User Guide - Windows 8.1

Table of contents
1 Welcome ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Finding information ............................................................................................................................................... 2
2 Getting to know your computer ...................................................................................................................... 3
Right ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Left ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Display .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Top .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................................. 7
Lights ................................................................................................................................................... 8
Buttons, speakers, and ngerprint reader .......................................................................................... 9
Keys ................................................................................................................................................... 11
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................................. 12
3 Connecting to a network .............................................................................................................................. 14
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................................... 14
Using the wireless controls ............................................................................................................... 14
Using the wireless button ............................................................................................... 14
Using operating system controls .................................................................................... 15
Using a WLAN ..................................................................................................................................... 15
Using an Internet service provider .................................................................................. 15
Setting up a WLAN .......................................................................................................... 15
Conguring a wireless router .......................................................................................... 16
Protecting your WLAN ..................................................................................................... 16
Connecting to a WLAN ..................................................................................................... 16
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................................ 17
Inserting and removing a SIM card (select models only) .................................................................. 17
Using HP Mobile Connect (select models only) ................................................................................. 18
Using GPS (select models only) ......................................................................................................... 18
Using Bluetooth wireless devices ...................................................................................................... 19
Connecting to a wired network ............................................................................................................................ 19
Connecting to a local area network (LAN) ......................................................................................... 20
4 Navigating using the keyboard, touch gestures and pointing devices ............................................................... 21
Using pointing devices ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Setting pointing device preferences ................................................................................................. 21
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