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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ADDITIONAL STORAGE OPTIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 59
FILES AND FOLDERS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 60
ADD FILES TO SURFACE .................................................................................................................................................................... 60
BACK UP YOUR FILES USING FILE HISTORY........................................................................................................................................ 61
NETWORKING ............................................................................................................................................ 62
CONNECT TO A WIRELESS NETWORK ................................................................................................................................................ 62
DISCONNECT FROM A WIRELESS NETWORK ...................................................................................................................................... 62
CONNECT TO A WIRED NETWORK..................................................................................................................................................... 62
JOIN A DOMAIN, WORKGROUP, OR HOMEGROUP ............................................................................................................................. 63
GET TO FILES ON OTHER COMPUTERS ............................................................................................................................................... 63
SHARE FILES AND FOLDERS .............................................................................................................................................................. 63
CONNECT TO A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN) ....................................................................................................................... 64
AIRPLANE MODE .............................................................................................................................................................................. 64
TETHERING: USE YOUR PHONE’S DATA CONNECTION ....................................................................................................................... 64
MOBILE BROADBAND CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 65
REMOTE DESKTOP: CONNECT TO ANOTHER PC ............................................................................................................................... 65
BUILT-IN APPS ........................................................................................................................................... 66
INTERNET EXPLORER 11................................................................................................................................................................... 66
MAIL ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 68
PEOPLE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 71
CALENDAR AND REMINDERS ............................................................................................................................................................ 71
MICROSOFT OFFICE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 72
CAMERA .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 74
MUSIC ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 79
PHOTOS .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 81
VIDEO.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 82
SKYPE .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 83
SKYDRIVE ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 84
XBOX GAMES .................................................................................................................................................................................. 86
MAPS .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 86
MORE BUILT-IN APPS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 87
ADDITIONAL INFO YOU SHOULD KNOW ................................................................................................... 89
WINDOWS UPDATES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 89
HOW CAN I HELP PROTECT MY SURFACE FROM VIRUSES?................................................................................................................. 90
WINDOWS FIREWALL....................................................................................................................................................................... 90
BITLOCKER DRIVE ENCRYPTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 90
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS.................................................................................................................................................................... 90
ACCESSIBILITY .................................................................................................................................................................................. 90
SPEECH RECOGNITION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 91
TAKE A SCREEN SHOT....................................................................................................................................................................... 91
DEFAULT APPS ................................................................................................................................................................................. 91
HOW TO RESTORE, REFRESH, OR RESET YOUR SURFACE .................................................................................................................... 91
SURFACE PRO BIOS/UEFI AND STARTING FROM A USB DEVICE ..................................................................................................... 91
BITLOCKER RECOVERY KEY ............................................................................................................................................................... 92
ACCESSORIES ............................................................................................................................................. 93