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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Speech recognition
Windows Speech Recognition makes using a keyboard and mouse optional. You can control your Surface with
your voice and dictate text instead.
For more info, see How to use Speech Recognition on Windows.com.
Take a screen shot
To take a snapshot of your screen, press and hold the below the touchscreen, and then press the volume
rocker down (along the left edge). The screen dims briefly when the screen is captured. A picture of the screen is
saved in the Screenshots folder, which is in the Pictures folder. You can use File Explorer, Photos, or the SkyDrive
app to see your screenshots.
You can also use the Share charm to share a screen shot with someone. For more info, see Share a link in this
guide.
To capture part of the screen, see Use Snipping Tool to capture screen shots on Windows.com.
Default apps
The default app is the app that Windows automatically uses when you open a type of file, such as a song, or
photo. For example, when you open a PDF file attached to an email message, you can choose which app opens
the PDF file (assuming you have more than one PDF app installed). To set your default apps:
1. Open the Settings charm, tap or click Change PC settings > Search and apps > Defaults.
2. You can choose a default app for the web, email, music, video, and photos. If you want to associate a file
type or protocol with an app, choose Defaults apps by file type or Default apps by protocol.
How to restore, refresh, or reset your Surface
If you're having problems with your Surface, you can try to restore, refresh, or reset it. Restore is a way to undo
recent system changes you've made. Refresh reinstalls Windows, keeping your files, settings, and apps. Reset
reinstalls Windows but deletes your files, settings, and apps—except for the apps that came with Surface.
For more info, see Restore, refresh, or reset Surface Pro on Surface.com.
Surface Pro BIOS/UEFI and starting from a USB device
Surface Pro uses a standard firmware interface called UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). To find out
how to access the Surface UEFI firmware settings and boot from a USB device, see How do I use BIOS/UEFI? on
Surface.com.