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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 ........................................................................................................................................................ 9

TouchPad ............................................................................................................................................. 9

Lights ................................................................................................................................................. 10

Speakers ............................................................................................................................................ 11

Special keys ....................................................................................................................................... 12

Action keys ........................................................................................................................................ 13

Bottom ................................................................................................................................................................. 14

Labels ................................................................................................................................................................... 15

3 Connecting to a network .............................................................................................................................. 17

Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................................... 17

Using the wireless controls ............................................................................................................... 17

Airplane mode key .......................................................................................................... 17

Operating system controls ............................................................................................. 17

Connecting to a WLAN ....................................................................................................................... 18

Using HP Mobile Broadband (select products only) .......................................................................... 19

Using GPS (select products only) ...................................................................................................... 19

Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select products only) ................................................................. 19

Connecting Bluetooth devices ........................................................................................ 20

Connecting to a wired network—LAN (select products only) ............................................................................. 20

4 Enjoying entertainment features .................................................................................................................. 21

Using the camera ................................................................................................................................................. 21

Using audio .......................................................................................................................................................... 21

Connecting speakers ......................................................................................................................... 21

Connecting headphones .................................................................................................................... 21

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