Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 User Guide With Windows 8.1 Pro Software Published: March 2014 Version 2.0 © 2014 Microsoft. All rights reserved. BlueTrack Technology, ClearType, Excel, Hotmail, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneDrive, Windows, Xbox, and Xbox Live are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Surface, Skype, and Wedge are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Dolby and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. This document is provided “as-is.” Information in this document, including URL and other Internet Web site references, may change without notice. © 2014 Microsoft Page ii Contents MEET SURFACE PRO ........................................................................................................................................................1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 SURFACE PRO FEATURES ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 SET UP YOUR SURFACE PRO ..........................................................................................................................................5 PLUG IN AND TURN ON ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 SETUP...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 THE BASICS .......................................................................................................................................................................7 UPDATE TO WINDOWS 8.1 .................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 TOUCH, KEYBOARD, MOUSE, AND PEN ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 START SCREEN ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 OPEN APPS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 TOUCH: SWIPE, TAP, AND BEYOND ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 CHARMS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 THE FAMILIAR DESKTOP ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 WHAT MOVED OR CHANGED IN WINDOWS 8? ............................................................................................................................................... 12 LEARN MORE ABOUT WINDOWS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13 LOCK SCREEN AND SIGNING IN .......................................................................................................................................................................... 13 GET STARTED ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 GET ONLINE ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 SET UP YOUR EMAIL ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 PEOPLE: ADD CONTACTS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 SKYPE: ADD CONTACTS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 ONEDRIVE: YOUR PERSONAL CLOUD ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 MAKE IT YOURS ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 GET TO KNOW SURFACE PRO ..................................................................................................................................... 16 POWER STATES: ON, OFF, STANDBY, AND RESTART ........................................................................................................................................ 16 CHARGING ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 THE TOUCHSCREEN ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 THE KICKSTAND ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 TYPING COVERS (KEYBOARDS) ........................................................................................................................................................................... 23 TOUCHPAD ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 SOUND FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 PRO PEN ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 USE APPS AND PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................................ 32 FIND AND OPEN APPS ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 SWITCH BETWEEN OPEN APPS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 33 USE APPS TOGETHER (SIDE BY SIDE) .................................................................................................................................................................. 33 © 2014 Microsoft Page iii CLOSE AN APP ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 APP COMMANDS ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 35 BUILT-IN APPS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 APP SETTINGS AND HELP .................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 PROBLEMS WITH AN APP? .................................................................................................................................................................................. 35 SEARCH, SHARE, AND SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................... 36 HOW TO SEARCH