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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On-screen keyboard on Surface Pro
To close the on-screen keyboard: Tap an area where text can’t be typed or tap the keyboard button , and then
the close keyboard button .
Thumb keyboard and handwriting options
Thumb keyboard. The thumb keyboard makes it easy to type with your thumbs while holding
Surface in both hands.
Handwriting. The handwriting option lets you write with the Pro Pen or your finger. More about
this in the Pro Pen section.
Suggestions and corrections
As you type on the on-screen keyboard, suggestions appear above the keyboard. For more info, see
Suggestions and corrections later in this section.
Change on-screen keyboard settings
Open the Settings charm, tap or click Change PC settings > PC and devices > Typing > Touch
keyboard.