User Guide

Your browser favorites and history can by synced across Windows RT and Windows 8 PCs if you use a Microsoft

account. For more info, see Sync your settings in this guide.

Flip ahead through sites

Turning on flip ahead makes going from page to page and article to article more fluid. If you're reading an article

on a news site that supports flip ahead, you can swipe across the page (or click the Forward button ) to go to

the next page of content.

To turn on flip ahead, open the Settings charm from Internet Explorer, then tap or click Internet Options.

Internet Explorer for the desktop

You can also surf the web from the desktop using Internet Explorer for the desktop. To start the Internet Explorer

desktop app:

1. From the Start screen, tap or click Desktop (or press Windows logo key + D).

2. Tap or click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.

To change browser settings, such as turning off the Pop-up Blocker, tap the Settings icon in the upper-right

corner of Internet Explorer (desktop version), then tap or click Internet options. The Pop-up Blocker option is on

the Privacy tab. Both Internet Explorer apps use the same settings,

To see your browsing history:

1. Open Internet Explorer for the desktop.

2. Tap or click the Favorites button (upper-right corner), and then tap or click the History tab.

Add-ons, Flash, and other multimedia content

Internet Explorer can play Adobe Flash Player and HTML5 content with audio, video, and other rich content

embedded.

Browser add-ons are not supported by Internet Explorer on Surface RT.

Adobe Flash

The majority of websites with Flash content are compatible with Surface RT. A small number of websites that are

not compatible with the Windows experience for touch, performance, and battery life are blocked.