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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