Document Outline

• Getting started
  • Finding more information about your new Slate
  • Using the touch screen, on-screen keyboard, and digital pen
    • Tapping
    • Flicking
    • Dragging
    • Scrolling
    • Rotating
    • Pinching
    • Setting touch screen preferences
    • Using the on-screen keyboard
    • On-screen keyboard options
    • Using the digital pen
  • Changing your Slate's view
• Knowing the parts
  • Identifying the hardware
    • Top-edge components
    • Bottom-edge components
    • Right-edge components
      • Opening the label tray
    • Left-edge components
    • Buttons
    • Display components
    • Rear components
    • Wireless antennas
  • Additional hardware components
  • Identifying the labels
• Networking (select models only)
  • Creating a wireless connection
    • Identifying wireless and network icons
    • Using operating system controls
  • Using a WLAN
    • Connecting to an existing WLAN
    • Setting up a new WLAN
    • Protecting your WLAN
    • Roaming to another network
  • Using Bluetooth wireless devices
    • Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
• Multimedia
  • Identifying your multimedia components
  • Audio
    • Adjusting the volume
    • Checking audio functions on the Slate
  • Cameras
• Power management
  • Shutting down the Slate
  • Setting power options
    • Using power-saving states
      • Initiating and exiting Sleep
      • Initiating and exiting Hibernation
    • Using the power meter
    • Using power plans
      • Viewing the current power plan
      • Selecting a different power plan
      • Customizing power plans
    • Setting password protection on wakeup
  • Using battery power
    • Displaying the remaining battery charge
    • 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 no power source is available
        • Resolving a low battery level when the Slate cannot exit Hibernation
    • Conserving battery power
  • Using external AC power
    • Connecting the AC adapter
    • Docking the Slate to the HP Slate Dock
• External cards and devices
  • Using SD Card Reader cards
    • Inserting a digital card
    • Removing a digital card
  • Using a USB device
    • Connecting a USB device
    • Removing a USB device
• Drives
  • Identifying installed drives
  • Handling optional external hard drives
  • Using optional external drives
    • Using optional external devices
• Security
  • Protecting your Slate
  • Using passwords
  • Using antivirus software
  • Using firewall software
  • Installing critical updates
• Updating software
  • Updating programs and drivers
• BIOS Setup
  • Starting BIOS Setup
  • Using BIOS Setup
    • Changing the language of BIOS Setup
    • Navigating and selecting in BIOS Setup
    • Displaying system information
    • Restoring factory settings in BIOS Setup
    • Exiting BIOS Setup
  • Updating the BIOS
    • Determining the BIOS version
    • Downloading a BIOS update
  • BIOS Setup Menu
    • Main menu
    • Diagnostics menu
    • System Configuration menu
• Index