HP Support Center Options

Software Help

Each software package shipped with your

 

computer is listed here, along with its

 

manual (if there is one), online Help, and

 

a support phone number.

Hardware Help

Information on hardware components

 

(such as your keyboard) is located here.

HP Pavilion

Online manuals are found here. Software

Library

manuals (also found under Software

 

Help) are found here as well.

Tutorials

Learn skills such as creating software

 

shortcuts and changing the color of your

 

screen background by taking the short

 

lessons found here.

Common

Common questions that HP Support

Questions

Center personnel are frequently asked

 

are listed and answered here. Subjects

 

range from modems to the Internet to

 

MS-DOS and more. Check here if you

 

have a question about your computer.

System

Here you find system tools to clean up

Maintenance

your hard disk and remove viruses.

Technical Support

Find information about your technical

 

support options here.

Getting Software Help

If you are having trouble learning a new software program, you have a number of ways to get help:

Use the online help. In most programs, you can open a help window by pressing the F1 function key.

Read the online documentation. To see if a program has documentation online, double-click the HP Support Center icon on the desktop and click the HP Pavilion Library button.

Call the vendor’s telephone support number or visit its Web site. This information is available in the HP Support Center, in the Technical Support category.

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