User Guide

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BACK UP YOUR FILES USING FILE HISTORY ....................................................................................................................................................... 63
NETWORKING ............................................................................................................................................................... 64
CONNECT TO A WI-FI NETWORK ...................................................................................................................................................................... 64
DISCONNECT FROM A WI-FI NETWORK ........................................................................................................................................................... 64
CONNECT TO A WIRED NETWORK ...................................................................................................................................................................... 65
JOIN A DOMAIN, WORKGROUP, OR HOMEGROUP ........................................................................................................................................... 65
GET TO FILES ON OTHER COMPUTERS ............................................................................................................................................................... 66
SHARE FILES AND FOLDERS ................................................................................................................................................................................. 66
CONNECT TO A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN) ..................................................................................................................................... 66
AIRPLANE MODE .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 67
TETHERING: USE YOUR PHONE’S DATA CONNECTION ..................................................................................................................................... 67
MOBILE BROADBAND CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... 67
REMOTE DESKTOP: CONNECT TO ANOTHER PC .............................................................................................................................................. 68
BUILT-IN APPS .............................................................................................................................................................. 69
INTERNET EXPLORER 11 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 69
MAIL ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 73
PEOPLE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 75
CALENDAR AND REMINDERS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 76
MICROSOFT OFFICE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 77
USE SURFACE PEN IN OFFICE APPS ................................................................................................................................................................... 79
ONENOTE ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 79
CAMERA ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 83
MUSIC .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 86
PHOTOS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 88
VIDEO ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 89
SKYPE .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 90
ONEDRIVE ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 91
XBOX GAMES ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 93
MORE BUILT-IN APPS .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 94
PROBLEMS WITH AN APP? .................................................................................................................................................................................. 94
ADDITIONAL INFO YOU SHOULD KNOW ................................................................................................................. 95
WINDOWS UPDATES .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 95
MORE SURFACE PEN INFO ................................................................................................................................................................................. 96
HOW CAN I HELP PROTECT MY SURFACE FROM VIRUSES? .............................................................................................................................. 96
WINDOWS FIREWALL .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 96
BITLOCKER DRIVE ENCRYPTION ........................................................................................................................................................................ 97
BITLOCKER RECOVERY KEY .................................................................................................................................................................................. 97
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 97
ACCESSIBILITY ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 97
SPEECH RECOGNITION ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 97
TAKE A SCREEN SHOT .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 98
DEFAULT APPS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 98
HOW TO RESTORE, REFRESH, OR RESET YOUR SURFACE ................................................................................................................................. 98
SURFACE PRO 3 BIOS/UEFI AND STARTING FROM A USB DEVICE ............................................................................................................. 98
ACCESSORIES ................................................................................................................................................................. 99