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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Use apps and programs
Find and open apps
Like the Start button in previous versions of Windows, the Start screen is where you go to start apps. Surface Pro
can run two types of apps:
Windows Store apps—such as Music, Mail, and Weather.
Desktop apps—such as Notepad and Office (sold separately).
To find an app or program on your Surface:
Apps view. Swipe up from the center of the Start screen (or click on the lower-left of Start). A list of
apps appears. Type an app name or scroll to see all your apps.
Use Search. Open the Search charm, and type an app name like Skype or Outlook.
If you don’t see the app or program you want, look in the Windows Store (see Install apps and programs in this
guide).
You can also start desktop apps from the desktop. You can create shortcuts for desktop apps or pin the desktop
apps that you frequently use to the taskbar. For info about this, see How to use the taskbar on Windows.com.