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MEET SURFACE 2 ..............................................................................................................................................................1
ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1
SURFACE 2 FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
SET UP YOUR SURFACE ...................................................................................................................................................7
PLUG IN AND TURN ON ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
SETUP...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
THE BASICS .......................................................................................................................................................................9
TOUCH, KEYBOARD, MOUSE, AND PEN ............................................................................................................................................................... 9
START SCREEN ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
OPEN APPS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
TOUCH: SWIPE, TAP, AND BEYOND ................................................................................................................................................................... 10
CHARMS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 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 ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
ONEDRIVE: YOUR PERSONAL CLOUD ................................................................................................................................................................ 16
MAKE IT YOURS ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
GET TO KNOW SURFACE 2 .......................................................................................................................................... 17
POWER STATES: ON, OFF, STANDBY, AND RESTART ........................................................................................................................................ 17
CHARGING ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
THE TOUCHSCREEN ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
THE KICKSTAND ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
TYPING COVERS (KEYBOARDS) ........................................................................................................................................................................... 23
TOUCHPAD ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
SOUND FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 28
THE DESKTOP ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
USE APPS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 31
FIND AND OPEN APPS ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
SWITCH BETWEEN OPEN APPS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 32
USE APPS TOGETHER (SIDE BY SIDE) .................................................................................................................................................................. 32
CLOSE AN APP ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
APP COMMANDS ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 34
APP SETTINGS AND HELP .................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
PROBLEMS WITH AN APP? .................................................................................................................................................................................. 34
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