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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microSD memory card
You can add additional storage by using a microSD, microSDHC, or microSDXC
card.
Save files on another computer on your network
You can open and save files to computers on your network. For more info, see Share files and folders on
Windows.com. (This way files don’t take up space on your Surface.)
Files and folders
When you need to delete, copy, move, or rename files, you can use the SkyDrive app or File Explorer:
SkyDrive app. From the Start screen, tap SkyDrive. To learn more, see the SkyDrive section in this guide.
File Explorer. To open File Explorer, do either of the following:
o Swipe up from the center of the Start screen and type File Explorer.
o From the desktop, tap or click the file folder icon on the taskbar.
For help using File Explorer, see the topic How to work with files and folders on Windows.com.
Add files to Surface
You can easily add music, pictures, videos, and documents to your Surface.
Use SkyDrive to add files
Add whatever files you like to your SkyDrive so that you can access them from your Surface. First add files to
your SkyDrive. Here’s how:
1. Go to the computer with the files that you want to copy to Surface.
2. Go to SkyDrive.com and upload your files. (To find out how, see Upload photos and files on
Windows.com.)
Once files are on SkyDrive, use the SkyDrive app on Surface to access them. Here’s how:
1. From the Start screen, tap or click SkyDrive.
2. Navigate to the folder with the files that you want.
3. Do one of the following:
Open: Tap or click a file.
Download: Swipe down on a file (or right-click), and then tap Make offline.










