Gateway Profile 4 User Manual
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113 Creating music CDs www.gateway.com 4Move your pointer over CD copier, then click CD copier. The CD Copier window opens. 5On the Source and Destination tab, click the arrow button to open the Copy from list, then click the recordable drive. 6Click the arrow button to open the Record to list, then click the recordable drive. 7Click Copy. CD Copier copies the information on the source CD or DVD to your hard drive, prompts you to insert the blank CD or DVD, then copies the information from the hard drive to the blank CD or DVD. Copy
7 115 Customizing Yo u r C o m p u t e r This chapter provides information about customizing your computer by changing settings in Windows. Read this chapter to learn how to: ■Change screen and display settings ■Change the background and screen saver ■Adjust the mouse settings ■Add, change, and switch user accounts in Windows XP ■Adjust power management settings
116 Chapter 7: Customizing Your Computer www.gateway.com Adjusting the screen and desktop settings You can adjust the computer display settings for brightness, contrast, and horizontal and vertical image position using the controls on the front of your computer display. For more information about these adjustments, see “Computer display” on page 26. Adjusting the color depth and display area are two of the most basic display settings you may need to change. You can also adjust settings such as the display background and screen saver. Adjusting the color depth Color depth is the number of colors that can be displayed. Various image types require various color depths for optimum appearance. For example, simple color drawings may appear adequately in 256 colors while color photographs need millions of colors to be displayed with optimum quality. Windows lets you choose from several color depth settings. We recommend that the 32-bit True Color setting be used at all times. If the color in your images seems “false” or “jumpy,” especially after you have played a game or run a video-intensive program, check the color depth setting and return it to 32-bit True Color, if necessary. To change the color depth: 1In Windows XP, click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your control panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes. - OR - In Windows 2000, click Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 2Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens.
117 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings www.gateway.com 3Click the Settings tab. 4Click the arrow button to open the Color quality or Colors list, then click the color depth you want. 5To save your changes in Windows XP, click OK, then click Yes. - OR - To save your changes in Windows 2000, click OK, then click OK again. Help and SupportFor more information about adjusting display settings in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword changing display settings in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.
118 Chapter 7: Customizing Your Computer www.gateway.com Adjusting the screen resolution You can increase the screen resolution to fit more icons on your desktop, or you can decrease the resolution to make reading the display easier. The higher the resolution, the smaller individual components of the computer display (such as icons and menu bars) appear. To adjust the screen resolution: 1In Windows XP, click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes. - OR - In Windows 2000, click Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 2Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 3Click the Settings tab.
119 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings www.gateway.com 4Drag the Screen resolution or Screen area slider to the size you prefer. 5To save your changes in Windows XP, click OK, then click Yes. - OR - To save your changes in Windows 2000, click OK, then click OK again. Changing the colors on your Windows desktop You can change the colors of Windows desktop items, such as the background color and dialog box title bars. To change desktop colors in Windows XP: 1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes. 2Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. Help and SupportFor more information about adjusting screen resolution in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword changing screen resolution in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.
120 Chapter 7: Customizing Your Computer www.gateway.com 3Click the Appearance tab. 4Click the arrow button to open the Color scheme list, click the color scheme you want, then click OK. The new colors appear on your desktop. - OR - If you want to create a new color scheme as part of a desktop theme: aClick Advanced. The Advanced Appearance dialog box opens. bClick the arrow button to open the Item list, then click the item you want to change. cChange the color or font settings for the item. dClick OK, then click the Themes tab. eClick Save As, type a name for the new theme, then click OK twice. The new colors appear on your desktop.
121 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings www.gateway.com To change desktop colors in Windows 2000: 1Click Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 2Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 3Click the Appearance tab. 4If you want to apply one of Windows’ color schemes, click the arrow button to open the Scheme list, click the scheme you want, then clickOK. The new scheme appears on your desktop. - OR - If you want to create a new color scheme: aClick the arrow button to open the Item list, then click the item you want to change. bChange the color or font settings for the item. cClick Save As, type a name for the new scheme, then click OK. dClick OK again. The new colors appear on your desktop.
122 Chapter 7: Customizing Your Computer www.gateway.com Changing the desktop background In Windows XP, you can change the Windows desktop background picture. Windows provides several backgrounds, or you can use pictures that you have created or retrieved from other sources. In Windows 2000, you can change the Windows desktop background to a picture or an HTML document. Windows provides several background pictures. You can also use pictures or HTML documents that you have created or retrieved from other sources. To change the desktop background in Windows XP: 1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes. 2Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 3Click the Desktop tab. 4Click a background picture in the Background list. - OR - Click Browse to select a background picture from another location.