Once you click on the Wi-Fi Icon in the task bar, you should get a screen like this
Make sure your switch Wi-Fi is on on your Laptop.
It may be off because it takes more battery life to have your laptop constantly searching for a Wi-fi signal
Once you choose a strong network it may be secured or not.
If so ask the owner of the network to give you the password
If not secured as in the
case of most MacDonald's, Starbucks and many airports,
you will be asked to open your browser and asked to agree with the usage.
You click on the free connection button and there may be a following screen:
You have to agree to the
Terms and Conditions.
Usually means you promise not to use it for terrorist activity, child
pornography or downloading copyrighted material.
Some will even tell you you can't use it for Skype or anything that uses
a lot of bandwidth.
Sometimes there is only one screen to connect and agree like Starbucks.
