User Guide

People: Add contacts

The People app is your universal address book. See contacts from all of your address books in one place, and get

the latest updates from your friends. Also, sync contacts from the social networks you care about, like Facebook,

LinkedIn, and Twitter. Get in touch with someone by sending email, calling, or posting to social media directly

from the People app.

Here's how to add contacts from your accounts:

1. Tap or click People from the Start screen.

2. Open the Settings charm, tap or click Accounts > Add an account.

3. Choose the type of account you want to add and then follow the instructions.

For more info, see People in this guide.

Skype (IM and calls): Add contacts

With Skype calls and chat, you can stay in touch with anyone, on almost any device, for free. Once you’ve added

your friends, you can make Skype calls and send instant messages. Here's how to get started using Skype:

1. On the Start screen, tap or click Skype.

2. Follow the instructions to sign in to Skype the first time. If you need help, see Skype on Surface on

Surface.com.

3. Add your contacts. To find out how, see Skype on Surface on Surface.com.

Included with your Surface Pro 2 purchase: One year of free voice calling to landlines in over 60 countries, and

free Skype WiFi at over 2 million hotspots worldwide. To activate your free Skype experience, use the code

included in your Surface Pro 2 packaging. Offer details.

SkyDrive: Your personal cloud

SkyDrive is online storage that comes with your Microsoft account. It’s like an extra hard drive that’s available

from any of the devices you use. When you save your documents, photos, and other files on SkyDrive, they're

available from any web-connected device (for example, your phone or any computer). SkyDrive is also a great

way to share files with other people.

Included with your Surface Pro 2 purchase: 200GB of free SkyDrive storage, for two years. To activate your free

SkyDrive storage, just use the code included in your Surface Pro 2 packaging. Offer details.

To learn more, see SkyDrive in this guide.