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Using the LaunchBar

The LaunchBar has several system icons that show you various system statuses

and let you configure individual Express Gate SSD settings. The LaunchBar can

be configured to auto-hide, if you want more screen space for the softwares. It can

also be configured to dock on any of the four sides of the screen.

Starts the

Web Browser for quick access to the World Wide Web.

Accesses the

Online Games feature of Express Gate SSD.

Starts the

Photo Manager album / organizer tool.

Starts the

Chat instant messaging tool.

Start the

Skype software, which lets you call other people on Skype

for free, as well as offering affordable, high quality voice communications

to phones all over the world.

Opens

Configuration Panel, which lets you specify network settings

and other preferences.

In the rare case that one of the above softwares stops responding, you can right-

click on its icon and then select

Close to force it to close.

The smaller icons on the right side of the LaunchBar are:

Click on this icon to open the

File Manager window, which lets you

conveniently access the files on a USB drive. If a USB device is

detected, the icon contains a green arrow.

• ASUS Express Gate supports file uploading and downloading from USB

drives only.

• Only the image files in JPG, BMP, GIF, and PNG formats can be uploaded

from SATA HDDs, ODDs and USB drives.

Shows network status; click to configure network.

Shows mute status; click to change volume.

Click to choose input language and method as well as keyboard

shortcuts (Ctrl-Space by default).