Toshiba G45-AV680 User Guide

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Exploring Your Computer’s Features
Exploring audio features
Uploading to, and downloading files from, the Internet 
Transferring files from one computer to another is termed 
uploading (transferring data from your computer to a site on the 
Web), or downloading (transferring data from a site on the Web to 
your computer).
There are several ways to upload or download data. It can be as 
simple as attaching a file or document to an email, or you can use 
the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) features of your Web browser to 
transfer large amounts of data. 
Exploring audio features
You can use your computer to record sounds using the computer’s 
internal microphone or an optional external microphone. You can 
play sound files or audio CDs using the built-in speakers, 
headphones, or external speakers.
Recording sounds
You may record sounds using the computer’s internal microphone 
or by connecting an optional external microphone to the 
microphone jack.
Using a microphone
1
If you want to use an external microphone, connect it to the 
computer.
2
Click StartAll ProgramsAccessories, and then Sound 
Recorder
.
(Sample Image) Sound Recorder screen
3
Click the Start Recording button.
4
Speak normally into the microphone. 
5
When you have finished recording, click the Stop Recording 
button.
The Save As dialog box appears.
6
To save the file, type a file name, and then click Save.
Start Recording/Stop Recording button