Table of contents
1  Starting right ................................................................................................................................................  1
Best practices ......................................................................................................................................................... 1
More HP resources .................................................................................................................................................  2
2  Getting to know your computer ......................................................................................................................  4
Locating hardware .................................................................................................................................................  4
Locating software .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Right side ...............................................................................................................................................................  5
Left side .................................................................................................................................................................  6
Display .................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Keyboard area ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
TouchPad ...........................................................................................................................................  10
Lights ................................................................................................................................................. 11
Speakers ............................................................................................................................................  12
Special keys .......................................................................................................................................  13
Action keys ........................................................................................................................................  14
Bottom .................................................................................................................................................................  16
Labels ................................................................................................................................................................... 17
3  Connecting to a network ..............................................................................................................................  19
Connecting to a wireless network .......................................................................................................................  19
Using the wireless controls ...............................................................................................................  19
Airplane mode key ..........................................................................................................  19
Operating system controls .............................................................................................  19
Connecting to a WLAN .......................................................................................................................  20
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select products only) .......................................................................... 21
Using GPS (select products only) ......................................................................................................  21
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select products only) .................................................................  21
Connecting Bluetooth devices ........................................................................................  22
Connecting to a wired network—LAN (select products only) ............................................................................. 22
4  Enjoying entertainment features ..................................................................................................................  23
Using the camera ................................................................................................................................................. 23
Using audio ..........................................................................................................................................................  23
Connecting speakers .........................................................................................................................  23
Connecting headphones .................................................................................................................... 23
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