Table of contents

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Starting right ......................................................................................................................................................

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Visit the HP Apps Store ........................................................................................................................

1

 

Best practices .......................................................................................................................................

1

 

More HP resources ..............................................................................................................................

2

2

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

4

 

Locating hardware ................................................................................................................................

4

 

Locating software .................................................................................................................................

4

 

Identifying components ........................................................................................................................

5

 

Using the action keys .........................................................................................................................

11

 

Labels .................................................................................................................................................

13

3

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

14

 

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

14

 

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

14

 

Wireless button .................................................................................................

14

 

Operating system controls ................................................................................

15

 

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

15

 

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

16

 

Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) .....................................................

16

 

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

16

 

Sharing data and drives and accessing software ...............................................................................

17

 

Sharing media and data across your home group network (select models only) ...............................

18

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Enjoying entertainment features .....................................................................................................................

19

 

Using a webcam (select models only) ................................................................................................

19

 

Using audio ........................................................................................................................................

19

 

Connecting speakers .........................................................................................................

19

 

Connecting headphones ....................................................................................................

19

 

Connecting a microphone ..................................................................................................

20

 

Connecting headsets .........................................................................................................

20

 

Using Beats Audio (select models only) ............................................................................

20

 

Accessing Beats Audio Control Panel ...............................................................

20

 

Enabling and disabling Beats Audio ..................................................................

20

 

Using video .........................................................................................................................................

20

 

Connecting video devices by using a VGA cable (select models only) .............................

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