User Guide

 If you have many photos or videos, you can store them on SkyDrive and access them from any web-

connected device, including Surface. For more info about this, see the SkyDrive topic in this guide.

 For info on taking videos and photos with Surface, see the Camera topic.

Xbox Video

Use the Xbox Video app to download or

stream your favorite movies and TV shows.

You can also use the Video app to watch

videos from your Video library.*

*Xbox Video is not available in all countries and all regions.

Play videos from your library

Here's how to play videos from your video

library:

1. From the Start screen, tap or click

Video.

2. Scroll left and then tap or click my videos.

3. Tap or click the video that you want to play. To see more options, swipe down on a video.

No videos? If my videos is empty, add videos to your Video library or join a homegroup.

 For help copying videos to your Video library, see Move files to your Surface in this guide.

 To play videos stored on other PCs, see Access files on other computers in this guide.

Tips

 To see which formats are supported, see Which file types are supported? on Surface.com.

 For bigger sound, connect external speakers to the headset jack or USB port on Surface, or wirelessly

connect Bluetooth speakers. For more info, see Connect devices.

 To see your videos when the Video app opens, turn this option on in Preferences. (From the Video

app, open the Settings charm, tap or click Preferences, then set Startup view to On.)

You need to sign in with a Microsoft account to stream or download videos from Xbox Video. Here’s how: