downloading is the process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your notebook. To protect your notebook against viruses, make sure that you scan the files you download. For more information, see “Protecting your notebook from viruses” on page 204. To download files or programs from a Web site: 1Connect to your Internet account. 2In the address bar, type the address of the Web site that contains the file or program you want to download, then click GO on the browser address bar. - OR - Click a link on a Web page to navigate to the Web site containing the file that you want to download. 3Create or locate the folder where you want to store the file on your notebook. For more information, see “Working with files and folders” on page 50. 4Click the link on the Web page for the file that you want to download. 5Follow the on-screen instructions for saving the file in the folder that you want. A copy of the file is downloaded to your notebook. The time that it takes to transfer the file to your notebook depends on file size and Internet conditions. 6Open the folder that you created. 7Install or view the downloaded file by double-clicking it. If applicable, follow the instructions provided on the Web site to run or install the program. Help and SupportFor more information about downloading files in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword downloading files in the Search box , then click the arrow.
74 Chapter 5: Using the Internet www.gateway.com Using e-mail E-mail (electronic mail) lets you send messages to anyone who has an Internet connection and e-mail address. E-mail is usually a free service of your Internet account. The Internet never closes, so you can send e-mail messages at any time. Your e-mail messages arrive at most e-mail addresses in minutes. An e-mail address consists of a user name, the @ symbol, and the Internet domain name of the Internet service provider (ISP) or company that “hosts” that user. Your e-mail address is assigned when you sign up for an account with an ISP. For example, a person with an account with America Online might have an e-mail address that is similar to this one: Sending e-mail To send e-mail using America Online: 1Connect to your America Online account. 2Click Write. 3Type the e-mail address of the recipient you want to send e-mail to in the Send To box. 4Type the subject of your e-mail in the Subject box. 5Type the e-mail message. 6When finished, click Send Now. Your e-mail is sent over the Internet to the e-mail address you specified. [email protected] User name Internet domain name
75 Using e-mail www.gateway.com Checking your e-mail To check your e-mail using America Online: 1Connect to your America Online account. 2Click Read. 3Double-click the message you want to read. For more information about managing and organizing your e-mail messages, see the online help in your e-mail program. Help and SupportFor general information about using e-mail in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword e-mail in the Search box , then click the arrow.
6 77 Sending and Receiving Faxes Microsoft Fax lets you send and receive faxes using the modem. Read this chapter to learn how to: ■Install and configure Fax ■Create and send a new fax ■Set up a fax cover page template ■Fax a document you scanned or created in another program ■Receive, view, and print a fax Help and SupportFor more information about sending and receiving faxes in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword Fax in the Search box , then click the arrow.
78 Chapter 6: Sending and Receiving Faxes www.gateway.com Installing and configuring Fax Installing Fax Microsoft Fax lets you send and receive faxes using your modem. When Windows XP was originally installed on your notebook, Fax was not installed. You need to install Fax from your blue Operating SystemCD. To install Fax: 1Insert the blue Operating SystemCD in your DVD/CD-RW or DVD-RW/CD-RW drive. 2If the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP dialog box opens, click Install optional Windows components . The Windows Components Wizard opens. -OR- If the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP dialog box does not open, click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. Click/Double-click Add and Remove Programs. The Add or Remove Programs dialog box opens. Click Add/Remove Windows Components. The Windows Components Wizard opens. 3Click Fax Services, then click Next. 4Click Finish to exit the Windows Components Wizard. 5Click Exit to close the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP dialog box. -OR- Click Close to close the Add or Remove Programs dialog box. ImportantYour modem cable must be installed before you can send and receive faxes. You cannot use your standard telephone modem to connect to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes.
79 Installing and configuring Fax www.gateway.com Configuring Fax Before you send your first fax, you need to set up your user information. Your fax cover sheets and fax headers contain this information, some of which is required by law. The Fax Configuration Wizard opens the first time you try to send a fax. To configure Microsoft Fax: 1Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communications, Fax, then click Fax Console . The Fax Configuration Wizard opens. 2On the Welcome to Fax Configuration Wizard screen, click Next. The Sender Information screen opens. 3Type the information about yourself that you want to appear on your fax cover page, then click Next. The Select Device for Sending or Receiving Faxes screen opens. ImportantThe first time you run the Fax Configuration Wizard, you may need to provide information in the Location Information and the Phone and Modem Options dialog boxes.
80 Chapter 6: Sending and Receiving Faxes www.gateway.com 4Click the arrow to open the Please select the fax device list, then click the modem you are using to send and receive faxes. 5If you want the modem to automatically answer the telephone in order to receive faxes, click the Enable Receive check box. 6Click Next. The Transmitting Subscriber Identification (TSID) screen opens. 7Type the transmitting fax identifier information. This identifier information is required by law. You can type up to 20 characters in the text box. We suggest using eight characters for your identifier name, followed by 12 characters for your telephone number. 8Click Next. 9If you set up your notebook to receive faxes, type the receiving fax identifier information, then click Next. This identifier information is required by law and can be the same identifier that you typed in Step 7. The Routing Options screen opens. ImportantSome fax machines cannot use special characters such as hyphens. We suggest using spaces instead of hyphens in telephone and fax numbers.