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Starting right, Best practices, Fun things to do – HP Spectre 13 Pro-Notebook PC User Manual

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Starting right

This computer is a powerful tool designed to enhance your work and entertainment. Read this
chapter to learn about best practices after you set up your computer, fun things to do with your
computer, and where to find additional HP resources.

Best practices

To protect your smart investment, after you set up and register the computer, we recommend the
following steps:

If you have not already done so, connect to a wired or wireless network. See details in

Connecting to a network on page 13

.

Become familiar with the computer hardware and software. Go to

Getting to know your computer

on page 3

and

Enjoying entertainment features on page 17

for information.

Update or purchase antivirus software. Learn more at

Using antivirus software on page 48

.

Back up your hard drive by creating recovery discs or a recovery flash drive. See

Backing up,

restoring, and recovering on page 54

.

Fun things to do

You know you can watch a YouTube video on the computer. But did you know that you can also
connect your computer to a TV and watch the video on TV? For more information, see

Connecting an HDMI device on page 21

.

You know that you can listen to music on the computer. But did you know that you can also
stream live radio to the computer and listen to music or talk radio from all over the world? See

Using audio on page 19

.

Experience music the way the artist intended, with deep controlled bass and clear, pure sound.
See

Using Beats Audio on page 20

.

Whether you are an amateur or professional photographer or somewhere in between, Adobe®
Photoshop® Lightroom® 5 is an intuitive, all-in-one solution for bringing out the best in your
photographs. It includes powerful yet simple automatic adjustments and features as well as
state-of-the-art advanced tools, allowing you to achieve amazing image quality. See

Editing

media in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom on page 19

.

Best practices

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