User guide

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Contents
MEET SURFACE PRO ........................................................................................................................................................1
ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1
SURFACE PRO FEATURES ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
SET UP YOUR SURFACE PRO ..........................................................................................................................................5
PLUG IN AND TURN ON ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
SETUP...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
THE BASICS .......................................................................................................................................................................7
UPDATE TO WINDOWS 8.1 .................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
TOUCH, KEYBOARD, MOUSE, AND PEN ............................................................................................................................................................... 7
START SCREEN ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
OPEN APPS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
TOUCH: SWIPE, TAP, AND BEYOND ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
CHARMS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
THE FAMILIAR DESKTOP ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
WHAT MOVED OR CHANGED IN WINDOWS 8? ............................................................................................................................................... 12
LEARN MORE ABOUT WINDOWS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13
LOCK SCREEN AND SIGNING IN .......................................................................................................................................................................... 13
GET STARTED ................................................................................................................................................................. 14
GET ONLINE ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
SET UP YOUR EMAIL ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
PEOPLE: ADD CONTACTS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
SKYPE: ADD CONTACTS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
SKYDRIVE: YOUR PERSONAL CLOUD ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
MAKE IT YOURS ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
GET TO KNOW SURFACE PRO ..................................................................................................................................... 17
POWER STATES: ON, OFF, STANDBY, AND RESTART ........................................................................................................................................ 17
CHARGING ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
THE TOUCHSCREEN ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
THE KICKSTAND ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
TYPING COVERS (KEYBOARDS) ........................................................................................................................................................................... 24
TOUCHPAD ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
SOUND FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 29
PRO PEN ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
USE APPS AND PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................................ 33
FIND AND OPEN APPS ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
SWITCH BETWEEN OPEN APPS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 34
USE APPS TOGETHER (SIDE BY SIDE) .................................................................................................................................................................. 34