Table of contents

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

1

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

2

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

4

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

4

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

4

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

5

Buttons and fingerprint reader (select models only) ............................................................

6

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

7

Front .....................................................................................................................................................

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

15

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 ............................................................................................

17

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

17

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

17

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

18

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

18

Inserting and removing a SIM ...........................................................................

19

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

20

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

20

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

20

Connecting to a local area network (LAN) .........................................................................

20

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

22

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

22

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

22

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