User's Manual

Table Of Contents
Table of contents
1 Starting right ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
Visit the HP Apps Store ........................................................................................................................ 1
Best practices ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Fun things to do .................................................................................................................................... 1
More HP resources .............................................................................................................................. 3
2 Getting to know your computer ......................................................................................................................... 5
Finding your hardware and software information ................................................................................. 5
Locating hardware ............................................................................................................... 5
Locating software ................................................................................................................. 5
Right side ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Left side ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Display .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Display modes .................................................................................................................................... 10
Top ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
TouchPad .......................................................................................................................... 11
Lights ................................................................................................................................. 12
Buttons and speakers ........................................................................................................ 13
Keys ................................................................................................................................... 14
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 15
Labels ................................................................................................................................................. 15
3 Connecting to a network ................................................................................................................................. 17
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 17
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 17
Using the wireless button .................................................................................. 17
Using operating system controls ....................................................................... 17
Sharing data and drives and accessing software .............................................................. 18
Using a WLAN ................................................................................................................... 18
Using an Internet service provider .................................................................... 18
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................ 19
Configuring a wireless router ............................................................................ 19
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 19
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................... 20
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ..................................................... 20
Connecting to a wired network ........................................................................................................... 21
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