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Starting right ......................................................................................................................................................
Visit the HP Apps Store ........................................................................................................................
Best practices .......................................................................................................................................
More HP resources ..............................................................................................................................
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Getting to know your computer .........................................................................................................................
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Locating hardware ................................................................................................................................
Locating software .................................................................................................................................
Identifying components ........................................................................................................................
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Using the action keys .........................................................................................................................
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Labels .................................................................................................................................................
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Connecting to a network .................................................................................................................................
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Connecting to a wireless network .......................................................................................................
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................
Wireless button .................................................................................................
Operating system controls ................................................................................
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Connecting to a WLAN ......................................................................................................
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................
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Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) .....................................................
Connecting to a wired network—LAN (select models only) ...............................................................
Sharing data and drives and accessing software ...............................................................................
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Sharing media and data across your home group network (select models only) ...............................
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Enjoying entertainment features .....................................................................................................................
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Using a webcam (select models only) ................................................................................................
Using audio ........................................................................................................................................
Connecting speakers .........................................................................................................
Connecting headphones ....................................................................................................
Connecting a microphone ..................................................................................................
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Connecting headsets .........................................................................................................
Using Beats Audio (select models only) ............................................................................
Accessing Beats Audio Control Panel ...............................................................
Enabling and disabling Beats Audio ..................................................................
Using video .........................................................................................................................................
Connecting video devices by using a VGA cable (select models only) .............................
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