User guide
Table Of Contents
- Meet Surface Pro
- Setup
- The basics
- Get to know Surface
- Touch, keyboard, mouse, and pen
- Accounts
- Sign in and out
- All about apps
- Install apps
- Personalize your Surface
- Connect devices
- Storage, files, and backup
- Networking
- Built-in apps
- Additional info you should know
- Keep Surface up to date
- Windows Defender and Windows SmartScreen
- Windows Firewall
- BitLocker Drive Encryption
- Accessibility
- Speech recognition
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Take a screen shot
- Default programs
- Work with files and apps on another PC
- Restore, refresh, or reset Surface
- Add Windows Media Center
- Surface Pro BIOS/UEFI
- BitLocker recovery key
- Clean and care for Surface
- Get Help and Support
- That’s it!
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Contents
Meet Surface Pro ............................................................................................................................... 1
About this guide ........................................................................................................................... 1
Highlights ........................................................................................................................................ 2
What is Windows 8 Pro? ............................................................................................................ 4
Surface accessories ...................................................................................................................... 4
Setup ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
Plug in and turn on ..................................................................................................................... 6
Surface setup ................................................................................................................................. 7
Lock screen and signing in ....................................................................................................... 7
The basics ............................................................................................................................................. 8
Start screen: Your favorite things ........................................................................................... 8
Charms, commands, and switching between apps ......................................................... 9
Touch: tap, slide, and beyond ............................................................................................... 10
The charms: Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings ............................................. 12
The familiar desktop ................................................................................................................. 15
How to search ............................................................................................................................. 15
What moved or changed in Windows 8? .......................................................................... 16
Get to know Surface ...................................................................................................................... 18
Power states: On, sleep, shut down, and restart ............................................................ 18
The touchscreen ......................................................................................................................... 20
Add your accounts..................................................................................................................... 21
On-screen keyboard ................................................................................................................. 23
Sound features ............................................................................................................................ 25
Battery and power ..................................................................................................................... 25
Share photos, links, and more ............................................................................................... 27
Change your settings ................................................................................................................ 28
Touch, keyboard, mouse, and pen ........................................................................................... 30
Touch .............................................................................................................................................. 30
Keyboard ....................................................................................................................................... 30
Mouse ............................................................................................................................................. 33