Microsoft Surface Pro User Guide

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Surface Pro User Guide

Published: April 30, 2013

Version 1.01

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Contents

Meet Surface Pro ..... 1
About this guide ..... 1
Highlights ..... 2
What is Windows 8 Pro? ..... 4
Surface accessories ..... 4
Setup ..... 6
Plug in and turn on ..... 6
Surface setup ..... 7
Lock screen and signing in ..... 7
The basics ..... 8
Start screen: Your favorite things ..... 8
Charms, commands, and switching between apps ..... 9
Touch: tap, slide, and beyond ..... 10
The charms: Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings ..... 12
The familiar desktop ..... 15
How to search ..... 15
What moved or changed in Windows 8? ..... 16
Get to know Surface ..... 18
Power states: On, sleep, shut down, and restart ..... 18
The touchscreen ..... 20
Add your accounts ..... 21
On-screen keyboard ..... 23
Sound features ..... 25
Battery and power ..... 25
Share photos, links, and more ..... 27
Change your settings ..... 28
Touch, keyboard, mouse, and pen ..... 30
Touch ..... 30
Keyboard ..... 30
Mouse ..... 33

Surface Pen.....34

Accounts .....37
What type of account do I have? .....37
Multiple user accounts.....39
Family Safety.....40
Account security.....40
Sign in and out.....41
Sign in.....41
Sign out or lock.....41
Switch to another account.....42
Other sign in options.....42
Account password.....43

All about apps.....45
Built-in apps.....45
Find an app.....46
Start an app.....46
Switch between apps.....47
Use two apps side by side (snap apps).....48
Close apps.....49
Use Task Manager.....50
App commands: Where are they?.....50
App settings.....51
App help and troubleshooting.....51
Install apps.....52
Sign in with your Microsoft account.....52
Install apps and programs.....52
Get your programs working with Windows 8.....54
Uninstall an app or program.....54
Update apps from the Windows Store.....55
Add or change a payment option.....55
View your billing history.....56
Family Safety and the Windows Store.....56
Install apps that you installed on other PCs.....56

Personalize your Surface.....57

Add your accounts.....57
Change your lock screen picture, colors, and account picture.....57
Customize the Start screen.....58
Desktop settings.....60
Sync your settings.....61
Notifications.....62
Add languages.....63
Connect devices.....63
Printing.....64
Add, view, and manage your devices and printers.....65
Storage, files, and backup.....70
How much local storage space do I have?.....70
Surface storage options.....70
Files and folders.....71
Back up files using File History.....74
Networking.....75
What's new in networking?.....75
Connect to a wireless network.....75
Connect to a wired network.....76
Domains, workgroups, and homegroups.....77
Sharing.....79
Mobile broadband connections.....81
Tethering: Use your phone's data connection.....82
Airplane mode.....83
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS).....83
Connect using a VPN connection.....83
Built-in apps.....85
Internet Explorer.....85
Mail.....88
People.....92
Calendar.....94
Camera.....96
Xbox Music.....97
Photos.....100

Import photos or videos ..... 100
Xbox Video ..... 101
Skype ..... 103
SkyDrive ..... 104
Microsoft Office ..... 106
Maps ..... 110
Xbox Games ..... 112
Xbox SmartGlass ..... 113
More built-in apps ..... 115
Free desktop apps ..... 116
Windows Photo Viewer ..... 116
Windows Media Player ..... 116
Photo Gallery ..... 117
Movie Maker ..... 117
SkyDrive ..... 117
Additional info you should know ..... 118
Keep Surface up to date ..... 118
Windows Defender and Windows SmartScreen ..... 120
Windows Firewall ..... 120
BitLocker Drive Encryption ..... 120
Accessibility ..... 121
Speech recognition ..... 121
Keyboard shortcuts ..... 121
Take a screen shot ..... 122
Default programs ..... 122
Work with files and apps on another PC ..... 123
Restore, refresh, or reset Surface ..... 123
Add Windows Media Center ..... 125
Surface Pro BIOS/UEFI ..... 125
BitLocker recovery key ..... 125
Clean and care for Surface ..... 127
Touchscreen care ..... 127
Cover and keyboard care ..... 127

Battery care .....128
Get Help and Support.....128
That's it!.....128

Meet Surface Pro

Start

Surface Pro is a powerful PC in tablet form.

You can connect to a broad variety of accessories, printers, and networks, just like you always have.

Run both new touch-friendly apps and your favorite Windows 7 programs. With the security and manageability you expect from a PC.

About this guide

This guide walks you through everything you need to know about Surface Pro.

Whether you read this from beginning to end or jump all around, we hope you find this guide useful as you get to know Surface. As you read through this guide it's helpful to have your Surface handy so you can try things out.

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