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MEET S URFACE PRO 3 .....................................................................................................................................................1
ABOUT THIS GUIDE................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1
SURFACE PRO 3 FEATURES................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
SET UP YOUR S URFACE PRO 3 AND S URFACE PEN ....................................................................................................5
SURFACE PEN SETUP............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
PLUG IN SURFACE PRO 3 AND TURN IT ON........................................................................................................................................................ 5
SETUP...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
THE BAS ICS .......................................................................................................................................................................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 S TARTED ................................................................................................................................................................. 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 S URFACE PRO 3 ................................................................................................................................. 18
POWER STATES: ON, OFF, INSTANT GO, AND HIBERNAT ION .......................................................................................................................... 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
US E APPS AND PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................................ 35