User Guide

Table of contents
1 Starting right ................................................................................................................................................ 1
Visit the HP Apps Store .......................................................................................................................................... 1
Best practices ......................................................................................................................................................... 1
More HP resources ................................................................................................................................................. 2
2 Getting to know your computer ...................................................................................................................... 4
Locating hardware ................................................................................................................................................. 4
Locating software .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Rear side ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Display ................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Top ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................................. 7
Lights ................................................................................................................................................... 8
Button and speakers ........................................................................................................................... 9
Keys ................................................................................................................................................... 10
Using the action keys ........................................................................................................................ 11
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Labels ................................................................................................................................................................... 13
3 Connecting to a network .............................................................................................................................. 14
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................................... 14
Using the wireless controls ............................................................................................................... 14
Airplane mode key .......................................................................................................... 14
Operating system controls ............................................................................................. 14
Connecting to a WLAN ....................................................................................................................... 15
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select products only) ......................................................................... 15
Using GPS (select products only) ...................................................................................................... 16
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select products only) ................................................................ 16
Connecting Bluetooth devices ........................................................................................ 16
Connecting to a wired network—LAN (select products only) ............................................................................ 17
Sharing data and drives and accessing software ............................................................................................... 17
4 Enjoying entertainment features .................................................................................................................. 18
Using a webcam ................................................................................................................................................... 18
Using audio .......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Connecting speakers ......................................................................................................................... 18
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