Toshiba Satellite 1405 S Manual

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Exploring Your Options
Personalizing your desktop
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Changing desktop and browsing style
The operating system enables you to customize the way you 
view your desktop and browse the files and folders on your 
local computer or network file server.
You can arrange that:
❖ Items that normally require a double-click will open with 
a single click.
❖Folders will open in their own window instead of in the 
same window.
❖Folders are accompanied by a list of common tasks 
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Personalizing your desktop
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Sample Web-style option
3Select the preferred options.
4Click Apply, then click OK.
Personalizing individual windows
Just as you can display a Web page on your desktop, you can 
also display a Web page in an individual window. If you 
subscribe to the Web page, it can be automatically updated on 
a regular basis. For example, using this Web integration 
feature you can monitor weather, game scores, stock prices, 
or headlines —...

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Personalizing your desktop
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3Click the Add Web content to your desktop link.
4Follow the on-screen instructions.
Customizing window toolbars
You can display one or more customizable toolbars at the top 
of a window. As you browse, the operating system detects the 
kind of information presented in the window and 
automatically displays the appropriate toolbar buttons and 
menus.
You can also add these toolbars to the taskbar. 
Sample toolbar locations...

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Personalizing your desktop
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The elements you can add to the top of the window are:
Displaying a toolbar in a window
1Click Start, then click My Computer.
The My Computer window appears.
2On the View menu, point to Toolbars, then click the name 
of the toolbar you want to display.
The toolbar appears below the menu bar of the current 
window.
Displaying information about each folder
In addition to displaying the contents of each window, you 
might find it...

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Personalizing your desktop
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The My Computer window appears.
2Double-click the folder you want to open.
3In the To o l s  menu, select Folder Options.
The Folders Options box appears.
4In the Tasks section, click the button for Show common 
tasks in folders.
5 Click Apply, then click OK.
Helpful information on how to use the folders appears on 
one side of the window.
Sample folder with how-to information
To remove the informational boxes:
1In the Tools...

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Using your computer at the office
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Using your computer at the office
By connecting an external monitor, external full-size 
keyboard and an external mouse, you can work with your 
notebook as if it were a standard office computer.
An external monitor connects to the RGB (monitor) port. 
An external mouse and keyboard connect to the USB ports.
In addition, you can connect your notebook to the office 
network. See “Connecting your computer to a network” on...

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Exchanging data with another computer
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8Follow the on-screen instructions.
Setting up for communications
In order to connect to the Internet, use an online service, or 
access a network through a dial-up connection, you need:
❖A modem (one comes with your computer) 
❖A telephone line 
❖A browser or communications program 
❖An Internet Service Provider (ISP) or online service if 
you plan to use the Internet 
Connecting the modem to a telephone line
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Exchanging data with another computer
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To find out which port your modem is connected to in the 
operating system:
1Click Start, then click Control Panel.
The Control Panel appears.
2Click Printers and Other Hardware.
3Click Phone and Modem Options.
The Phone and Modem Options window appears. 
4Click the Modems tab.
A location box appears. In the Attached to field, the 
COM port is specified. Your modem should be listed 
under Modem.
5To verify that the...

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Exchanging data with another computer
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Accessing a network
To access:
❖A wired network at the office, connect an Ethernet cable 
to the RJ45 jack on your computer.
❖A remote network, you need a dial-up connection.
❖A wireless network, you need a wireless networking PC 
Card, or contact your authorized Toshiba representative.
Setting up a dial-up connection 
To set up a dial-up connection, use the New Connection 
Wizard:
1Click Start and point to All...

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An overview of using the Internet
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Your optional Wi-Fi Mini PCI module is integrated into your 
computer system. It is recommended that you do not remove 
the module from your computer. For assistance, contact a 
Toshiba Wireless Authorized Service Partner.
An overview of using the Internet
The following sections give a quick introduction to the 
Internet and some of its exciting features, under these 
headings:
❖The Internet 
❖The World Wide Web...