Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Meet Surface Pro
- Set up your Surface Pro
- The basics
- Get started
- Get to know Surface Pro
- Power states: On, off, standby, and restart
- Charging
- The touchscreen
- On-screen keyboard
- The Kickstand
- Typing Covers (keyboards)
- Touchpad
- Sound features
- Pro Pen
- Use apps and programs
- Search, share, and settings
- Accounts and sign in
- Install apps and programs
- Personalize your Surface
- Connect devices
- Storage, files, and backup
- Networking
- Connect to a wireless network
- Disconnect from a wireless network
- Connect to a wired network
- Join a domain, workgroup, or homegroup
- Get to files on other computers
- Share files and folders
- Connect to a Virtual Private Network (VPN)
- Airplane mode
- Tethering: Use your phone’s data connection
- Mobile broadband connections
- Remote Desktop: Connect to another PC
- Built-in apps
- Additional info you should know
- Windows Updates
- How can I help protect my Surface from viruses?
- Windows Firewall
- BitLocker Drive Encryption
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Accessibility
- Speech recognition
- Take a screen shot
- Default apps
- How to restore, refresh, or reset your Surface
- Surface Pro BIOS/UEFI and starting from a USB device
- BitLocker recovery key
- Accessories
- Care and cleaning
- Help, Service, and Support
- That’s it!
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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.