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 .................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Keyboard area ........................................................................................................................................................  8
TouchPad .............................................................................................................................................  8
Lights ...................................................................................................................................................  9
Button, speakers, and vent ...............................................................................................................  10
Special keys .......................................................................................................................................  11
Action keys ........................................................................................................................................  12
Bottom .................................................................................................................................................................  13
Labels ................................................................................................................................................................... 13
3  Connecting to a network ..............................................................................................................................  15
Connecting to a wireless network .......................................................................................................................  15
Using the wireless controls ...............................................................................................................  15
Airplane mode key ..........................................................................................................  15
Operating system controls .............................................................................................  15
Connecting to a WLAN .......................................................................................................................  16
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select products only) .......................................................................... 17
Using GPS (select products only) ......................................................................................................  17
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select products only) .................................................................  17
Connecting Bluetooth devices ........................................................................................  18
Connecting to a wired network—LAN (select products only) ............................................................................. 18
4  Enjoying entertainment features ..................................................................................................................  19
Using the camera ................................................................................................................................................. 19
Using audio ..........................................................................................................................................................  19
Connecting speakers .........................................................................................................................  19
Connecting headphones .................................................................................................................... 19
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