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1. best Windows sofware updates and Surface hardware pde dea cw a rere Bath toms instal aol as they become wae Va restart needed you ste a message ike hs Windows Update Your PC will restart in 2 days to finish installing important updates When you se this message do any of the following Open the Settings charm tap or click Power gt Update and restart From the lock screen tap the Power icon and then Update and restart nothing and Windows will install the updates and restart Surface in 2 days Manually check for Windows updates 1 Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC Settings gt Update and recovery gt Windows Update gt Check now 2 updates are available tap or cick View details 3 Choose the updates you want to install and then tap or click Install See your update history Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC Settings gt Update and recovery gt Windows Update gt View your update history have questions or problems with Windows Update see Windows Update Frequently Asked Questions on Windowsom Firmware updates Firmware is software that controls how the Surface hardware functions You l see a notification on Surface when firmware update is available When this happens follow the on screen instructions to update Surface Important Pig Surface into an electrical outlet before updating your firmware Surface How can help protect
2. SkyDrive free cloud storage that comes with your Microsoft account When you save your documents photos music and other fles on SkyDrive they re available fram any web connected device for example your phone or any computer SkyDrive is also a great way to share fies with other people Included with your Surface 2 purchase 20068 of ree SkyDrive storage fortwo years To activate your free SkyDrive storage just use the code included in your Surface 2 packaging Offer details Tolan mare about Siria se the SkyDrive section inthis guid Make it yours You can make Surface reflect who you are and what you care about You can rearrange the Start screen however you like and choose the colors and pictures that reflect your personal style For info about this see the Personalize Surface section in this quide Get to know Surface 2 Now that you have added your accounts le s go a little deeper Power states On off standby and restart Here s a quick overview of the Surface power states State What to do on Press and release the power button youl feel a vibration nothing happens Surface might need to be recharged Connect the power supply and then press the power button again Wake Do any of the following Press and release the power button Open the Cover Press key or the Windows logo Bi on Surface Of Shut down Press and hold the power button for 2 seconds then swipe down onthe screen Or o
3. o microSDXC card reader Use the microsDXC card reader behind the kickstand for extra storage or transferring files See Storage fles and backup for more info Charging port and 24 Watt power supply Connect the included power supply when your battery is low See Charging for more info Eg som y i Surface Software CPU and RAM Sensors Accessories Windows RT Surface 2 comes pre installed with Windows RT 81a Windows based operating system that s optimized for thin and licht PCs Windows RT runs built in apps and apps from the Windows Store To leam more see Windows RT 8 1 FAQ on Windowscom Office 2013 RT Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint and OneNote apps are pre installed See Office 2013 RT for more info Apps Surface 2 has many built in apps check out the tiles for them on your Star sereen And you can install more apps from the Windows Store Next generation NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor with 2 GB RAM Surface has four sensors an ambient light sensor an accelerometer gyroscope and compass that apps can use to do cool things Surface accessories add to your Surface experience check out the Accessories section in this guide Set up your Surface Grab your Surface and let s go Before you start Make sure a wireless network is available and you have the network password it secured Plug in and turn on 3 yeu have a Typing Cover bring it close to the Cover p
4. Typing Covers Click in a unique keyboard that doubles as cover Choose rom the following Typing Covers Touch Cover is a super thin pressure sensitive keyboard and touchpad Type Cover is a slim version of a traditional laptop keyboard with moving keys and a touchpad Some Typing Covers are available in different colors or designs To see what s available go to Covers on Surface com Typing Covers can be used with Surface 2 Colors and designs vary by market Wireless Adapter for Typing Covers The Wireless Adapter lets you wirelessly connect a Typing Cover to your Surface This way you can connect Surface to monitor or TV and type fram another location your couch For more ino see Wireless Adapter for Typing Covers in this guide Video Adapters Surface video adapters let you connect your Surface to an HDTV monitor or projector adapters and cables sold separately See Connect to a TV monitor or projector in this guide for mare into 24 Watt Power Supply included with Surface Surface comes with a 24 watt power supply for charging your battery Far more info see the Charging section of this guide Surface 48 Watt Power Supply with USB Charging Port Use this charger to charge your Surface and a USB accessory such as your phone at the same time For more info see 48 power supply with USB charging port in this guide Car Charger Use the Car Charger to charge your Surface and
5. unrace Wer ht acque SAN WINDOWS up APP HELP AND TROUBESHOOTNG e THATS aia s s Surface Meet Surface 2 train and light Surface 2 is the on the go tablet With Xbox Music and Video games and Internet Explorer you never run aut of ways to play And when its time to get work done Surface 2 comes with Microsoft Office 2013 RT Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint and OneNote app There are some differences between Otice RT and other versions of Offce For more info see Office cones About this guide We hope this guide helps you get the most out of your Surface 2 To jump to a topic in this guide using the Reader app Snipe down from the top edge of the screen tap More MUI Swipe down from the top edge of the screen tap Find type what you want to find To search for a topic Surface Surface 2 features Touchscreen Typing Covers Two cameras front and Wi Fi and Bluetooth Two microphones The 106 touchscreen with its 169 aspect ratio and ClearType Full HD display 1080 resolution 1920x1080 pixels is great for watching HD movies browsing the web and using Office apps Like a smartphone you can browse the web or your email using your fingers See Touchscreen for mare info Add a unique keyboard that doubles as a protective cover Typing Covers sold separately This way youll aways have a keyboard with you See Typing Cove
6. When you get to the app you want let go Use apps together side by side You can use two apps at the same time by snapping them side by side This way you can see two apps on the screen at once such as the and Calendar apps Surface Here s to arrange two apps side by side 1 Open each of the apps you want to use 2 Open the recently used app list swipe in from the lft edge and with your finger stil on the screen move it back toward the left edge 3 Drag an app from the app list until the curent app changes size then let go of the app 4 To adjust the size of the apps drag the bar between the apps Ifyou want to change one of the apps go to Start or the Apps view and tap or click an app Ill appear on top of he first two apps Tap or click the left of right side of the screen To learn more about using apps together see Getting around your PC on Windows com Close an app You don t need to dese apps from the Windows Store When you switch to another app Windows leaves the app running in the background and will close it eventually if you don t use it Myou realy want to close a Windows Store app here s how Touch Swipe down from the top edge of the screen and drag the app down and off the screen Mouse Move the pointer to the top of an app and when the pointer changes to a hand click and drag the app down off the screen Surface To completely stop all processing a
7. JPG and PNG To pen the Scan ap Stipe up rom the canter of the Ste sven and tap Sean Need help Inthe Scan app open the Settings charm and then choose Help Connect to a TV monitor or projector You can connect your Surface 2 to a TV to watch movies on a big screen a projector to share a presentation or another monitor so you can work with multiple apps Stream pictures video and music Depending on what you already have set up you might be ready to stream For example if you have an Xbox 360 on a home network and you might be ready to stream In ther cases you might need to setup change your network and connect compatible devices For more info about this see Stream pictures video and musie to devices using Play on Windows com Connect to a wireless display 1 Open the Devices charm and then tap or click Project 2 Tapor cick Add a wireless display 3 Choose the wireless display in the list of devices found and follow the instructions on the screen Connect with a cable To connect Surface to another screen youll need an adapter and a compatible VGA or HDMI cable cables and adapters sold separately Here are the adapters Surface HO Digtal AV Adapter Surface VGA Adapter Surface Which video adapter do I need To figure out which adapter you need look at the ports on your TV monitor or projector HOMI port Use the HD Digital AV Adapter No HDMI port Use the VGA Adapter the VGA Adapter tra
8. Pres fi below the touchscreen or swipe in from the right edge of the screen and tap Start Keyboard Press the Windows logo key Bi on your keyboard Mouse Click the Start button fil in the lover left comer ofthe screen Open apps Touch or mouse Tap or click an app on the Start screen Keyboard Go to Start and type an app name such as Word or SkyDrive You can se all your apps by swiping up from the center of the Start screen Surface Switch between open apps You can switch between open apps by swiping in from the left edge of the screen You can keep swiping and each time youll switch to another app More about this inthe Use app section App commands Where are they Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen or down from the top edge Touch Swipe tap and beyond Tap Swipe He s ouch gestures that you can use wih Surface Gesture How to doit What it does Tap ence on something Opens selects or activates whatever you Similar to clicking with a mouse Trpandhold Fressyurfnger dow ahold frabout Shows opions ted o wha youre teed doing he ngh cing with a mouse Non qo q V Surface Gesture How to doit What it does inch or stretch Touch the sereen or an Rem vith twa or Zooms in or aut of a website map or fingers and then move the fingers picture toward each other pinch or away from NS each other st
9. USB or Bluetooth keyboard if you d like For more info see Add a device inthis guide Wireless Adapter for Typing Covers The Wireless Adapter lets you type on a Typing Cover from anywhere in the room up to 30 feet away This way you can connect Surface to a TV or monitor and type from another location lice your couch Note The Wireless Adapter doesnt work with Surface Music Kt Charging the wireless adapter Connect the included cable to the wireless adapter and plug the other end ofthe cable into the USB port on Surface or another computere S takes about 4 5 hours to charge the wireless adapter from an empty state the light on top pulses while it s charging You can use the wireless adapter while it s charging or charge the adapter when it s not attached to a Typing Cover Setup the wireless adapter Before using the adapter for the first time charge it for 4 5 hours 2 Connect the wireless adapter to your Typing A Cover 3 On Surface open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC settings gt PC and devices gt Bluetooth Make sure Bluetooth is tumed on 4 Press and hold the power button on the adapter until a white light flashes This means the adapter is ready to pair 5 Choose Wireless Adapter for Typing Covers and the or click Pair Once paired you can start typing Battery starus The battery status ight is on the top middle of the adapter When the battery gets low less
10. a USB accessory such as your phone while you re traveling in your car more inf see Charger in this guide Surface Remix Kit Ever wanted to play DJ This Cover is a compact version of a traditional audio mixing board with buttons pads and slider controls that you can use ta create and remis musie For mare info see Surface Music Kit destures on Surace com Ethernet adapter You can use the Surface Etheret adapter to connect Surface to a wired network For mare info about this see Connect to a wired network in this quide Arc Touch Mouse Surface Edition This special edition Arc Touch Mouse is designed for comfort and flattens for portability no wires or cables just Bluetooth Far setup info see Arc Touch Mouse for Surface on Surfacecom Wedge Touch Mouse Surface Edition This special edition Wedge Touch Mouse is small enough to fitin your pocket and wirelessly connects to Surface using Bluetooth For setup info see Wedge Touch Mouse for Surface on Surfacecom Check out all ofthe Surface accessories at Surace com Accessories 00 8 Surface Care and cleaning Here s how to keep your Surface looking and working great Touchscreen care Scratches finger grease dust chemical and ultraviolet ight can affect the performance of the touchscreen Here are a few things you can do to help protect the screen Clean frequently Wipe the touchscreen with a soft lint fre cloth to clean it You
11. address book See contacts from all of your address books in one place and get the latest updates from your friends Also sync contacts from the social networks you care about like Facebook Linkedin and Twitter Get in touch with someone by sending email cling or posting to social media directly from the People app Here s how to add contacts from your accounts to the People app 1 Tapor click People from the Start screen 2 Open the Settings charm tap or click Accounts gt Add an account 3 Choose the type of account you want to add and then follow the instructions For more info see the People app section in this guide Skype IM and calls Add contacts With Skype calls and chat you can stay in touch with anyone on almost any device for fee Once you ve added your friends you can make Skype calls and video calls and send instant messages Here s how to get started using Skype 1 On the Start sereen tap or cick Skype 2 Follow the instructions to sign in to Skype the first time if you need help see Skype on Surface on Surfacecom Add your contact find cut how see Skype Surface Surface com Surface Included with your Surface 2 purchase One year of free voice calling to landlines in over 60 countries and free Skype WiFi at ever 2 milion hotspots worldwide To activate your free Skype experience use the code included in your Surface 2 packaging Offer details SkyDrive Your personal cloud
12. already owm and there s some print you shouid read about how much time you can spend streaming each month Ta stream music Tap or cick Explore choose a new album ar use Search JO to find an artist album or song that you want to play oe Noe tor more into Xbox Music Pass Myou want to stream music without hearing ads and be able to download songs to your Surface Windows Phone or Xbox ry a subscription for Xbox Musie Pass Create a radio station Radio creates a dynamic playlist of songs from similar artists To create a new station Tap or ick Radio tap Create new station and type an artist s name Buy songs and albums You can buy music using the payment option associated with your Microsoft account Heres how Finda song album that you vant You can use Search 2 to auc find something you dert see buy option saipe down from the top edge ofthe screen to se more commands To see your billing history and payment options Open the Settings charm then tap or dick Account Get more music apps You can browse or search the Windows Store for music apps or see Music apps in the Windows Store on Windowsom Need help Ifyou need help see Xbox Music on supportaboxcom Photos You can use this app to photos on Surface and on your SkyDrive If you have photos on your camera or phone you can import them using this app To see your photos go to the Start screen and open the Photos app Photos from you
13. and then move tup or down and lick the one you want Typing Cover Press a charm key from the first row Cham keys on Touch Cover Here s what you can do with the charms EST FRI Search You can use the Search charm 885 to ids things on Surface SkyDrive in apps and on the web For more info see Howto serch in this guide Share When you re in an app you can use the Share charm il H to share files photos or webpages For more inf see Share photos links and more in this guide Start The Start charm 8 takes you to the Start screen Or f youre already on Start it takes you to the last app you were using Devices Use the Devices charm Connect devices in this guide X to play project and print to devices For mare info see Settings Use the Setting charm B to change your Surface settings or if you re in an app you can get to settings for that app For mare info see Change your settings in this guide Surface Learn more about Windows To leam more about getting around Windows RT check out these resources Help and Tips From the Start screen tap or dick Help Tips This app has info to help you get up to speed on Windows Windows Basics and Tips See the Getting started tutorials on Windows com Helpline Lock screen and signing in With a Microsoft account personal settings ike your lock screen and Star sereen follow you to other devices Your favorite websites browser
14. and weather forecasts Reading List Keep track of content that you want to read later For more info Reading List app for Windows FAQ on Windowsom Sports Keep up with all the sports and teams you care about with Live Tile updates on your favorite teams Surface Weather Movie Moments Prepare for the latest conditions with hourly daily and Tum your videos into shart movies 60 seconds or less 10 day forecasts Compare weather from multiple Youcan add captions trim scenes and add music For providers check radar maps and view historical more info see Movie Moments app for Windows FAQ weather on Windows com food amp ink Heath Fines This app features a hands free cooking mode a recipe This app has over 1 000 exercise videos nutritional and wine catalog as well as tips and techniques rom and medical reference and exercise and diet trackers celebrity chefs Reader Read fles in PDF and XPS formats For mare info see Reader app for Windows FAQ on Windows com Additional built in apps Sean use this app to scan pictures or documents Sound Recorder use this app to record audio such as a lecture or meeting M Colculstor use this app for basic calculations advanced math Scientific mode and converting units of Surface Additional info you should know This section includes few more things that would be helpful for you ta know Windows Updates Two types of updates kep Surface
15. can dampen the oth with water or an eyeglass cleaner but don t apply liquids directly to the touchscreen Aso don t use window cleaner or other chemical cleaners Keep it covered Close the Cover when you re in transit or not using Surface If you don t have a Cover you can use a sleeve to protect the touchscreen sleeves are available at Surface com Accessare Keep it out of the sun Don t leave Surface in direct sunlight for an extended amount of time Ultraviolet light and excessive heat can damage the touchscreen Cover care You can clean the Cover with a lint free cloth dampened with mild soap and water Ifthe spine or the magnetic connections get dirty you can clean them with isopropyl alcohol also called rubbing alcohol Battery care Operating temperature Surface is designed to work between 32 F and 95 F or C 35 C Lithium ion batteries are sensitive to high temperatures so keep your Surface out of the sun and don t leave it in hot ca Recharge anytime The battery doesn t need to be empty or low before you recharge You can recharge the battery whenever you d like However its best to let the battery run down to 10 at least ance per month before you recharge it Safety and warranty Read the Safety and regulatory information for important safety info and the terms of the Surface Limited Warranty surface Help Service and Support Surface help Support For help and support inf go to
16. numbers Tap the 123 key or swipe up on a key in the frst row For example swine up on the Q key to type the number 1 Type diacritical marke Press and hold a key such as O then slide your finger to the accented character that you want for example 0 Use keyboard shortcuts Tap the key and then another key for example CC for Copy Turn Caps Lock on off Double tap the Up Arrow key Change keyboard settings Open the Settings charm tap or dick Change PC settings gt PC and devices gt Typing Tun key sounds on off Open the Setings charm tap or dick Change PC settings gt PC and devices gt Typing gt Play key sounds as type under Touch Keyboard adda language See Add languages in this guide The Kickstand Surface 2 has two built in kickstand positions 24 and 407 so you j can easily see the screen when you re working at a desk or typing on your lap You can fip cut the kickstand from either side Gently fip ut once for the first position upright and then again forthe second position less upright Dual position stand Surface Typing Covers keyboards Choose from the following Typing Covers Touch Cover and Touch Cover 2 Super thin pressure senstive keyboards with a touchpad Type Cover and Type Cover 2 of the thinnest mechanical keyboards available with moving keys Touch Cover 2 and Type Cover 2 are thinner and lighter with keys that can iluminate when your hands are n
17. photo or photos that you want to share 2 Swipe down or right dick a photo to select it Open the Share charm You ll seo a ist of the people apps and devices you share with most often plus a list af apps that can share For example to share using email ap Mail type an email address and tap or click the send icon To share a photo or group of photos a social network the photos need to be on your SkyDrive For mere info aee Store photos SkyDrive and Share and print photos on Windows cam Save pages to Reading List When you come across an article or other content that you d like to read later just share it to Reading List instead of emailing yourself a lik Reading List is your personal content library Heres how to save a page to Reading List 1 When you find a webpage that you want to ead later open the Share charm and tap or click Reading ust 2 Tap or cick Add A link to the contentis added to Reading List For more info about using Reading List see Reading List app for Windows FAQ on Windows com Change your settings PC Settings Most af the settings that youll want to change can be found in PC settings To open PC settings 1 Open the Settings charm Some settings appear in lower right comer 2 For more settings tap or dick Change PC settings 3 Tap or click a category For example tap PC and devices to add a device or Accounts to change account settings Il you can t find a setting you can use S
18. screen Windows doesn t find your device see Troubleshoot Bluetooth on Surface com Add remove and manage your devices and printers You can remove devices and troubleshoot devices that arent working properly See Add remove and manage your devices and printers on Windows com for info about this What devices work with Surface 2 surface 2 with Windows RT is compatible with printers mice keyboards speakers and other devices that have the Designed for Windows RT 8 1 logo These devices work right out of the box you don t have install rivers Some older devices might nat work with Windows RT 8 1 To check what s compatible see the Windows Compatibility Center How do I print To print from a Windows Stare such as Interet Explorer or Mai 1 Open the tem you want to print 2 pen the Devices charm then ta ar ck Print 3 Choose your printer fromthe at your pinterisnlisted choose Adda printer Add a device 4 Choose your printing options and then tap or dick Print Pint from a desktop ap such as Find the Print command in the app or press Printing topics Printand scan from Surface an Suracecom Take a screen shot print screen in this guide Share and print photos on Windowscom Can t print if you have problems printing see Troubleshoot printing on Surface com Surface How do scan something You cause the Scan app to san picture documents tax arty fe foras auch a
19. touchpad on your Typing Cover or add a USB or Bluetooth mouse USB Plug the mouse into the USB port on Surface Bluetooth See the Add a Blutooth device section below P Change your mouse settings Open the Search charm tap or click Change PC settings gt PC and devices gt Mouse and touchpad Use a capacitive pen You can use a capacitive pen or stylus sold separately to write on the touchscreen Capacitive means pen that works like your finger You use a pen to draw in apps like Fresh Pain take notes in One Note and mark up fice docs Note The Surface Pro Pen can t be used with Surface 2 Add a Bluetooth device Here s how to add also called pair Bluetooth device with your Surface 3 Turn on the sluetoath device and make it discoverable To leam how to do this check the info that came with your Bluetooth device or the manufacturer s website 2 Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC Settings gt PC and devices gt Bluetooth Make sure Bluetooth is turned on then wait while Windows searches for Bluetooth devices Surface 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish pairing your device If the accessory requires passcode sometimes called a pairing code you ll be prompted for it Ifyou dont know the passcode check the info that came with your device or the manufacturers website Notes When pairing a phone make sure your phone is unlocked and showing the Bluetooth settings
20. 1 Go to asite that you want to pin or make a favorite 2 Swine down from the top edge of the screen or right click 3 Tap the Favorites button or the Pin button Notes Favorites See Add to view and organize favorites on Windows com Surface Sync your settings if you re using a Microsoft account your favorites open tabs home page history and settings can by synced across your Windows RT and Windows 8 PCs For more info see Sync your 9 settings in this guide Interet Explorer for the desktop You can also surf the web from the desktop using Internet Explorer for the desktop To open the Internet Explorer desktop app Hom the desktop tap or dick the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar Change settings Tap 3 upper right comer gt Internet options Pop up Blocker is on the Privacy tab Both Internet Explorer apps use the same settings Browsing history Tap upper right corner gt History tab Dap problems yovra ting doeet look right or vidas won ply sa Videos wort play or vebpases dort display correctiy on Windowsom Flach and browser add ons Internet Explorer can play HTMLS and many Adobe Flash Player videos however browser add ons such as Java and Siveright are nat supported Streaming audio from a website To stream audio from a website while using other apps do the following Use internet Explorer and the other app side by side or use Internet Explore for the des
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22. Press and hold a couple seconds then let go and tap Paste Use the On screen keyboard Surface has an on screen touch keyboard that appears when you need it Show the on screen keyboard 7 Fold back the Cover or remove it 2 Tap the screen ina place where text can be entered and the on screen keyboard should appear in the desktop tap the keyboard icon on the desktop taskbar lawer right comer ta open the on screen keyboard To manually open the on screen keyboard without tapping an area where you can type Open the Settings charm tap or click Keyboard gt Touch keyboard and handwriting panel Onscreen keyboard on Surface To close the on screen keyboard tap an area where text can t be typed or tap the keyboard button EE and then the close keyboard button Thumb keyboard and handwriting options Thumb keyboard The thumb keyboard makes it easy to type with your thumbs while holding Surface in both hande Handwriting The handwriting option you write with a capacitive pen or your finger Suggestions and corrections As you type on the on screen keyboard suggestions appear above the keyboard For more info see Suggestions sn corrections later in this guide Surface Change on screen keyboard settings Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC settings gt PC and devices gt Typing gt Touch Keyboard Tips and tricks How do What to do Type
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24. Surace com Support Find answers and share ideas with other Surface enthusiasts online in the Surface Community forum Answers Microsoft Registration If you haven t registered your Surface go to Surface com Support Register Warranty and service For warranty info see Surface waranty on Surface com If your Surface needs service see How to get service for Surface on Surfacecom Windows help Swipe up from the center of the Start screen and then type Help and Support From Start tap or cick Help Tips This app has info to help you get up to speed on using Windows online to Windows com App help and troubleshooting App Help When you re in an app open the Settings charm and lock for Help if you can t find Help content check the company s website for help info App problems See Troubleshoot problems with an app on Windowscom That s it You ve come to the end of this guide We hope you ve found it helpful Check out Surface com Accessores fr the latest info on Surface accessories For the latest news about Surface check out our Surface Blog For the latest buzz about Surface follow us a Surface on Twitter Surface on Facebook a Surface on Pinterest omamen
25. Surface Surface 2 User Guide With Windows RT 8 1 Software Published October 2013 EE Microsoft 2013 Microsoft Ali rights reserved Buelrad Technology Excel Hotmail internet Explorer Microsoft OneNote Outlook PowerPoint SkyDrive Windows Xbox and Xoox Live registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Surface Skype and Wedge are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG inc This document is provided as is Information in this document including URL and other Interet Web site references may change without notice MEET SURFACE 2 ABOUT Tus DE oe mu 1 SNAG DATES ocean Se ey a UNE GU SET UP YOUR SURFACE Luc nno TURN ON H QURE UNION DRUNK NN QNNM THEBASICS TOUCH KEYBOARD MOUSE AND PEN e ene START SCREEN ene Peis Ses Open aes TOUCHE SWPE TA AND BEYOND Ice pora p ue eee n LEARN MORE AUT WINDORS 12 LOCK SCREEN AND GET STARTED Ger onune 3 ADD CONTACTS AND ADD CONTACTS gt Sen YOUR PERSONAL CLOUD e e T lcs MAKET URS B 15 GET TO KNOW SURFACE 2 POWER STATES ON OH STANDBY AND RESTART e Guuaains scores E 17 AE RUE ere AEE ta ee COPY AND PASTE USING TOUGH ee ce wrest USE THE ON SC
26. charm then tap or click the wireless network icon il 2 Tap or click the network with a Connected status then choose Disconnect Connect to a wired network You can use connect Surface to a wired network using the Surface Ethernet adapter sold separately Here s how 1 Plug the Surface Ethernet adapter into the USB part on Surface along the right edge 2 Plug an Ethernet network cable into the adapter 3 Plug the other end ofthe network cable into your router or an Ethernet network port 4 Open the Settings charm then tap or dick the wired network icon 3 Surface S M prompted type your username and password and then tap Next If you don t know this info check with your network admin amp To seeifyou re online go to the Start screen and start Intemet Explorer It Surface doesn t connect to the Internet using your wired connection see Connect Surface to a wired network on Surface com Join a homegroup When you have several PCs on network homegroups make sharing printers and fles a ot easier homegroup isa group of PCs on a network that can share devices such as printers and files such as your Documents Pictures Music and Video libraries M youve already created homegroup Surface can join it Here s how 1 Open the Settings charm then tap or click Change PC settings gt Network gt HomeGroup Tap or cick Join You can get the password from anyone else in the homegroup After you join a homeg
27. d games they re allowed to use To find out how to turn on Family Safety see Family Safty on Windowscom Surface Manage accounts There are two places you can manage user accounts PC Settings Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC settings gt Accounts gt Other accounts Control Panel Open the Search charm type user accounts then choose User Accounts from the search results Unlock and sign in Here s haw to unlock and sign in to Surface 1 Press a key or press and release the power button 2 Dismiss the lock screen by swiping up from the bottom edge of the screen or press a key 3 prompted type the password for your account If you want to sign in with a different account tap or clk the Back button can t remember your password see forgot my password on Surface com Ifyou have a picture password ar PIN tap or click Sign in options to choose another sign in method youre locked cut and need your BitLocker recovery key see BitLocker recovery key in this guide Choose when a password is required You can choose when a password is required to sign in to Surface Here s how 1 Open the Settings charm then tap or click PC settings gt Accounts gt Sign in options 2 Under Password policy choose an item from the list Microsoft account Choose a time frame up to 15 minutes or Always require a password Local account Choose a time frame Ahvays require a password or Nev
28. d open files on SkyDrive You can work with SkyDrive files from the apps you use When you choose to open or save files from an app you can choose SkyDrive as the location if it isn t already selected If you don t want to save to SkyDrive tap the arrow to switch to This PC Use SkyDrive to share files With SkyDrive it s easy to share fles securely and easily with your friends or coworkers They won t need to install special programs or sign up for a new account and they can use any web browser to get to the fles you share with them You can use SkyDrive to share photos Office docs and other files with people Here s hour 1 Open the SkyDrive and select the fles that you want to share Swipe down on a file ar folder to select it 2 Open the Share charm and then decide how you vant to share By email Choose Mail Ona social network Choose People then choose a oci network To leam more about sharing fles see Share files and photos on Windows com Surface Xbox Games With the Xbox Games app you can discover all of the latest Xbox games made for Windows and get extras for the game you last played You can also view all the games you ve played across your Xbox 360 Windows PC and Windows Phone With the Xbox Games app you can see which friends are online and what they playing See who s on tap in the leaderboard of your favorite game You can also view all the achievements you ve
29. eamed over time For more info see Windows 81 and Xbox Better together an Windaws com SmartGlass Be sure to check out the Xbox SmartGlass app too its available for free in the Windows Stare and turns Surface into a great second screen companion For more info see the SmartGlass website To check the availability of the SmartGlass app in your region see the Xbox on Windows feature Ist Maps Maps can show you where you are where you want to go and provide directions to get you there Maps also shows you trafic conditions to help you find the fastest Note You need to be connected to the Internet to use Maps Move around the map Slide your finger across the sereen in any direction Zoom in and out Pinch your fingers together or apart on the map Go to your current location Swipe down from the top edge of the screen then tap My location Get directions Swipe down from the top edge of the screen then tap Directions More built in apps Here are some additional apps pre installed on your Surface 2 News Finance Keep up to date with what s happening inthe world Stay an top of financial news and market data from using this photo rich app global sources Surface Alarms Manage and keep track of time by using alarms timens or stopwatch Far mare info Alarms app for Window FAQ on Windows com Travel Plan your trip travel guides booking tools real time currency conversion
30. ear You can see al of the Typing Covers in the Accessoris area of Surface com To find out how to clean the Covers see Cover care in this quide lick in The Keyboard Covers magnetically attach to the Surface touchscreen Simply bring the two close together When the Cover gets close it aligns and snaps into place Once connected the Cover stays put You can easily remove it by puling it away When you fold a Cover back behind the touchscreen the keyboard is disabled This way you don t accidently type anything Which version of Type Cover or Touch Cover do have To figure out which version you have lock in the upper left corner Type Cover 2 and Touch Cover 2 The upper left corner has brightness controls Type Cover and Touch Cover The upper left comer has volume controls Type with Touch Cover Touch Covers more than a protective cover Its also a keyboard Type on Touch Cover just as you would on any other keyboard You can even rest your hands on the keys Touch Cover only detects key presses when you strike akey By default a sound plays when you strike a key on the Touch Cover you know when you ve pressed a key Surface To turn key sounds on or af Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC settings gt PC and devices gt Typing gt Play key sounds as I type under Touch Keyboard Suggestions and corrections As you type on Touch Cover 2 or the on screen keyboard text suggestions appear to
31. earch For more ino see Get help with PC settings on Windowscom Surface Search fora setting You can use each cham to frd a seing Here s how 1 Open the Seach charm tap the Vand choose 2 Tip ths search borand tpe what you want to find Fr expe pe sound o find sound stings 3 jo dot ete sing you wan apo ck hu Search bution rosse mor es 4 Tap or click a setting to open it Control Panel Control Panel includes some additional settings that you might use less often such as customizing the desktop To open Control Panel do either of the following Open the Search charm type control panel and then choose Control Panel from the search results From the desktop open the Settings charm and then tap or click Control Panel Sync your settings When you sign in with a Micrasoft account your personal settings and preferences are stored in SkyDrive and are synced to any PC that you sign in to To choose which settings sync Open the Settings charm tap or ick Change PC settings gt SkyDrive gt Sync settings For more info about this see Sync settings between PCs with SkyDrive on Windowscom Surface Accounts and sign in Auser account determines how you interact and personalize your Surface When you want to use Surface you sign in with your user account What type of account do have You can sign in to Surface using a local account ar Microsoft account We recommend using Mic
32. edge of the screen and then tap Your account 2 Choose Add payment method or Edit payment method edit any necessary inf and then choose Submit To remove a payment method or view your biling history see Edit payment method for the Windows Store and view biling history on Windows com Delete an app not using an app you can uninstall it Heres how 1 Go to Start and swipe up from the center of the 2 Press and hold the app that you want to delete fora couple seconds 3 Tap or lick Uninstall along the bottom 4 Tap or cick Uninstall How much space does this app take You can see how much space an app is using and uninstall an app by using PC setings Here s howe 7 Open the Settings charm then tap or click Change PC settings gt Search and apps gt App sizes 2 Tap or cick the app that you want to remove and then choose Uninstall Note Office apps cant be uninstalled Reinstall an app You can reinstall apps or games you ve bought without paying for them again as long as they re stil available in the Windows Store To reinstall an app 1 Open the Store app and make sure you re signed in with your Microsoft account To see which account you re signed in to apen the Settings charm then choose Your account Surface 2 Swipe down from the top of the screen and then tap Your apps 3 Tap or click the apps that you want to install and then choose Install For more info see What happened to the app
33. er require a password The Password policy setting may not be available if you ve added a work email account to the Mail app Other sign in options Two more sign in options are available to you PIN and picture password These sign in options may not be available if you ve added a work email account to Outlook RT or the Mail app Create a PIN Instead af typing a password you can sign in quickly with a four digit PIN Heres how 1 Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC settings gt Accounts gt Sign in options Surface 2 Under PIN tap or dick Add 3 Type your curent password and choose OK 4 Type 4 numbers for your PIN Now you can quick sign in using your four digit PIN Create a picture password To find out how to create a picture password see Personalize your PC on Windows com Sign out or lock Voir acount is toa ka gu dase the Cover or dort sm Stace for x whe Heres how i shaman lok fain ot 1 From the Start sereen tap or ciek your account picture upper right omen 2 Choose Sign out or Lock Sign out or lock What s the difference Sign out closes all the apps you were using Locking protects your account from use bu lets someone else sign in with their account The apps you were using aren t closed Change your password Here s how to change your password 1 Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC settings gt Accounts gt Sign in options 2 Under Password tap or click Cha
34. erse the scrolling and prevent the cursor from accidently moving while you type To change these settings Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC settings gt PC and devices gt Mouse and touchpad Surface Sound features Surface has two stereo speakers and a headset jack for listening to music or watching movies The internal microphones one in front and one in back come in handy when making call or recording videos Adjust the volume You can control the volume in a few places Volume rocker Use the volume rocker on the left edge Start screen Open the Settings charm tap the sound icon and adjust the slider Desktop Tap the sound icon on the desktop taskbar lower right comer and adjust the slider Audio accessory Headphones external speakers and other accessories may have their own volume contro lt Apps Some apps have a volume control To quickly pause audio in an app from the Windows Store press the volume rocker and then tap the on screen pause button To mute audio press the mute key MM on Touch Cover or Type Cover Surface Add auto accessories The headset jack works for both audio output and microphone input You can plug headphones or headset with a microphone into the headset jack or the USB port For bigger sound connect externa speakers to the headset jack or USB port or wirelessly connect speakers using Bluetooth technology For more in
35. es then set Show more tiles to Yes Rearrange resize unpin and group tiles You can rearrange and resize the tiles unpin the ones you don t use and create groups of tiles howe From Start swipe down from the top edge of the Start screen and then tap Customize Then do any of the following Move atile Tap a tile and then drag it where you want it Resize a tile Tap a tile tap Resize along the bottom and then choose a size Tum off a lve tile Tap a tile then tap Tur Ive tile off Unpin from Start a tile then tap Unpin from Start To find out how to create and name groups of tiles see Start screen on Windows com Surface Change your lock screen 8 10 Monday June 24 Your lock screen can incude picture a slide show of pictures and app notifications such as your next calendar appointment Heres where you can change your lack screen settings Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC settings gt PC and devices gt Lock screen For more ino see Personalize your PC on Windows com Notifications There are many ways to see when you have new email messages calendar events status updates and Tweets You have notifications in the upper right comer and on the lock screen Hide notifications To hide notifications for a while open the Settings charm and then tap Notifications Additional notification settings are in PC settings Open the Settings charm tap o
36. fo see the Add view and manage your devices section in this guide How do I set the default audio device You can switch between different audio devices such as speakers and headphones Heres how 1 Open the Search charm type manage audio devices and then choose Manage audio devices from the search results 2 Tap or click the device you want to use for playback tap Set Default and then choose OK How can record audio You can use the Sound Recorder app to record audio Snap this app alongside another app so you can continue working while you re recording To open the Sound Recorder app Swipe up from the center of the Sar screen and then tap Sound Recorder Have questions See Sound recorder FAQ on Windows com How do change which sounds play You can choose which sounds play for notifications and system events for example the sound that plays when you get a new message Here s how 1 Open the Search charm tap the down arrow Y and then tap Settings 2 Tap the search box type sound and then choose Change system sounds from the search results The desktop The Windows desktop with its taskbar folders and icons is still available in Windows RT 1 go to the desktop Touch From Start tap Desktop t s a tle Mouse From Start move your pointer to the lower left corer and then click B Keyboard Press Windows logo key B D Surface When will go to the desktop The pre installed Off
37. harm tap or click Change PC Settings gt PC and devices gt Power and sleep gt Adjust by screen brightness automatically Surface Choose when the screen tums off Myou don t use Surface for five minutes the screen tums off Ifyou want to change this setting see Choose when the sereen turns off in this guide Landscape or portrait When you rotate Surface the screen content changes to the new orientation This way you can use landscape for webpages and Office apps and portrait for reading a baok Lock the sereen orientation Myou don t want the screen content to rotate you can lock the sereen orientation Here s how 3 Rotate Surface the way you want it 2 Open the Settings charm and then tap or dick Sereen 3 Tapthescreen ione EE t this doesn t work remove or fold back the Typing Cover and the steps again Aleck appears on screen when the screen rotation is locked Find more display settings Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC Settings gt PC and devices gt Display You can also use search to find more display settings For info about this see Search for a setting in this guide Copy and paste using touch Here s how to copy and paste text using touch T Select text Tap a word then drag either circle to extend the text selection 2 Copy Press and hold the selection for a couple seconds and then let go and tap Copy Paste Move to where you want to paste the text
38. harm from the Skype app To switch between the front and rear facing cameras while in a videa call tap the webcam image Surface SkyDrive With SkyDrive youll never be without the documents photos and videos that matter to you Your free cloud storage is accessible from any PC Mac iPad or phone see what s on your SkyDrive go to Start and tap or dick SkyDrive All of the fles that you ve saved on SkyDrive appear Tap or click a folder name to see the contents or dick a file to open it Office fles open in Office apps and music fles open in Xoox Music Swipe down from the top edge of the screen to see commands SkyDrive v documents gt cars materia Included with your Surface 2 purchase 20068 of free SkyDrive storage for two years activate your free SkyDrive storage just use the code included in your Surface 2 packaging Offer details To leam more about using SkyDrive see SkyDrive on Surface or Getting started with SkyDrive on Windowscom Tips Pictures that you take with the Camera app are saved to SkyDrive by default See the Camera topic for more info about this Need help with SkyDrive From the SkyDrive app open the Settings charm and then tap or dick Help Get to your files from anywhere When your fles are on SkyDrive you can get ta them from any device You can go to SkyDrive com using a web browser you can use one ofthe SkyDrive mabile apps Save an
39. has never been better Surface has two versions of Intemet Explorer atouch friendly app desktop ape This way you can easily surf the web from the Start screen or the desktop Touch friendly Internet Explorer 11 Internet Explorer 1 is built for touch with faster load times and a full screen experience that includes side by side browsing of your sites To open intemet Explorer go to Start and tap or lick Internet Explorer For help getting started check out the Browsing t jab on Windows com Address bar tabs and favorites To show the Address bar swipe down from the top edge of the sereen or right click or click the Address bar and then type what you want to find To always show address bar Open the Settings charm tap click Options gt Always show address bar and tabs Change settings Open the Settings charm tap Options Some settings can only be changed from the desktop version of Intemet Explorer see below Tabs To open new tab tap or click Then type a URL or search term or select one of your frequent cor favorite sites For mare info on using tabs see Open close and switch between tabs on Windows com lt Home To find out how to change your home page see Change your home page Need help See Internet Explorer Top Solutions on Windows com Your web favorites You can pin websites to your Start screen add them to your browser favorites Here s how
40. help you enter words quickly or correct misspellings insert a suggestion tap it or press Spacebar To switch the highlighted word swipe right or left on the Spacebar turn text suggestions on off Open the Settings charm tap or dick Change PC settings gt PC and devices gt Typing gt Show text suggestions as type Fold back the Cover You can fold back a Typing Cover to create a stand see picture When the Cover is folded back you can use the on screen keyboard to type text Tap a place where you can type such as a ext box and the on screen keyboard appears For more info see Use the on screen keyboard in this guide Close the Cover When you close the Cover screen tums off and Surface goes into connected standby mode When you open the cover Surface wakes up To learn more about this see Power states On off standby and restart inthis guide Adjust the backlighting Touch Cover 2 and Type Cover 2 have keys that can illuminate The backlighting turns on when your hands are near the keys and tums off when they leave You can adjust the brightness of the keys and turn backlighting on off Here s how To do this Press this increase he brightness ofthe keys Tap the F2 key repeatedly or press and hold itto there are 15 brightness levels icky increase the brightness Decrease the rightness ofthe keys Tap the FI key repeatedly or press and hold ta quicky decrease the brightne
41. history and pinned sites your Start screen move with you aswell Myou don t use Surface fora few minutes the screen tums off and locks When this happens press a key or press and release the power button then swipe up on the touchscreen Nest gn in to your account by typing your password Now let s set up your email and other accounts Surface Get started Now that you know the basics let s get online and add your accounts Get online Heres how to get online 1 Open the Settings charm swipe in from the right edge of the sereen and then tap Settings 2 Tap or cick the wireless network icon tl 3 Tap or click the network you want to connect to and then tap or click Connect Set up your email Now let s set up your email Outlook RT and Mall are both either ar both of these apps stalled so you add your email accounts to Outlook RT Add your email accounts You can add Outiockcom Gmail AOL Yahoo and Exchange email accounts to Outlook or any email account that uses POP or IMAP Here s how 1 Tap or click Outlook 2013 fram the Start screen Account setup starts the first time you start Outlook Ifthe Auto Account Setup dialog doesn t appear tap or click File and then choose Add Account ust above the Account Settings button 2 Type your name email address and password and then choose Next Outlook searches online to find your email sever settings Outlook doesnt find the setting
42. hoose when you d like Surface to qo to sleep on battery and plugged in Charging Surface 2 has an itera battery wh p o 10 ours at actveuse batter Heo a single charge At the end of your day or when the battery is low use the included 24 watt power supply to charge your Surface Here s how 3 Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet or power strip 2 Connect the power connector to the charging port on Surface either direction is good A ring of ight near the end of the connector means Surface is getting power How much battery charge is remaining You can see the battery status in a few places Charms Lower left corner after you open the charms see picture Lock screen Lower left comer of the lock screen Desktop taskbar Battery status appears on the desktop taskbar Tap the battery icon to see the percentage remaining When you see a low battery warning plug your Surface into an electrical outlet If you don t recharge the battery Surface will eventually save your work and shut down Notes e takes 2 3 hours to fully charge your Surface battery from an empty state Surface can t be charged through the USB Instead you need to use the included power supply or the Surface Car Charger Surface Advanced power settings A power plan is a collection of settings that control how your Surface uses power To find out how to customize for create a power plan see Power Plans Fre
43. ibility Office 2013 apps can open fles crested with previous versions of Office check compatibility between Office 2013 and previous versions of Office see Check fle compatibility with earlier versions on Officecom Touch Check out the Office Touch Guide on Office com Surface Pen Tofind out how to use a capacitive pen sold separately in Office apps called inking see Use a pen ta draw write or highlight text on a Windows tablet on Offcecom Languages Ifyou want to work with diferent languages see Office 2013 Language Options on OneNote OneNote is a digital notebook for all of your notes and information You can create to do lists with check boxes add pictures and format notes with things like tables bullets and colors When you sign in with Microsoft account your notes are saved in the cloud so that you can access them from your computer hone or the web You can use either of the following app OneNote 2013 RT Pre installed desktop app included with Office RT OneNote app Free app that you can install rom the Windows Store You can add and edit notes using either OneNote app You can also use OneNate on your phone so that you can view and edit your notes on the go OneNote apps are available for Windows Phone Android and the iPhone To learn more about using OneNote on your Windows Phone see Use OneNote Mobile on WindowsPhone com Internet Explorer 11 Surfing the web
44. ice RT apps run in the desktop You might also go to the desktop to use Control Panel File Explore or a Windows desktop app such as Paint Notepad Surface Use apps Surface comes with a great of apps such as People Skype and Camera Learn more about these apps in the Built in apps section of this guide Find and open apps find an app on your Surface Apps view Swipe up from the center of the Start screen or click on the lower left of Stat A lt af appears Type an app name or scroll to see all your apps 1 Use Search Open the Search charm and type an app name like Skype Tip M you don t see the app you want look in the Windows Store see Get apps in this guide Switch between open apps Ifyou want to keep your apps full screen you can quickly switch between open apps Here s how Surface Switch back to a previous app Switch to a specific app Touch Swipe from the left edge ofthe sereen Mouse Move the mouse pointer into the upper left comer of the screen and then click Keyboard Pres Alt Tab Touch Swipe in from the lft edge and with your finger stil on the screen move it back toward the left edge Tap the app you Mouse Move the mouse pointer into the upper left comer and then move it straight down Youll see the apps you recently used Click the app you want Keyboard Hold down the Alt key and press the Tab key repeatedly to switch between apps
45. izes Here you can see how much disk space is valable as well as how much space each app is using Pre installed software and apps use a significant amount of storage space See Surface com storage for more det Free disk space is also shown in Flle Explorer choose This PC in the left pane of Fle Explorer Additional storage options In addition to internal storage you can use the following storage options SkyDrive online storage Your SkyDrive is your free online storage lke your own drive in the cloud where you can store fles Vou can work With SkyDrive files right from the apps you use When you tap click a button to open or save a file you can choose SkyDrive as he location iit isn t already selected Or you can use the SkyDrive app see the SkyDrive section to learn more about this To see how much space you have on SkyDrive Open the Settings charm then tap or click Change PC settings gt SkyDrive gt File storage Removable storage options USB flash drive or hard drive Insert a USB fash drive or hard drive into the USB port on Surface surface microSD memory card lot UN You can add up to 64 GB of storage to Surface by using a microSD microSDHC or microSDXC card D Flip cut the Kickstand ta access the memory card slot Save files on another computer on your network You can open and save fles to computers on your network For more infa see Share fles and folders on a networ
46. k Help Can t find or install an app See Why can t or install an app from the Windows Store on Windowsom Instali the same apps as another you ve installed apps on another Windows 8 or Windows RT PC and want to install similar apps on Surface see Use your Microsoft account to install apps on multiple PCs on Windows com Get games There s game for everyone in the Windows Store Games Here s how to get games 3 On the Start screen tap or click Store 2 Swipe down from the top edge of the screen and then tap Games 3 Tapan app to learn more about the game and install it Solitaire Hearts and Minesweeper are not installed by default but you can download them for free from the Windows Stare install our version of Solitaire and Minesweeper tap or click the following links Microsoft Solitaire Collection Microsoft Minesweeper To install Hearts search the Store app for Hearts Surface Family Safety with the Windows Store You can use Family Safety to control which games and apps your child can see and install from the Windows Store You can also allow or block specific apps and games For info about this see Use Family Safety with the Windows Store on Windows cam Add or change payment option and see billing history Before you can buy an app youl need to add a payment method to your account To add or change payment method 1 From the Store app swipe down from the top
47. k on Windowscom This way fles don t take up space on your Surface Files and folders When you need delete copy move rename files you can use the SkyDrive app or File Explorer SkyDrive app From the Start scree tap SkyDrive To leam more see the SkyDrive section in this guide File Explorer open File Explorer do either of the following 5 Swipe up from the center of he Start screen and type File Explorer 5 Prom the desktop tap or click the folder icon on the taskbar For help using File Explorer see the topic How to work with fles and folders on Windows com Add files to Surface You easily add music pictures videos and documents to your Surface Use SkyDrive to add files Add whatever fles you like to your SkyDrive so that you can access them from your Surface First add files to your SkyDrive Here s how 3 Gat the computer with the fles that you want to copy to Surface 2 Goto SiyDrivecom and upload your files To find out how see Upload photos and files on Windowsom Once fles are on SkyDrive use the SkyDrive app on Surface access them Here s how 1 From the Start screen tap or dick SkyDrive 2 Navigate to the folder with the files that you want 3 Do one of the following Surface Open Tap or dicka file Download Swipe down an a right click and then tap Make offline Files that are available offie are stored locally an your Surface and can be opened without a
48. ktop For mare info see Use apps together side by side in this guide Music playing from the Music app continues playing when you switch apps and when the screen tums of Questions about Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer Help on Windows com Mail You can use the Mail app to read and respond to your email messages from all your email accounts Add email accounts To find out how to add your email accounts to Mail or Outlook RT see Set up your email in this guide Surface Using Mail Inbox Task What to do Change app settings Open the Settings charm tap dick Options Change email account settings Open the Settings charm tap dick Accounts then choose one of your Switch accounts or folders Tap a folder or account to witch to it ower left comer commands Swipe down from the top edge of the screen or right cic Send or receive email Ta manually sync your email swipe dawn fram the top edge of the screen and then tap Syne or press F5 To change when and how much email is downloaded open the Settings charm tap or click Accounts select an account and then change your settings Find messages Tap Search JO above your messages and type what you want to find Print messages Open the Devices charm tap Print choose a printer and then choose Print Select multiple messages Swipe across a message in the middle pane
49. le Contoso com ar 157 540 1 or 346123421111 5 Make sure youre connected to a network 6 Open the Settings charm then tap or click Change PC settings gt Network gt Connections 7 Under VPN tap or click and enter the info for connecting to your VPN Can t connect See Connect to a Virtual Private Network VPN on Surface com Connect or disconnect from a VPN 1 Open the Settings charm and then tap or click the wired or wireless network icon 2 Under Connections tap or click your VPN connection then choose Connect or Disconnect Workplace join If your IT admin has set up the software to allow it you can use your Surface for work and get to workplace resources such as internal websites and business apps For more inf about this see Use your personal PC at your workplace on Windowscom Airplane mode Tum on Airplane mode when you re traveling on an airplane or when you don t need Wi Fi ar Bluetooth for a while Airplane mode extends the amount of time you have before your battery needs to be recharged tum Airplane mode on or off Open the Settings charm tap or click the wireless network icon 41 gt Airplane mode When Airplane mode is on both Wi Fi and Bluetooth are turned Tethering Use your phone s data connection Ma wireless network isn t available you might be able to connect your phone to Surface and share your phone s cellular data connection sometimes called tethering Tethering turns your phone i
50. my Surface from viruses Windows RT includes up to date virus and malware protection called Windows Defender This software helps identity and remove viruses spyware and other malicious software Windows Defender i aways on and can t be tumed of To manually scan Surface by using Windows Defender see How do find and remove a virus an Windows om Keyboard shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts are key combinations that you can use to perform a task such as switching between open For a list of shortcuts see Keyboard shortcuts on Windows Accessibility fase of Aces future let you use your Surface the way you want To se wu stings are avaiable Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC settings gt Ease of For info about these features see Ease of Access features on Windows com Speech recognition Windows Spech Recognition makes ung a keyboard and mouse opional ou can contra your Surface with gau voa and eat d rad For more ino see How to use Speech Recognition on Windows com Take a screen shot To capture the screen as an image press and hold the Bi below the touchscreen and then press the volume rocker down along the left edge The screen dims briefly when the screen is captured A picture of the screen is saved in the Screenshots folder which is in the Pictures folder You can use File Explorer Photos or the SkyDrive app to see your screenshots You also use the Share charm to share
51. n Internet connection For more inf see Get to files when you re offline on Windows com Use removable media to add files Mosi pictures and videos on removable media automatically appear in the Photos Music and Video apps This way you don t have to dd fles to your Surface if you want to add fles to Surface from a USB flash drive or microSD memory card Here s how 1 Add fles to a USB flash drive or memory card on another computer Insert the USB flash drive or microSD memory card into Surface If prompted tap the notification in the upper right comer and then choose Open folder to view files 2 B 4 Select the fles or folders you want to add to Surface 5 Tap or click Copy to on the Home tab 6 Select a location Its a good idea to put your fles in the appropriate folder Documents Music Pictures and Videos This way your fles wil shaw up in the appropriate app for example copy MP3 files to the Musie folder For help using Fle Explorar see How to work with files and folders on Windows com Copy files from another computer You can access music pictures videos and documents on computers that are part of your network This way you can copy files from one computer to Surface For more info see Get to files on other computers in this guide Back up your files using File History File History backs up your personal fles in the Documents Music Pictures Videos and Desktop folders on your Surface Over time File His
52. nefits of using a Microsoft account see All about accounts on Surface com More than one Microsoft account if you have more than one Microsoft account you ll need choose one for your Surface figure out which Microsoft account to use see Choose 2 Microsoft account on Microsoft com English ony To leam more about accounts see the Accounts and sign in section in this guide Got kids Give each child their own account they can enjoy Surface without changing your settings or getting into your email For more info see Family Safety on Windows com Surface The basics There are a few things you need to know to get around your Surface Touch keyboard mouse and pen With Surface you can easily switch between using touch a keyboard mouse or pen Touch Like smartphone you can use your fingers on the touchscreen For example drag your finger across the screen to scroll Keyboard Cick in a Typing Cover or use a fullsize USB or Bluetooth keyboard Mouse Use the Typing Cover touchpad or connect a USB or Bluetooth mouse Pen Take notes draw and markup documents using a capacitive pen sold separately Start screen Start is the hear of your Surface it s where you open apps see what your friends are doing and get to your favorite websites The tiles on Start can new email notifications and the next appointment on your calendar at a lance To go to Stat Touch
53. nge and follow the on screen instructions Notes Forgot your password See forgot my password an Surface com Forother password related questions see Passwords in Windows FAQ on Windows com Account security san excellent idea to help protect your account by adding security info to it If you ever forget your password or your account is hacked we can use your security info to verify your identity and help you get back into your Its important to make sure you ve added security info and check it for accuracy For more info see Microsoft account security info FAQ on Windows com Surface think your Microsoft account has been blocked or hacked see Get back into your Microsoft account if its been blocked ar hacked on Windowscom Surface Apps and games from the Windows Store Discover a variety of great apps and games in the Windows Store ion You can browse for apps in a category orn groups like Picks for you and Popular Now And if you already know what you want you can use search Your account You need to sign in with Microsoft account before you can install apps from the Windows Store To see your account info or switch to another Microsoft account From the Store app open the Settings charm and then tap or click Your account Here you can switch to another account add a payment method and see which PCs are associated with your account Get apps When you want to get m
54. nsfers video oniy not audio Surface video adapters are available online in the Microsoft Store Connect Surface to a TV monitor or projector 3 Connect a VGA or HDMI cable to the HDMI ar VGA port an TV monitor or projector 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the Surface adapter Be sure to remove the end cap from the Surface adapter 3 Plug the adapter into the HD video out port an Surface Set up what s on your screens 4 3 Open the Devices charm and then tap or click Project 2 Choose one ofthese options PC sereen only Youll see everything on your Surface When you re connected to a wireless projector this option changes to Disconnect Duplicate You ll see the same thing on both screens Extend You ll see everything spread over both screens and you can drag and move items between the two Second screen only You ll see everything on the connected sereen and your Surface sereen will be blank Notes For more info about using taskbars and moving apps around see Connect second monitor or projector on Windows com Problems or questions See Trouble connecting toa second screen on Surface com Surface Storage files and backup Here s what you need to know about storage files and backup How much disk space do have To see haw much disk space you have on Surface Open the Settings charm then tap or click Change PC settings gt Search and apps gt App s
55. nto a mobile hotspot Notes To share your cellular data connection tethering must be included with your current phone plan and often costs extra Surface Tethering uses data from your cellular data plan You should be aware of any data limits you have on your plan so you don t get charged extra By default tethered connections on Windows RT are metered Apps and updates may nat download over a metered connection To change this setting or to learn more about this see Metered internet connections Frequently asked questions on Windows com Step 1 Share your phone s Internet connection Windows Phone For info see Windows Phone 8 Share my connection Phone For info see 05 Understanding Personal Hotspot Android Check the materials that came with your phone or the manufacturers website Step 2 On Surface select your phone as a network 1 Open the Settings charm then tap click the wireless network icon al 2 Tap or click your phone s name the name you set up in Step 1 and then tap click Connect 3 prompted type the password that you set in Step 1 Remote Desktop Connect to another PC With the Remote Desitop app from the Windows Sore Surface can connect o a PC in another location the remote PC For example you can connect to your work PC and get to all your apps fles and network resources from Surface For info on how to do this see Remote Desktop Frequently asked question
56. o Search The Search charm isthe pace to seach you Surface the web using Bing and SkyDrve ls some aps and the Windows Store Here s how 1 Open the Seach charm and then what ou want ore As you you see seach ress and suggestions 2 Wyo se wit your lacking oy bapor cit fm Opn 3 To sere rents ncn we ets from Bing ap or cick he Sec bution 0 A Ga tha crc ons ge ip orca searc et to ope k For eral a song to tt Dye itor a webpage to open it Search includes items from the web like webpages and videns files from your Surface and SkyDrive apps and Windows settings Surface Tips Keyboard shortcuts Press 8 5 to open Search To search for a fle on Surface or SkyDrive press And to search for a setting press ile w You can just start typing while you re on the Start screen you dant have to open the Search charm first To find out how to search using File Explorer see Search for files in File Explorer on Windowscom Narrow the scope of search By default the Search charm searches for apps files and settings plus content on the web You can also limit your search to a single content type like Files or Settings Here s hour 1 Open the Search charm tap or liek the arrow Yabove the search box and choose what you want to search for 2 Type something in the search box Results appear as you type 3 To see more results tap or click the Search button A Search within an ap
57. on the screen 4 To see your camera roll or change settings tap or click the Unlock button sign in to your Surface and open the Camera app Surface To turn the lock screen camera on or off Open the Settings charm tap Change PC settings gt PC and devices gt Lock screen gt Swipe down on the lack screen to use the camera under Camera Take a panorama Yrs cn care qe emer paras rth Camas ej Hui b 1 Open the Camer app and pin the camera at yur stating point for the panorama 2 Tap the Panorama ution GS Slowly tit or rotate or the camera in any direction When you align the new image with the existing images the camera automaticaly takes the next image When you ve taken all the pictures you want in your panorama tap the check mark The Camera app stitches together the images and saves the panorama in your camera roll panorama files in the Camera Roll folder have a Pano fle extension For best results keep the camera in the same place as you and rotate it as if i s on a tripod Move slowly and steadily when lining up the image and then pause to capture it I your body blocks the viewfinder keep the camera in the same place and step around it until you re out of the way See Camera app and webcams FAQ to watch a video showing best practices for taking a panorama Use the Camera Photos ar SkyDrive apps to view your panoramas You can share links to your panoramas on Share and print pho
58. ook RT Add your email accounts in this uide Look foran pin the Windows Store People The People app is your address book and your social app allin one When you connect your accounts like Facebook and Twitter youl get all the latest updates Tweets and pictures in one place You can write on someone s Facebook wall comment on an update or retweet a Tweet without switching to another app To find out how to add your accounts see People Add sccounts in this guide Surface For info on editing contacts and creating groups see Contact lst management an Windows com Connect with people Once you ve added some people you can Send them a message or email Cali chat video call them using Skype Map their address that you have directions ready to go Write on their Facebook wal Fin a contact to Start Tap a contact then swipe down from the top of the screen and tap Pin to Start Now you can tap the person s on Start to see what s new or contac them Post status updates and Tweets 1 Sie dow rom the to edge oth screen and then tp Me 2 Inthe Whats new section choose a social network write your message and hen Tes Youcan ete Share charm o shrinks photos wth our social networks See hare phos ks ond more in this guide Need help See People app help on Windows com Calendar and reminders The Calendar app brings all your calendars together in one place Reminde
59. or right click each message Ta select continuous messages hold the Shift key and press the Up arrow or Down arrow key Mark messages as unread junk or Select ane or mare messages then swipe dawn from the top ofthe flagged screen and choose Flag Junk or Mark unread Format text elec text in a new email message to see basic formatting options like the font emoticons or a bulleted t Topy and paste word then drag a Grele to extend the selection Tap and held the selected text fora moment then tap Copy or Copy Paste Add attachments In a new message tap the paper dip in the upper right comer Select files and choose Attach Greate and manage folders Swipe down from the tap edge ofthe screen then tap or dick Folder options Email notifications New email notifications appear in the upper right comer on the lock screen and on the Mail tile For more info see How to manage notifications for Mail Calendar and People an Windows com Change your email signature Open the Settings charm tap Accounts choose an account then change the email signature Adda contact Add your contacts to the People app To find out how see People app on Windowscom Questions Check out Mail app for Windows on Windows com f you re having problem see Troubleshoot Mall on Suface com Other email apps Gutlook RT is pre installed on Surface e Outl
60. ore apps or games the Windows Store is the place to go Note You need to be connected to the Internet and signed in with a Microsoft account to install apps Here s how to get more apps 3 On the Start screen tap or dick Store to open the Windows Store If prompted sign in with your Microsoft account if you can t sign in to the Windows Store see Why can t sign in to the Windows Store on Windows com 2 To find an app do any of the folowing Drag your finger across the screen to browse apps Tap a category ike New Releases to see apps Type an app name in the Search box To see app categories like Games swipe down from the top edge of the screen 3 Tap an app to learn more about it and read reviews 4 an app is re choose Install to download it Otherwise Choose Buy to pay for an app Apps are charged to the payment option associated with your Microsoft account see Add or change a payment method below Choose Try to download a free trial version f available By default new apps are not pinned to your Start screen You can see all your apps by swiping up from the center of the Start sereen To add an app to your Start sereen see Personalize the Start screen in this guide Surface Important You can only install apps from the Windows Store not from other sources You can t install Windows Tor Windows 8 apps on Surface 2 Notes Need help Open the Settings charm from the Store app and then tap or clic
61. ort so that it clicks into place see picture 2 Fip out the built in kickstand on the back of Surface either position 3 Plug the power cord into a wall outlet or power strip 4 Connect the power connector to the charging port on Surface either direction works The ring oflight near the end of the connector means Surface is getting power 5 Press and release the power button on the top right edge Surface tums on and setup begins Surface Setup Setup runs the first time you turn on Surface During setup youl choose a language color scheme and name for your Surface You can change these things later if you d like Two key things happen during setup Surface connects to your wireless network If you dorit know your wireless password see How to find your wireless network password on Surfacecom An account is created on Surface For the best experience we recommend using a Microsoft account You can use your existing Microsoft account or setup create one for you Whatis a Microsoft account A Microsoft account is an email address and password that you ll use to sign in to Surface If you ve used Microsoft services in the past lke Xbox Hotmail Outlook com SkyDrive Messenger Skype or Windows Phone you already have a Microsoft account i s the email address you use to sign in If you don t have a Microsoft account setup an create one for you using any email address To learn about the be
62. ovie Moments ppt ed your videos irto ator noes that ae SO scons or tes You ca X highght key moments wh capo ad ad mui Fr more info see How to use Movie Moments on Windowscom Hf you want ta make more advanced edis or work with longer videos search the Windows Store for other video editing uingump 4 Music a Tah se cel aye ome wane 1 From the Start screen tap or dick Musie 2 On the left tap or dick Collection 3 Choose to see your collection by Albums Artists or Songs Or use Search JO to find what you want to pay 4 Select a song or album and then tap or cick the Play button Surface No musi if your Collection i empty acd songs to your Music folder and theyll appear in the Music app If your musicis on another computer thats part of your home network homegroup you can jain the homegrup and listen to music without copying les to your Surface For help copying music ta your Musie folder see Move fles to your Surface in this guide Playlists For help creating playlists see The Music app an Windows com Want bigger sound Connect external speakers to the headset jack or USB port on Surface or wirelessly connect speakers with Bluetooth wireless technology See Connect devices in this guide for mare info Stream music When you re signed in with your Microsoft account you can stream millions of songs for fres Youll hear some ds when youre listening to songs you don t
63. p Tap or cick the Search button in the app If you don t see Search swipe down from the top of the Sereen to see more commands In some apps you can use the Search charm Here s how 1 Open the Search charm from an app tap or click the arrow Y then choose the app name 2 what you want to find in the search box Change search settings You can delete your search history choose how much of your search infa is shared with Bing and filter adult content out of your web search results To change your search settings Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC settings gt Search and apps Share photos links and more When you come across something you want to share use the Share charm You can share with a few people your entire social network or send info to another app Share a link 1 Find a webpage that you want to share using Interet Explorer and then open the Share charm 2 A list of apps that can share and people that you share with most appears To poston a socal network choose People To email the link to someone choose Mall 1 To bookmark the page to read later choose Reading List Surface To save the linkin OneNote choose OneNote To share screenshot Open the Share charm tap the arrow Vand choose Screenshot To change your share settings Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC settings gt Search and apps gt Share Share a photo 1 Open the Photos app and find a
64. pears when either camera is on so there are no surprises Record videos and take photos The Camera spp is pre installed on Surface or you can use a Camera app from the Windows Store search for Camera in the Store The following content is for the to Camera app To take a photo or record a video Open the Camera app and then tap the on screen Camera button or Video eme camera button Surface Tip When you re recording video you can tap anywhere on the screen to take a picture without stopping the recording Camera options Swipe down from the top edge ofthe screen to see camera options such as timer exposure and the option to itch cameras A few more camera options are available in Settings open the Settings charm and then choose Options How to get the best shot The Camera app automatically captures several images right before and after you take photo This way if you miss a moment you can look through the images to find the photo you want Here s how 1 After you take photo tap the image in the lower right corner ee picture 2 Turn the dial to review the images 3 When looking at the one you want to save tap or click the Save button in the dial Take photos from the lock screen You can quickly take a photo or video from the lack screen Here s how 3 Ifthe screen is off tap a key ortum Surface on 2 Swipe down from the top edge of the lock sereen 3 Tap the Photo or anywhere
65. pen the Settings charm tap or click Power gt shut down Standby Close the Cover press and release the power button or dant use Surface for a few Restart Open the Settings charm tap or click Power gt Restart Turn on or wake 1 Doany ofthe following things On Wake Press and release the power button Wake Open the Cover Wake Press a key or the Windows logo BB on Surface The lock screen appears with app notifications For mare info see Notifications in this guide 2 To unlock Surface swipe up from the bottom of the screen or press a key 3 Signin to Surface Need help See the Unlock and sign in section in this guide Tip You can set the duration before a password is required for unlocking your Surface For more info see Choose when a password is required in this guide Surface Standby Ifyou don t use Surface for a few minutes the screen turns off and locks just ike a smartphone When this happens Surface goes into connected standby made Connected standby means that while Surface appears to be sleeping Surface stays connected to your wireless network This way you can get app notifications such as an incoming Skype cll Choose when the screen turns off By default the Surface screen tums off after a few minutes of inactivity Here s how to change this 1 Open the Settings charm then tap or click Change PC Settings gt PC and devices gt Power and sleep 2 Under Sleep c
66. quently asked questions on Windows com Surface 2 supports connected standby Charging accessories There are a couple additional charging options that you can purchase separately see Supply on Surface com for purchase info Car Charger with USB Port You can use the Car Charger to charge Surface and another USB such as your phone while you re traveling in your car To charge Surface using the Car Charger 1 Plug the Car Charger into the vehicle power port or cigarette lighter in your car 2 Connect the power connector to the charging port on Surface For more ino see Surface Car Charger with USB on Surfacecom 48 watt power supply with USB charging port While this power supply doesn t charge Surface 2 any faster than the included 24 watt power supply you can charge a cellphone or other USB device while you re charging Surface The 48 watt power supply isnot available in all countries or regions The touchscreen The multi touch screen has a 169 aspect ratio perfect for watching 1080p HD videos and optimized for multi tasking with side by side apps Like a smartphone you can interact with Surface by touching the screen leam about using touch see Touch Swipe tap and beyond in this guide Manually adjust screen brightness Open the Settings charm tap or click Sereen and then move the slider to adjust the brightness Automatically adjust screen brightness Open the Settings c
67. r Pictures folder appear in the Photos app To see commands like Slide show and Select all swipe down from the top edge of the screen Notes Forhelp with the Photos app see Photos app for Windows FAQ on Windows cam To see the file formats supported by the Photos app see Which file types are supported an Surfacecom Import photos or videos You can import photos your camera phone or removable storage USB flash drive or microSD memory card To find out how see View and import photos and home videos an Surface com Edit photos The Photos app can make automatic corrections for you or you can experiment with lighting and color adjustments effets plus cropping and rotating For info on how to do this see Edit photos on Windows com Tips yeu lots of photos or videas you can store them on SkyDrive and access them from any web connected device including Surface For more inf see Store photos on SkyDrive on Windowscom o Wantto take photos or videos with Surface See the Camera topic in this guide To find out how to share and print photos see Share and print photos on Windows com surface Video You can use the Video app ta watch home videas on your Surface and ent or buy TV shows and movies from the Xbox Video Store The Video app uses the Xbox Video service for movies and TV shows And it features Instant on streaming in HO so you don t have to wait der anything downlaad just s
68. r lick Change PC settings gt Search and apps gt Notifications For more info about notifications see the topic How to manage notifications for Mail Calendar and People on Windowsom Lock screen app notifications To choose which apps have notifications on the lock sereen 1 Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC settings gt PC and devices gt Lock sereen 2 Under Lock sereen apps choose the apps you want on your lock screen Surface Add a language By adding a language you can change the language that you use to read and write in Windows apps and the we To leam all about this see Add a language or keyboard on Windowscom you want to use diferent languages in the Office apps see Office 2013 language options an Office cam Desktop background colors and sounds To change the desktop background colors and sounds From the desktop open the Settings charm then tap or click Personalization Choose a theme or change the desktop background colors and sounds separately For more info see Get started with themes on Windows com Surface Connect devices Connect a USB mouse printer and more Suace 2 has a fullsize USB 30 hat you can use to connect accessories such as a printer camera music player phone a mouse or even an external hard drive The first time you plug in a USB accessory Windows installs the necessary software for you f needed Use a mouse You can use the
69. rete fs 1 h other stretch 7 AL Rotate Puttwo or more fingers on an item and Rotates things that can be rotated then tum your hand Drag your finger on the screen Press and briefly drag an item in the direction opposite to the way the page scroll then move it wherever you want For example ifthe screen scroll left or right drag the item up or down When you ve moved the item to the new location let it go Swipe an item with a short quick movement in the direction opposite to the way the page scroll For example ifthe screen scrolls left or right swipe the item up or down to select it Serolis through whats on the sereen like with a mouse Moves an ike dragging witha mouse Selects an item like an app tile or photo This often brings up app commands Surface Gesture How to doit What it does Swipe from edge Staring on the edge swipe in Right edge Opens the charms Left edge Brings in open apps snaps shows your recently opened apps or closes apps See the Use apps section for more info or bottom edge Shows commands or loses an app Charms No matter where you are the charms help you do the things you do most often ike search share print and change settings Here s how to open the charms Touch Swipe in from the right edge and then tap the one you want Mouse Move your pointer into the upper right or lower right comer
70. rosoft account Ta see which type of account you re using Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC settings gt Accounts gt Your account you see your name and email address youre using a Microsoft account you see Local account this means your account is on Surface and you don t have the benefits of connecting to the coud Questions See User accounts FAQ on Windows com What is a Microsoft account A Microsoft account is the email address and a password that you use to sign in to services ike Outlook com SkyDrive Windows Phone and Xbox If you use an email address and password to sign in to these Microsoft Services then you already have a Microsoft account leam more see Microsoft accounts en Windows com To switch from a local account to Microsoft account Open the Settings charm tap or click Change PC settings gt Accounts gt Switch to a Microsoft Create another account 1 more than ane person uses your Surface each person can have their own account This way they can sign in and personalize everything from the colors and apps to the account picture and email accounts To find out how to create another account on your Surface see Create a user account on Windows com Family Safety child account Got kids Family Safety is an integrated part of Windows so is easier than ever to keep track af when and how your kids use Surface You can set limits on exactly which websites apps an
71. roup you can access printers and files on PCs that are part f your hamegroup For more info see HomeGroup from start to finish on Windows com Join a workgroup surface 2 can join an exiting workgroup on a network Ta lean more see Join a domain workgroup or homegroup Get to files on other computers To see shared files folders and libraries on your network open File Explorer and navigate to Homegroup or Network Here s how 1 Open Fle Explorer Swipe up from the center of the Start screen and type File Explorer 2 Inthe left pane choose Homegroup Network 3 To browse shared fles and folders tap or click the computer name under Network or someone s name under Homegroup For more info see Find PCs devices and content on your network on Windawscom Note PCs that are tumed of hibemating or asleep won t appear as part of the homegroup Connect to a Virtual Private Network VPN Surface 2 can connect to your workplace network by using a Virtual Private Network VPN connection VPNs connect PCs to large networks usually corporate over the Internet Surface Important Surface 2 with Windows RT 81 has builtin support for VPN Third party VPN software can also be installed fits available inthe Windows Store For help with third party VPN software contact the third party VPN provider Set up a new VPN connection 4 Ask your network admin for your company s virtual private network VPN server name Examp
72. rs and notifications remind you about events and appointments so that you dont miss a thing To add a calendar Open the Settings charm tap or click Accounts gt Add an account Note Your Google calendar can t be synced with the Calendar app For a workaround see How to see your Google events in the Calendar app on Windows com To change your calendar options Open the Settings charm tap or click Options select the calendars you want to show and the colors that you want To switch calendar views Swipe down from the top edge of the screen then tap what you want to see Calendar help See Calendar app help on Windows com or open the Settings charm and tap Help from the Calendar app Forinfo on how to get notified about upcoming events see How to manage notifications for Mail Calendar and People on Windowscom Camera Surface has two cameras You can use the front facing camera to have a video chat with a friend and the rear facing camera to record meetings and events When Surface is positioned on a desk using the first Kickstand postion the more upright position the rear facing camera points straight ahead Record video in 1080p HO with a 169 aspect ratio widescreen with either camera Take photos with either camera too The front facing camera is 3 5 megapixels and the rear facing camera is 50 Both cameras are fied focus so you don t need to worry about focusing privacy light ap
73. rs for more info The two cameras make it easy to make video calls record videos and take pictures The front facing camera is 3 5 megapixels andl the rear facing camera is 50 megapixels The cameras record video in 1080p HD with a 169 aspect ratio widescreen See Camera for more info Surface supports standard Wi Fi protocols 802 11a b g n and Bluetooth 40 This means you can connect to a wireless network and use Bluetooth devices such as mice printers and headsets Built in microphones with noise cancellation come in handy when recording videos and calling people See Sound features for more info surface Kickstand Flip out the dual position kickstand when you want to be productive or when you want to kick back and have some fun One position is ideal for typing ata desk and another for typing on your lap Stereo speakers and headset Tuc stereo speakers and a headset jack for both audio output and jack microphone input Listen to music podcasts and audio books using apps from the Windows Store or websites See Sound features far more info Rearview Surface Ports HD video out port Share videos photos or presentations by connecting Surface to an monitor or projector adapters and cables sold separate See Connect taa TV monitor or projector for more info Full size USB 3 0 port Connect USB accessories like a mouse phone or an Ethernet adapter See Connect devices for more info
74. s see Set up erai in Outlook 2013 on Office com Mail Add your email accounts You can add Outlook com Gmail AOL Yahool and Exchange email accounts to the Mail app Note The Mail app doesn t support email accounts that use POP Post Office Protacol Ifyou have POP email account you can use Outlook RT see above or see Using email accounts aver POP on Windows RT on Windows cam Here s how to add your email accounts to the Mail app Surface 1 Tap or click Mail from the Start screen 2 Open the Settings charm then tap or click Accounts gt Add an account Choose the type of account you want to add and then follow the on screen instructions Most accounts can be added with only your user name and password In some cases youl be asked for more details which you can usually find on your email account providers website Repeat steps 1 3 for each of your email accounts After you add an email account Your contacts from Outlook com and Exchange accounts are automatically added to the People app and your appointments appear in the Calendar app For other accounts see People Add contacts below F r info on how to syne Google email contacts and calendar see How to sync Google services with Windows on Windows com Microsoft Exchange find out how to set up and troubleshoot a Microsoft Exchange account see How to configure an Exchange account People Add contacts The People app is your universal
75. s on Windowscom Surface Built in apps This section highlights some of the apps included with your Surface ate Some features may not be in ali markets Office 2013 RT surface 2 comes pre installed with Microsoft Office 2013 RT Word Excel PowerPoint OneNote and Outlook built especially for tablets office 2013 RT has almost the same features as Office 2013 on Windows 7 or Windows amp To learn about the differences go to Office com OficeRT Start an Office app om the Start screen tap an Office app such as Word At the desktop tap an Office app on the taskbar Ether way Office apps run in the desktop Get started EB word M3 OneNote Efitxe Outlook PowerPoint I you re new to Office 2013 download free Office 2013 Quick Start Guides These printable guides have useful tips shortcuts and screenshots to help you get stated To find out how to add your email accounts to Outlook see Curios RT Add your email accounts in this guide SkyDrive and Office work together When you sign in with a Microsoft acount your dacs are saved on SkyDrive by default so that you can access hem fram anywhere your computer phone or the web Saving Office docs on SkyDrive also makes it easy to share and work with other people f they don t haue Office they can use free Office Web Apos For more inf sen SkyDrive and Office work together on Windows com few more things File compat
76. s on my PC en Windows com App updates App publishers sometimes update their apps to add new features and f problems The Windows Store can automatically install app updates when they become available To make sure your apps get updated automatically do this 1 From the Store app open the Settings charm then tap or click App updates 2 Make sure Automatically update my apps is set to Yes You also manually check for app updates at any time tap or cick Check for updates Surface Personalize your Surface Add your accounts Ifyou haven t already added your email and social networking accounts see the Get started section in this guide Personalize the Start screen Start screen colors and background You can change the Start sereen colors and background Here s how From Start open the Settings charm and then tap or lick Personal To watch a video about this see Personal c your Create tiles for your favorites You can pin websites contacts and apps to the Start screen Here s hou Pina website See Your web favorites in this guide Pina contact Select a contact in the People swipe down from the top edge of the screen and then tap Pin to Start Pinan app Swipe up from the center of the Start screen to see all your apps Press and hold an app for a moment then choose Pin to Start Tip Want more rows oftiles on your Start screen From Start open the Settings harm tap click Til
77. screenshot with someone For more info see Share linkin this guide To capture part of the screen see Use Shipping Tool to capture screen shots on Windows com BitLocker recovery key Data on your Surface hard drive is automatically encrypted to help keep it secure This way i your Surface is lost or stolen someone else can t access your data Surface Ya security event or hardware flore locks your Surface you ll need BitLocker recovery key to signin If you ign in to your Surface with a Microsoft account a copy of your BitLocker recovery key is automatically backed up to that account get your recovery key go online ta BitLocker Recovery Keys For more info see BitLocker recovery keys Frequently asked questions on Windows com Refresh Surface M your Surface isnt performing as well as it once did you refresh it Refreshing your Surface reinstalis Windows while keeping your personal files settings and To refresh your Surface 1 Open the Settings charm then tap or click Change PC settings gt Update and recovery gt Recovery 2 Under Refresh your PC without affecting your files tap or click Get started Reset Surface if you re having problems with Surface or you want to start over with it you can remove everything and reinstall Windows For info on how to reset Surface see Refresh or reset your Surface 2 on Surface com Surface Accessories Accessories add to your Surface experience
78. ss Turn backlighting of Press and hold the F key To resume automatic backlighting press the F2 key Surface Tum backlighting on Press and hald the F2 key To resume automatic backlighting press the F1 for seconds Function keys Ifyou want to use a function key F1 F12 use the Fn key in combination with key from the top row For example for F5 press Fn Function lock unlock Fn Caps Ifyou frequently use function keys you can lack the Fn key so that you don t have to press it each time Press Fn Caps to switch the top row of keys to function keys F1 F12 Once locked press the Search key for FS Press Fn Caps again to unlock the Fn key The function keys appear on the keys for Type Cover Type Cover 2 and Touch Cover 2 If you have a Touch Cover here are the function keys Touch Cover function keys For this key Press this key Press this n Fn Mute Fr Devices Fn Volume Down Fn Settings Fn Volume Up Home Fn Play Pause Fns tnd Fn Search m Fn Page Up Fn Connect n2 Fn Page Down More function keys far either Typing Cover Forthiskey Press this For this key Press this Page up Fav Uparrow Pagedown Fn Down arrow Home Fn Left arrow E Fn Right arrow Increase screen Fn Del Decrease screen Fn Backspace brightness brightness Surface Can use my desktop keyboard with Surface Yes You can use a full size
79. ssociated with an app drag the app to the bottom of the screen and hold it there until the app flips over You can see all open apps and services in Task Manager open the Search charm and type Task Manager to find this app Close desktop apps Ie stil a good idea to close desktop such as Office apps when you te done using them or before you shut down Surface You can dose an Offce app by tapping or clicking the X in the upper sight corner of the app App commands To see what you can do with an app open app commands Heres howe 1 Open an app and then do any of the following Touch Swipe up from the bottom edge or down from the top edge of the screen Mouse of touchpad Right click You can also tap twa fingers anywhere on the touchpad Keyboard Press 852 2 Choose an item on the bar of commands App settings and help App settings Open the Settings charm from an app For example open the app and then open the Settings charm you l see settings for the Mail app App help Open the Settings charm from an app and loak for Help f you can t ind help in the Settings charm check the company s website for help info Problems with an app if you e having problems running an app ty the suggestions on the following Windews com page Troubleshoot problems with an app Surface Search share and settings There are charms to help you find things share stuff and change your settings How t
80. tart watching The Xbox Video service isn t avalable everywhere Read hs info to see where ee avalabte Play videos 1 From the Start sereen tap or dick Video 2 Slide or scroll to the left to see your videos Tap or cieka video to play it 9 No videos If you don t see any videos add videos to your Videos folder or join a homegroup For help copying Videos to your Videos falder see Move files to your Surface in this guide More video apps Browse the Windows Store for more video and entertainment apps You can stream videos from Surface to your TV See Connect to a TV monitor or projector in this guide For help using the Video app see Xbox Video on supportxboxcom Surface Skype Skype tha sharon app that maie staying in touch dham evet Conn with recs rl d colleagues by using Shy als vides calls dt eye G mu OE e I el Included with your Surface 2 purchase One year of free voice calling to landlines in over 60 countries and free Skype WiFi at over 2 milion hotspots worldwide To activate your free Skype experience use the code included in your Surface 2 packaging Offer details Setup Skype See the Skype and call Add contacts topic in this guide Call and chat To find cut how to add contacts send instant messages and make calls see Skype on Surface on Surtace com Tips To change settings or se help topic Open the Settings c
81. than 15 of battery remaining the light is red To conserve battery life remove the wireless adapter from the Typing Cover or tum it ff when you re not using it The adapter turns off if you don t use it for an hour Surface Note if you have problems see Troubleshoot the Wireless Adapter for Typing Cavers Surface com Touchpad The Typing Covers have a touchpad that you can use like a mouse Like a laptop you can drag your finger across the touchpad to move the on screen pointer click on something tp once on the touchpad left mouse click Vf you d rather use a mouse with Surface see Use s mouse in this guide Touchpad gestures Action Touchpad gesture Move the on screen pointer Drag your finger an the touchpad mm Tap ane finger anywhere on the touchpad or press the left touchpad button mae two fingers anywhere on the touchpad press the ight touchpad button Serall pan Side two fingers across the touchpad horizontally or vertically Touch Cover 2 and Type Cover 2 Additional touchpad gestures Action Touchpad gesture Open the charms Swipe in from the right edge of the touchpad See your open apps Swipe in from the left edge of the touchpad Move two or more fingers together pinching motion or apart stretching motion on the touchpad Zoom in or out How do I change the touchpad settings In Windows RT 8 1 you can tum aff the touchpad tum aff edge swiping rev
82. tory builds a complete history of your fles To start backing up and creating a history of your fles you l first need to set up a File History drive and tum File History on We recommend backing up your files to an external drive or network To the set up a drive network location for your backup see Set up a drive for File History on Windows com Surface Networking surface has built in Wi Fi that you can use to get online Once you re online you can browse the Internet get send email and access other computers and devices on your network Connect to a wireless network 1 Open the Settings charm then tap or click the wireless network icon i 2 Tap or click a wireless network to connect to it 3 Tap or click Connect if prompted type your network security key network password and then tap or click Next if you need help finding your wireless network password see How to find your wireless network password Surface com 4 Choose whether or not you want to connect to other PCs and devices on the network Choose No if you re connecting to a network in a publie place a caf Ifyou have problems connecting to a wireless network see Can t connect to a wireless network on Surface com Tip f awireless network isn t available you might be able to use your phone s Internet connection For info about this see Tethering later in this section Disconnect from a wireless network 1 Open the Settings
83. tos on Windows cam View photos and videos Camera Roll There are lots of ways to see the photos and videos you ve taken with the Camera app Camera app Swipe to the right to look through your recent photos and videos You can also swipe down from the top edge of the screen and then tap Camera rol Photos File Explorer or the SkyDrive app Go to the Pictures folder and then to the Camera roll folder You can choose to have the photos and videos that you take with Surface automatically uploaded to SkyDrive To find out how see Store photos on SkyDrive on Windows com Edit photos 1 Open the photo using the Camera Photos or the SkyDrive app 2 Swipe down from the top edge of the screen 3 Tap or click Edit 4 Choose from auto and basic fies light and color adjustments and effects 5 Once the picture is how you like it swipe down from the top edge to save your changes Surface Share and print photos For info about sharing and printing your photos see Share and print photos on Windows com Edit videos To delete or trm videos 1 Open the video using the Camera Photos or the SkyDrive app Swipe down from the top edge of the screen 3 Do one af the following Tap or click Delete to delete the video Tap or click Trim to make the video shorter Move the handles at the left and right ends of the time line to the new start and stop points you want Other video editing apps You can use the M

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