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Contents
MEET SURFACE PRO ..................................................................................................................................... 1
ABOUT THIS GUIDE .............................................................................................................................................................................1
SURFACE PRO FEATURES .....................................................................................................................................................................2
SET UP YOUR SURFACE PRO......................................................................................................................... 5
PLUG IN AND TURN ON.......................................................................................................................................................................5
SETUP .................................................................................................................................................................................................6
THE BASICS .................................................................................................................................................. 7
UPDATE TO WINDOWS 8.1.................................................................................................................................................................7
TOUCH, KEYBOARD, MOUSE, AND PEN ................................................................................................................................................7
START SCREEN ....................................................................................................................................................................................8
OPEN APPS .........................................................................................................................................................................................8
TOUCH: SWIPE, TAP, AND BEYOND......................................................................................................................................................9
CHARMS .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
THE FAMILIAR DESKTOP ................................................................................................................................................................... 11
WHAT MOVED OR CHANGED IN WINDOWS 8? ................................................................................................................................ 12
LEARN MORE ABOUT WINDOWS ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
LOCK SCREEN AND SIGNING IN ........................................................................................................................................................ 13
GET STARTED ............................................................................................................................................. 14
GET ONLINE ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
SET UP YOUR EMAIL ......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
PEOPLE: ADD CONTACTS ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
SKYPE (IM AND CALLS): ADD CONTACTS ......................................................................................................................................... 15
SKYDRIVE: YOUR PERSONAL CLOUD................................................................................................................................................. 15
MAKE IT YOURS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 16
GET TO KNOW SURFACE PRO..................................................................................................................... 17
POWER STATES: ON, OFF, STANDBY, AND RESTART .......................................................................................................................... 17
CHARGING....................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
THE TOUCHSCREEN .......................................................................................................................................................................... 20
ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD ................................................................................................................................................................... 21
THE KICKSTAND............................................................................................................................................................................... 23
TYPING COVERS (KEYBOARDS) ......................................................................................................................................................... 24
TOUCHPAD ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
SOUND FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................................ 29
PRO PEN ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
USE APPS AND PROGRAMS ....................................................................................................................... 33
FIND AND OPEN APPS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 33
SWITCH BETWEEN OPEN APPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 34
USE APPS TOGETHER (SIDE BY SIDE) ................................................................................................................................................. 34
