User manual GATEWAY SOLO 9300

[. . . ] 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 21 22 3 Windows Basics . 26 27 29 31 32 32 33 34 35 37 38 39 41 43 4 Customizing Your Notebook . 45 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings . . 52 Customizing the multi-function buttons . [. . . ] 7 Install 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. 84 Using the Internet 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 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 the Gateway. net ISP might have an e-mail address that is similar to this one: jdoe@gateway. net User name Internet domain name Sending e-mail To send e-mail using Gateway. net or AOL: 1 Connect to your Gateway. net or AOL account. 3 Type the e-mail address of the recipient you want to send e-mail to in the Send To box. 4 Type the subject of your e-mail in the Subject box. Your e-mail is sent over the Internet to the e-mail address you specified. Using e-mail 85 Checking your e-mail To check your e-mail using Gateway. net or AOL: 1 Connect to your Gateway. net or AOL account. For more information about managing and organizing your e-mail messages, see the online help in your e-mail program. 86 Using the Internet Sending and Receiving Faxes I I I I I 8 After you have created a document using a spreadsheet, word processor, or graphics program, you can send it as a fax. You can also receive faxes on your notebook. This chapter shows you how to: Set up a fax cover page Create and send a new fax Fax a document you created in another program Receive a fax View and print a fax 87 Creating a cover page Before you send your first fax, you need to set up your user information. Your fax cover sheets and fax headers will contain this information, which is required by law. To set up your fax cover page: 1 Click Start, then select Programs, PhoneTools, then PhoneTools. PhoneTools opens. 2 Click Configure, then select General Configuration from the pop-up menu. The General Configuration dialog box opens. 3 Click the Customize tab, then type your personal information in the User boxes. 4 Click the Fax tab, then enter your name and fax number in the Identifier text box. This identifier information is required by law. You can enter 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. [. . . ] Above all, it provides no assurance that any item will work correctly in all respects with another item of Telepermitted equipment of a different make or model, nor does it imply that any product is compatible with all of Telecom's network services. This equipment shall not be set up to make automatic calls to the Telecom `111' Emergency Service. Important Under power failure conditions, this telephone may not operate. Make sure that a separate telephone, not dependent on local power, is available for emergency use. Some parameters required for compliance with Telecom's Telepermit requirements are dependent on the equipment (PC) associated with this device. The associated equipment shall be set to operate within the following limits for compliance with Telecom's specifications: (a) There shall be no more than 10 calls to the same number within any 30-minute period for any single manual call initiation, and (b) The equipment shall go on-hook for a period of not less than 30 seconds between the end of one attempt and the beginning of the next attempt. [. . . ]