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CONNECT TO A WIRED NETWORK ...................................................................................................................................................................... 58 
JOIN A HOMEGROUP ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 59 
JOIN A WORKGROUP ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 59 
GET TO FILES ON OTHER COMPUTERS ............................................................................................................................................................... 59 
CONNECT TO A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN) ..................................................................................................................................... 60 
WORKPLACE JOIN ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 60 
AIRPLANE MODE .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 60 
TETHERING: USE YOUR PHONE’S DATA CONNECTION ..................................................................................................................................... 61 
REMOTE DESKTOP: CONNECT TO ANOTHER PC .............................................................................................................................................. 61 
BUILT-IN APPS .............................................................................................................................................................. 62 
OFFICE 2013 RT ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 62 
ONENOTE ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 63 
INTERNET EXPLORER 11 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 63 
MAIL ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 66 
PEOPLE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 68 
CALENDAR AND REMINDERS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 68 
CAMERA ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 
MUSIC .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 72 
PHOTOS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 74 
VIDEO ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 75 
SKYPE .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 76 
ONEDRIVE ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 76 
XBOX GAMES ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 78 
MAPS .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 79 
MORE BUILT-IN APPS .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 79 
ADDITIONAL INFO YOU SHOULD KNOW ................................................................................................................. 81 
KEEP SURFACE UP TO DATE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 81 
HOW CAN I HELP PROTECT MY SURFACE FROM VIRUSES? .............................................................................................................................. 82 
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 82 
ACCESSIBILITY ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 82 
SPEECH RECOGNITION ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 82 
TAKE A SCREEN SHOT .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 82 
BITLOCKER RECOVERY KEY .................................................................................................................................................................................. 83 
REFRESH SURFACE ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 83 
RESET SURFACE ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 83 
ACCESSORIES ................................................................................................................................................................. 84 
CARE AND CLEANING .................................................................................................................................................. 86 
TOUCHSCREEN CARE ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 86 
COVER CARE ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 86 
BATTERY CARE ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 86 
SAFETY AND WARRANTY ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 86 
HELP, SERVICE, AND SUPPORT .................................................................................................................................. 87 
SURFACE HELP ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 87 
WINDOWS HELP .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 87 










