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MEET SURFACE 2 ..............................................................................................................................................................1
ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1
SURFACE 2 FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
SET UP YOUR SURFACE ...................................................................................................................................................6
PLUG IN AND TURN ON ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
SETUP...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
THE BASICS .......................................................................................................................................................................8
TOUCH, KEYBOARD, MOUSE, AND PEN ............................................................................................................................................................... 8
START SCREEN ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
OPEN APPS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
TOUCH: SWIPE, TAP, AND BEYOND ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
CHARMS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
LEARN MORE ABOUT WINDOWS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12
LOCK SCREEN AND SIGNING IN .......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
GET STARTED ................................................................................................................................................................. 13
GET ONLINE ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
SET UP YOUR EMAIL ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
PEOPLE: ADD CONTACTS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
SKYPE (IM AND CALLS): ADD CONTACTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 14
SKYDRIVE: YOUR PERSONAL CLOUD ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
MAKE IT YOURS ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
GET TO KNOW SURFACE 2 .......................................................................................................................................... 16
POWER STATES: ON, OFF, STANDBY, AND RESTART ........................................................................................................................................ 16
CHARGING ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
THE TOUCHSCREEN ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
COPY AND PASTE USING TOUCH ........................................................................................................................................................................ 19
USE THE ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19
THE KICKSTAND ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
TYPING COVERS (KEYBOARDS) ........................................................................................................................................................................... 22
TOUCHPAD ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
SOUND FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
THE DESKTOP ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
USE APPS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 30
FIND AND OPEN APPS ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
SWITCH BETWEEN OPEN APPS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 30
USE APPS TOGETHER (SIDE BY SIDE) .................................................................................................................................................................. 31
CLOSE AN APP ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
APP COMMANDS ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
APP SETTINGS AND HELP .................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
PROBLEMS WITH AN APP? .................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
SEARCH, SHARE, AND SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................... 34
HOW TO SEARCH ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 34
