Operation Manual

The basics

There are a few things you need to know to get around your Surface.

Touch, keyboard, mouse, and pen

With Surface, you can easily switch between using touch, a keyboard, mouse, or pen.

 Touch. Like a smartphone, you can use your fingers on the touchscreen. For example, drag your finger

across the screen to scroll.

 Keyboard. Click in a Typing Cover or use a full-size USB or Bluetooth keyboard.

 Mouse. Use the Typing Cover touchpad, or connect a USB or Bluetooth mouse.

 Pen. Take notes, draw, and markup documents using a capacitive pen (sold separately).

Start screen

Start is the heart of your Surface—it’s where you

open apps, see what your friends are doing, and get

to your favorite websites.

The tiles on Start can new email, app notifications,

and the next appointment on your calendar at a

glance.

To go to Start:

 Touch. Press below the touchscreen, or

swipe in from the right edge of the screen

and tap Start.

 Keyboard. Press the Windows logo key on your keyboard.

 Mouse. Click the Start button in the lower-left corner of the screen.

Open apps

 Touch or mouse. Tap or click an app tile on the Start screen.

 Keyboard. Go to Start and type an app name (such as Word or SkyDrive).

You can see all your apps by swiping up from the center of the Start screen.