Table of contents

1 Welcome .......................................................................................................................................................

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Finding information ...............................................................................................................................................

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2 Getting to know your computer ......................................................................................................................

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Right .......................................................................................................................................................................

4

Left .........................................................................................................................................................................

6

Display ...................................................................................................................................................................

7

Top .........................................................................................................................................................................

9

TouchPad .............................................................................................................................................

9

Lights .................................................................................................................................................

10

Keys ...................................................................................................................................................

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Bottom .................................................................................................................................................................

12

Rear ......................................................................................................................................................................

14

3 Connecting to a network ..............................................................................................................................

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Connecting to a wireless network .......................................................................................................................

15

Using the wireless controls ...............................................................................................................

15

Using the wireless button ...............................................................................................

15

Using operating system controls ...................................................................................

16

Using a WLAN .....................................................................................................................................

16

Using an Internet service provider .................................................................................

16

Setting up a WLAN ..........................................................................................................

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Configuring a wireless router .........................................................................................

17

Protecting your WLAN .....................................................................................................

17

Connecting to a WLAN .....................................................................................................

18

Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................................

19

Using HP Mobile Connect (select models only) ................................................................................

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Inserting and removing a SIM (select models only) .........................................................................

20

Using GPS (select models only) ........................................................................................................

20

Using Bluetooth wireless devices .....................................................................................................

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Connecting to a wired network—LAN (select models only) ...............................................................................

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4 Navigating using the keyboard, touch gestures and pointing devices ..............................................................

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Using pointing devices .........................................................................................................................................

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Setting pointing device preferences .................................................................................................

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Using the TouchPad and gestures ....................................................................................................

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