User Guide - Windows 8.1

Table of contents
1 Starting right ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
Visit the HP Apps Store ........................................................................................................................ 1
Best practices ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Fun things to do .................................................................................................................................... 2
More HP resources .............................................................................................................................. 3
2 Getting to know your computer ......................................................................................................................... 5
Finding your hardware and software information ................................................................................. 5
Locating hardware ............................................................................................................... 5
Locating software ................................................................................................................. 5
Front ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Right side ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Left side ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Display .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Top ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
TouchPad .......................................................................................................................... 10
Lights ................................................................................................................................. 11
Button ................................................................................................................................ 12
Keys ................................................................................................................................... 13
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 14
Labels ................................................................................................................................................. 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
Sharing data and drives and accessing software .............................................................. 17
Using a WLAN ................................................................................................................... 17
Using an Internet service provider .................................................................... 18
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................ 18
Configuring a wireless router ............................................................................ 18
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 18
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................... 19
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................ 19
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ..................................................... 20
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