HP Pavilion g6-1000, Getting Started

Table of contents

1  Welcome

Finding information ............................................................................................................................... 2

2  Getting to know your computer

Top ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

TouchPad ............................................................................................................................ 4
Lights ................................................................................................................................... 5
Buttons ................................................................................................................................. 6
Keys ..................................................................................................................................... 7

Front ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Right side ............................................................................................................................................. 8
Left side ................................................................................................................................................ 9
Display ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 12

3  Networking

Using an Internet service provider (ISP) ............................................................................................  14
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 14

Connecting to an existing WLAN ....................................................................................... 15
Setting up a new WLAN network ....................................................................................... 15

Configuring a wireless router ............................................................................  16
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 16

4  Keyboard and pointing devices

Using the keyboard ............................................................................................................................  18

Using the action keys ......................................................................................................... 18

Using pointing devices .......................................................................................................................  20

Setting pointing device preferences ................................................................................... 20
Using the TouchPad .......................................................................................................... 20

Turning the TouchPad off and on ...................................................................... 21
Navigating ......................................................................................................... 21
Selecting ...........................................................................................................  22

Using TouchPad gestures .................................................................................................................. 22

Scrolling ............................................................................................................................. 23

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