Getting Started HP Notebook - Windows 7

Table of contents
1 Welcome .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Finding information ............................................................................................................................... 2
2 Getting to know your computer ..................................................................................................................... 4
Top ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................ 4
Lights ................................................................................................................................... 5
Buttons and fingerprint reader (select models only) ............................................................ 6
Keys ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Front ................................................................................................................................................... 10
Right ................................................................................................................................................... 11
Left ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
Display ................................................................................................................................................ 13
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 15
3 Networking .................................................................................................................................................... 16
Using an Internet service provider (ISP) ............................................................................................ 16
Connecting to a wireless network (select models only) ...................................................................... 17
Connecting to an existing WLAN ....................................................................................... 17
Setting up a new WLAN network ....................................................................................... 17
Configuring a wireless router ............................................................................ 18
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 18
4 Keyboard and pointing devices ................................................................................................................... 19
Using the keyboard ............................................................................................................................ 19
Identifying the hot keys ...................................................................................................... 19
Using keypads ................................................................................................................... 20
Using the embedded numeric keypad (select models only) .............................. 20
Turning the embedded numeric keypad on and off .......................... 21
Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad ............. 21
Using the integrated numeric keypad (select models only) ............................... 21
Using an optional external numeric keypad ...................................................... 21
Using pointing devices ....................................................................................................................... 22
Setting pointing device preferences ................................................................................... 22
Using the TouchPad .......................................................................................................... 22
Turning the TouchPad off and on ...................................................................... 22
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