Q&A for How to Use Laptops

Hold down the power button, or click on the windows icon on the bottom left corner, find a power symbol, and click it to get the option to make it sleep, restart or shutdown.

You click down and hold with one finger, and slide the other finger across the trackpad in the direction you want to scroll.

Hold down the power button or, if you are using windows, select the windows icon on the bottom left corner and find the power symbol and you will have an option to sleep, restart or shut down.

Look at the different products available and see which one best appeals to you the most: what it does, how much it costs, reviews, etc. There are free versions of most virus protection programs.

It depends on what phone you have. For example, if you have an ISSUE device, like an iPhone, then you will need to plug the device into the computer using the wire. This applies for most other devices. Once plugged in, you should be prompted with what to do next to retrieve your photos off your phone.

Right-click the photo and then click "Save image as," then name it whatever you want and save it in the location you want to.

Bring it over and any other items you need for it (mouse, charger, etc.), ask your friend for their WiFi password, and connect to their WiFi. Then you can use your laptop as you normally would. Don't ignore your friend, though!

If you wish to have Chrome as your browser, go to the Chrome website and download the browser.

Software are programs that your laptop runs, and are not something physical. Hardware is what runs the laptop, and includes the processor, storage, etc.

Laptops are portable computers, so using a laptop means that you can have your computer on the go, while still having a full keyboard, USB ports, and other crucial features (unlike tablets). Today's laptops can also be as powerful as desktops. For some people, the combination of convenience and power makes laptops preferable to desktops or tablets.

Shift + 2 should work on an American laptop. You should see it on your keyboard.

If your phone has "WiFi hotspot settings," select that option and turn it on, then go on your laptop, check your WiFi options, and find the one for your phone and log in.

Yes, you can.

This means that your laptop was on already, so just be sure to power it off when you are done using it.

You use shift when typing the letter to make it a capital, or caps lock if you'd like all of the letters to be capitals. If you want to change a small letter you've already typed to a capital, highlight the letter, hold shift, and type the letter again.

You will need to turn on the option on your phone to make a personal network. This will create a personal Wi-Fi network, which you can connect your laptop to.

Sometimes newer laptops will randomly turn on, especially if they're set to apply updates automatically. If it happens, just open and close your laptop.

No, it is not safe. It might electrocute you. Just buy a new one. It would cost more to get it fixed than to just buy a new one.

Find the program from the Start menu, then just drag and drop onto your desktop screen.

Microsoft is a company that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers.

Some laptops come with SIM card slots. If you don't have one on your laptop, consider getting one that has a slot.

You can double click on an icon on your desktop to start a program, yes. You can also open programs from your computer's search menu or a specific folder.

Yes, oftentimes, through either Control Panel or the manufacturer's software interface, such as the Synaptics icon in the system tray. You can also set your touch pad to automatically deactivate when a USB mouse is plugged in.

You open up your browser and search for the thing you want to download (using Google or your preferred search engine). Be careful about what you download, though. If you're looking for a program, make sure you visit the manufacturer's official website,

You will need to do a hard shutdown by holding the power button down until the screen turns black. If that doesn't work, then you will most likely have to take your computer into a repair shop.

You hold down Shift and press the 2 key.

You can cut by highlighting the text you would like to cut, and then pressing the control + x keys on a Windows computer, or command + x on a Mac. Then go to the document you would like to paste into and press control/command + v.

It really doesn't matter. Of course, you should keep your laptop closed when you can, but you won't cause your laptop any harm by leaving it open.

In the standard setup, the left button is basically used for clicking and highlighting, while the right button opens an options menu.

On most US keyboards, including HP laptops, the tilde key is located in the top-left corner, next to the "1" key, and shares a key with the grave mark (`). You can type it by pressing Shift and that key. On UK keyboards, the tilde key is on the same key as the hash (#) symbol, and is located to the left of the Enter key. You can type it by pressing Shift and that key.