Setting Up User Accounts on Your New Computer....................................................

49

Creating passwords .........................................................................................

49

Guidelines for Installing Software and Hardware Devices..........................................

50

Transferring Files and Settings from Your Old Computer to Your New Computer ..........

51

Using HP Total Care Advisor Software ....................................................................

51

Using the Keyboard...............................................................................

53

Identifying Keyboard Features................................................................................

53

Alphanumeric keys ..........................................................................................

53

Function keys ..................................................................................................

54

Edit keys.........................................................................................................

54

Arrow keys .....................................................................................................

54

Numeric keys..................................................................................................

55

Keyboard indicators ........................................................................................

55

Special keyboard buttons .................................................................................

56

Identifying Special Keyboard Buttons ......................................................................

56

Customizing the keyboard buttons .....................................................................

59

Keyboard Shortcuts...............................................................................................

59

Using the Mouse ....................................................................................

61

Using the Mouse Buttons .......................................................................................

61

Scrolling.........................................................................................................

62

Autoscrolling...................................................................................................

62

Panning..........................................................................................................

62

Switching Mouse Button Functions ..........................................................................

63

Changing Mouse Pointer Speed .............................................................................

63

Introducing Your Computer Software .....................................................

65

Learning More About Software...............................................................................

65

Using the Desktop.................................................................................................

65

Removing desktop icons ...................................................................................

66

Retrieving desktop icons ...................................................................................

66

Using the Windows Start Button Menu ....................................................................

66

Using the All Programs menu ............................................................................

66

Organizing your All Programs list......................................................................

67

Using the Control Panel.........................................................................................

67

Resizing Windows................................................................................................

68

Working with Digital Images .................................................................................

68

About the Internet .................................................................................................

69

Using a Browser...................................................................................................

70

Searching the Internet ......................................................................................

70

Restricting Internet content.................................................................................

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