HP TouchSmart dx9000 User Manual page 4

Recycling Your Old Computer Hardware ....................................................................................... 22
Using the HP TouchSmart Software.............................................................................23
What is HP TouchSmart software? ............................................................................................ 23
Opening the HP TouchSmart software ....................................................................................... 23
Navigating in HP TouchSmart .................................................................................................. 24
Using the onscreen keyboard................................................................................................... 26
Personalizing your HP TouchSmart Software ................................................................................... 27
Moving tiles around................................................................................................................ 27
Adding a software program shortcut to HP TouchSmart............................................................... 27
Adding a Web site link to HP TouchSmart ................................................................................. 28
Selecting tiles to view or hide................................................................................................... 28
Editing or deleting an added tile ..............................................................................................29
Opening HP TouchSmart Faster.....................................................................................................29
HP TouchSmart Photo................................................................................................................... 29
Adding photos to your photo library ......................................................................................... 30
Viewing your photo collection.................................................................................................. 30
Viewing a photo slideshow...................................................................................................... 30
Uploading your photos to Snapfish........................................................................................... 31
Printing your photos................................................................................................................ 31
Editing your photos................................................................................................................. 32
Creating a CD or DVD of your photos....................................................................................... 33
HP TouchSmart Music ..................................................................................................................33
Selecting a music library ......................................................................................................... 34
Playing your CDs ................................................................................................................... 34
Media controls....................................................................................................................... 35
Creating a playlist of your favorite songs .................................................................................. 36
Playing your playlist ............................................................................................................... 36
Deleting a playlist................................................................................................................... 36
Deleting songs from your music library...................................................................................... 37
HP TouchSmart Video ..................................................................................................................37
Adding your videos to the computer ......................................................................................... 37
Watching your videos............................................................................................................. 37
Creating videos with the webcam............................................................................................. 38
Uploading your videos to YouTube ........................................................................................... 38
Capturing, editing, and recording videos .................................................................................. 39
Playing your DVDs..................................................................................................................40
Webcam and Microphone ........................................................................................................... 40
Capturing webcam video and snapshots ................................................................................... 41
Having a video chat or making conference calls ........................................................................ 41
HP TouchSmart Calendar ............................................................................................................. 42
Scheduling a calendar event and setting a reminder ................................................................... 42
Viewing calendar events ......................................................................................................... 43
Deleting a calendar event........................................................................................................ 43
Synchronizing your HP TouchSmart Calendar with your Microsoft Windows Vista Calendar............ 43
HP TouchSmart Notes ..................................................................................................................43
Creating a handwritten or typed note ....................................................................................... 44
Creating a voice note ............................................................................................................. 45
Deleting text and voice notes ................................................................................................... 45
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Getting Started