Surface Pro 3 User Guide With Windows 8.1 Pro Published: June 2014 Version 1.0 © 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 and Skype 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 website references, may change without notice. © 2014 Microsoft Page i Contents MEET SURFACE PRO 3 .....................................................................................................................................................1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 SURFACE PRO 3 FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 SET UP YOUR SURFACE PRO 3 AND SURFACE PEN ....................................................................................................5 SURFACE PEN SETUP ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 PLUG IN SURFACE PRO 3 AND TURN IT ON ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 SETUP...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 THE BASICS .......................................................................................................................................................................7 TOUCH, KEYBOARD, MOUSE, AND PEN ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 START SCREEN ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 OPEN APPS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 TOUCH: SWIPE, TAP, AND BEYOND ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 CHARMS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 THE FAMILIAR DESKTOP ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 WHAT MOVED OR CHANGED IN WINDOWS 8.1? ........................................................................................................................................... 12 LEARN MORE ABOUT WINDOWS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13 LOCK SCREEN AND SIGNING IN .......................................................................................................................................................................... 14 GET STARTED ................................................................................................................................................................. 15 GET ONLINE ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 SET UP YOUR EMAIL ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 PEOPLE: ADD CONTACTS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 SKYPE: ADD CONTACTS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 ONEDRIVE: YOUR PERSONAL CLOUD ................................................................................................................................................................ 16 CUSTOMIZE YOUR START SCREEN ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17 GET TO KNOW SURFACE PRO 3 ................................................................................................................................. 18 POWER STATES: ON, OFF, INSTANTGO, AND HIBERNATION .......................................................................................................................... 18 CHARGING ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 THE TOUCHSCREEN ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 23 SURFACE PEN ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 THE KICKSTAND ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 TYPE COVER FOR SURFACE PRO 3 .................................................................................................................................................................... 28 TOUCHPAD ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 SOUND FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 33 USE APPS AND PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................................ 35 FIND AND OPEN APPS ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 SWITCH BETWEEN OPEN APPS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 36 USE APPS TOGETHER (SIDE BY SIDE) .................................................................................................................................................................. 37 CLOSE AN APP ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 APP COMMANDS ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 38 © 2014 Microsoft Page ii BUILT-IN APPS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 APP SETTINGS AND HELP .................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 TAKE NOTES OR DRAW WITH ONENOTE .......................................................................................................................................................... 39 HANDWRITING OR DRAWING ............................................................................................................................................................................ 40 SEARCH, SHARE, AND SETTINGS ..............................................................................................................................