User Guide

Speech recognition

Windows Speech Recognition makes using a keyboard and mouse optional. You can control your Surface with

your voice and dictate text instead.

For more info, see How to use Speech Recognition on Windows.com.

Take a screen shot

To take a snapshot of your screen, press and hold the below the touchscreen, and then press the volume

rocker down (along the left edge). The screen dims briefly when the screen is captured. A picture of the screen is

saved in the Screenshots folder, which is in the Pictures folder. You can use File Explorer, Photos, or the SkyDrive

app to see your screenshots.

You can also use the Share charm to share a screen shot with someone. For more info, see Share a link in this

guide.

To capture part of the screen, see Use Snipping Tool to capture screen shots on Windows.com.

Default apps

The default app is the app that Windows automatically uses when you open a type of file, such as a song, or

photo. For example, when you open a PDF file attached to an email message, you can choose which app opens

the PDF file (assuming you have more than one PDF app installed). To set your default apps:

1. Open the Settings charm, tap or click Change PC settings > Search and apps > Defaults.

2. You can choose a default app for the web, email, music, video, and photos. If you want to associate a file

type or protocol with an app, choose Defaults apps by file type or Default apps by protocol.

How to restore, refresh, or reset your Surface

If you're having problems with your Surface, you can try to restore, refresh, or reset it. Restore is a way to undo

recent system changes you've made. Refresh reinstalls Windows, keeping your files, settings, and apps. Reset

reinstalls Windows but deletes your files, settings, and apps—except for the apps that came with Surface.

For more info, see Restore, refresh, or reset Surface Pro on Surface.com.

Surface Pro BIOS/UEFI and starting from a USB device

Surface Pro uses a standard firmware interface called UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). To find out

how to access the Surface UEFI firmware settings and boot from a USB device, see How do I use BIOS/UEFI? on

Surface.com.