Table Of Contents - HP Notebook User Manual

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
Right side ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Left side ................................................................................................................................................ 9
Display ................................................................................................................................................ 12
Top ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
TouchPad .......................................................................................................................... 13
Lights ................................................................................................................................. 14
Buttons, speakers, and fingerprint reader .......................................................................... 15
Keys ................................................................................................................................... 16
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 17
Labels ................................................................................................................................................. 18
3 Connecting to a network ................................................................................................................................. 19
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 19
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 19
Sharing data and drives and accessing software .............................................................. 20
Using a WLAN ................................................................................................................... 20
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ..................................................... 22
Connecting to a wired network ........................................................................................................... 23
Connecting to a local area network (LAN) ......................................................................... 23
Using the wireless button .................................................................................. 19
Using operating system controls ....................................................................... 19
Using an Internet service provider .................................................................... 20
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................ 21
Configuring a wireless router ............................................................................ 21
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 21
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................... 22
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