Table of contents
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Starting right
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Best practices
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1
More HP resources
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2
2
Getting to know your computer
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Locating hardware
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4
Locating software
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4
Right side
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5
Left side
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Display
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Keyboard area
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8
TouchPad
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8
Lights
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Button and speakers
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10
Special keys
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Action keys
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Bottom
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Labels
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Connecting to a network
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18
Connecting to a wireless network
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18
Using the wireless controls
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18
Airplane mode key
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18
Operating system controls
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18
Connecting to a WLAN
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19
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select products only)
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20
Using GPS (select products only)
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20
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select products only)
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20
Connecting Bluetooth devices
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21
Connecting to a wired network—LAN (select products only)
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21
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Enjoying entertainment features
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22
Using the camera
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22
Using audio
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22
Connecting speakers
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22
Connecting headphones
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