Document Outline

• Welcome
  • Home Screen
    • Navigating the Home Screen
• Knowing the parts
  • Identifying the hardware
    • Top components
      • TouchPad
      • Light
      • Keys
    • Front components
    • Right-side components
    • Left-side components
    • Display components
    • Bottom components
    • Wireless antennas
    • Additional hardware components
  • Identifying the labels
• Programs
  • Identifying installed programs
  • Installing programs
• Internet
  • Connecting to a wireless network
    • Using wireless devices
      • Identifying wireless network icons
      • Using the wireless controls
      • Using the wireless switch
    • Using a WLAN
      • Setting up a WLAN
      • Protecting your WLAN
      • Connecting to a WLAN
      • Roaming to another network
  • Connecting to a wired network
  • Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only)
  • Using e-mail
    • Setting up an e-mail account
    • Checking for new e-mail
    • Viewing e-mail
  • Using the Web
    • Browsing and searching the Web
    • Using the Bookmarks Menu
    • Customizing the Web favorite links
      • Creating new Web favorites
      • Changing Web favorites
      • Opening Web favorites
      • Removing Web favorites
• Instant messages
• Power management
  • Setting power options
    • Using power-saving states
      • Initiating and exiting Suspend
      • Initiating and exiting Hibernation
    • Using the Power icon
      • Finding battery information
      • Displaying remaining battery charge
    • Using power management
      • Viewing the current power management settings
      • Changing the current power management settings
  • Using external AC power
    • Connecting the AC adapter
  • Using battery power
    • Displaying the remaining battery charge
    • Inserting or removing the battery
    • Charging a battery
    • Maximizing battery discharge time
    • Managing low battery levels
      • Identifying low battery levels
      • Resolving a low battery level
        • Resolving a low battery level when external power is available
        • Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is available
        • Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available
        • Resolving a low battery level when the device cannot exit Hibernation
    • Calibrating a battery
      • Step 1: Fully charge the battery
      • Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Suspend
      • Step 3: Discharge the battery
      • Step 4: Fully recharge the battery
      • Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Suspend
    • Conserving battery power
    • Storing a battery
    • Disposing of a used battery
  • Shutting down
• Multimedia
  • Multimedia features
    • Identifying your multimedia components
    • Adjusting the volume
    • Adjusting sound preferences
  • Music
    • Adding music to your library
      • Downloading music
    • Playing music
    • Using the mini player
    • Listening to the playlists
    • Customizing your music favorite links
      • Changing music favorites
      • Deleting music favorites
  • Photos
    • Adding photos to your library
      • Downloading photos
    • Viewing your photo collection
    • Customizing your photo favorite links
      • Changing your photo favorites
      • Removing your photo favorites
    • Setting a photo album as a screen saver
  • Audio
    • Connecting external audio devices
    • Checking your audio functions
  • Video
    • Connecting an external monitor or projector
    • Adding videos to your library
      • Downloading videos
    • Watching videos
• Games
  • Installing additional games
• Pictures and videos
  • Webcam tips
  • Having a conference call or video chat
• Digital cards
  • Inserting a digital card
  • Removing a digital card
• USB devices
  • Using a USB device
    • Connecting a USB device
    • Removing a USB device
  • Using the HP Mini Mobile Drive Bay (select models only)
    • Inserting the HP Mini Mobile Drive
    • Removing the HP Mini Mobile Drive
• Pointing devices and keyboard
  • Using pointing devices
    • Setting pointing device preferences
    • Using the TouchPad
    • Connecting an external mouse
  • Using the keyboard
    • Using keyboard shortcuts
    • Using hotkeys
      • Initiating Suspend (fn+f1)
      • Switching the screen image (fn+f2)
      • Decreasing screen brightness (fn+f3)
      • Increasing screen brightness (fn+f4)
      • Initiating QuickLock (fn+f6)
      • Muting speaker sound (fn+f8)
      • Decreasing speaker sound (fn+f10)
      • Increasing speaker sound (fn+f11)
• Drives
  • Handling drives
  • Using external drives
    • Using optional external devices
• Memory modules
• Settings
  • Customizing system settings
  • Adjusting the time and date
    • Changing the Clock Preferences
• Software updates
  • Performing regular updates
  • Performing critical updates
  • Performing interim updates
• Backing up and restoring
  • Backing up your information
    • When to back up
  • Restoring your information
    • Using System Restore
    • Using HP MIE Restore Image Creator
      • Restoring using a Windows computer
      • Restoring using a Linux computer
• Routine Care
  • Cleaning the display
  • Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard
  • Traveling and shipping
• Index