User Guide

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BUILT-IN APPS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
APP SETTINGS AND HELP .................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
TAKE NOTES OR DRAW WITH ONENOTE .......................................................................................................................................................... 39
HANDWRITING OR DRAWING ............................................................................................................................................................................ 40
SEARCH, SHARE, AND SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................... 41
HOW TO SEARCH ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 41
SHARE PHOTOS, LINKS, AND MORE ................................................................................................................................................................... 43
CHANGE YOUR SETTINGS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
ACCOUNTS AND SIGN IN ............................................................................................................................................ 45
WHAT TYPE OF ACCOUNT DO I HAVE? .............................................................................................................................................................. 45
CREATE ANOTHER ACCOUNT .............................................................................................................................................................................. 46
MANAGE ACCOUNTS .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
UNLOCK AND SIGN IN ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
SIGN OUT OR LOCK ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 48
CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD ................................................................................................................................................................................ 48
ACCOUNT SECURITY ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 48
INSTALL APPS AND PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................................ 49
YOUR ACCOUNT .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 49
GET APPS .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 49
UNINSTALL AN APP ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 51
APP UPDATES ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
INSTALL PROGRAMS FROM THE INTERNET, A CD, OR A NETWORK ................................................................................................................ 52
PERSONALIZE YOUR SURFACE ................................................................................................................................... 53
ADD YOUR ACCOUNTS ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 53
PERSONALIZE THE START SCREEN ...................................................................................................................................................................... 53
CHANGE YOUR LOCK SCREEN ............................................................................................................................................................................. 54
NOTIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 54
ADD A LANGUAGE ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 55
DESKTOP BACKGROUND, COLORS, AND SOUNDS ............................................................................................................................................ 55
CHOOSE WHERE YOU GO WHEN YOU SIGN IN ................................................................................................................................................. 55
CONNECT DEVICES ....................................................................................................................................................... 56
CONNECT A USB MOUSE, PRINTER, AND MORE .............................................................................................................................................. 56
USE A MOUSE ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56
ADD A BLUETOOTH DEVICE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 56
ADD, REMOVE, AND MANAGE YOUR DEVICES AND PRINTERS ........................................................................................................................ 57
HOW DO I PRINT? ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
HOW DO I SCAN SOMETHING? .......................................................................................................................................................................... 57
CONNECT TO A TV, MONITOR, OR PROJECTOR ............................................................................................................................................... 58
STORAGE, FILES, AND BACKUP .................................................................................................................................. 60
HOW MUCH DISK SPACE DO I HAVE? ................................................................................................................................................................ 60
ADDITIONAL STORAGE OPTIONS........................................................................................................................................................................ 60
FILES AND FOLDERS ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 61
ADD FILES TO SURFACE ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 62