User Guide - Windows 8.1

Table of contents
1 Welcome ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Finding information ............................................................................................................................................... 2
2 Getting to know your computer ...................................................................................................................... 3
Right ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Left ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Display .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Top .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................................. 7
Lights ................................................................................................................................................... 8
Buttons, speakers, and ngerprint reader ........................................................................................ 10
Keys ................................................................................................................................................... 12
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Front ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15
3 Connecting to a network .............................................................................................................................. 16
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................................... 16
Using the wireless controls ............................................................................................................... 16
Using the wireless button ............................................................................................... 16
Using operating system controls .................................................................................... 17
Using a WLAN ..................................................................................................................................... 17
Using an Internet service provider ................................................................................. 17
Setting up a WLAN .......................................................................................................... 18
Conguring a wireless router .......................................................................................... 18
Protecting your WLAN ..................................................................................................... 18
Connecting to a WLAN ..................................................................................................... 19
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................................ 19
Inserting and removing a SIM card (select models only) .................................................................. 20
Using HP Mobile Connect (select models only) ................................................................................. 20
Using GPS (select models only) ......................................................................................................... 20
Using Bluetooth wireless devices ...................................................................................................... 21
Connecting to a wired network ............................................................................................................................ 21
Connecting to a local area network (LAN) ......................................................................................... 21
4 Navigating using the keyboard, touch gestures and pointing devices ............................................................... 23
Using pointing devices ......................................................................................................................................... 23
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