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Table Of Contents

Meet Surface 2
- About this guide
- Surface 2 features
Set up your Surface
- Plug in and turn on
- Setup
  - Surface 2 (AT&T 4G LTE): Set up your mobile broadband connection
The basics
- Touch, keyboard, mouse, and pen
- Start screen
- Open apps
- Touch: Swipe, tap, and beyond
- Charms
- Learn more about Windows
- Lock screen and signing in
Switch between open apps
App commands: Where are they?
Get started
- Get online
- Set up your email
  - Outlook RT: Add your email accounts
  - Mail: Add your email accounts
- People: Add contacts
- Skype: Add contacts
- SkyDrive: Your personal cloud
- Make it yours
Get to know Surface 2
- Power states: On, off, standby, and restart
  - Turn on or wake
  - Standby
    - Choose when the screen turns off
- Charging
- The touchscreen
- On-screen keyboard
- The Kickstand
- Typing Covers (keyboards)
- Touchpad
  - Touch Cover 2 and Type Cover 2: Additional touchpad gestures
  - How do I change the touchpad settings?
- Sound features
- The desktop
  - When will I go to the desktop?
Use apps
- Find and open apps
- Switch between open apps
- Use apps together (side by side)
- Close an app
  - Close desktop apps
- App commands
- App settings and help
- Problems with an app?
Search, share, and settings
- How to search
- Share photos, links, and more
- Change your settings
Accounts and sign in
- What type of account do I have?
  - What is a Microsoft account?
- Create another account
  - Family Safety (child account)
- Manage accounts
- Unlock and sign in
  - Choose when a password is required
  - Other sign in options
    - Create a PIN
    - Create a picture password
- Sign out or lock
  - Sign out or lock. What’s the difference?
- Change your password
- Account security
Apps and games from the Windows Store
- Your account
- Get apps
- Delete an app
  - How much space is an app using?
- Reinstall an app
- App updates
Personalize your Surface
- Add your accounts
- Personalize the Start screen
- Change your lock screen
- Notifications
  - Hide notifications
  - Lock screen app notifications
- Add a language
- Desktop background, colors, and sounds
Connect devices
- Connect a USB mouse, printer, and more
- Use a mouse
  - Change your mouse settings
- Use a capacitive pen
- Add a Bluetooth device
- Add, remove, and manage your devices and printers
  - What devices work with Surface 2?
- How do I print?
  - Printing topics
  - Can’t print?
- How do I scan something?
- Connect to a TV, monitor, or projector
Storage, files, and backup
- How much disk space do I have?
- Additional storage options
- Files and folders
- Add files to Surface
- Back up your files using File History
Networking
- Connect to a Wi-Fi network
  - No Wi-Fi networks?
- Disconnect from a Wi-Fi network
- Connect to a wired network
- Join a homegroup
- Join a workgroup
- Get to files on other computers
- Connect to a Virtual Private Network (VPN)
  - Set up a new VPN connection
  - Connect or disconnect from a VPN
- Workplace join
- Airplane mode
- Tethering: Use your phone’s data connection
  - Step 1: Share your phone’s Internet connection
  - Step 2: On Surface, select your phone as a network
- Remote Desktop: Connect to another PC
Built-in apps
- Office 2013 RT
- OneNote
- Internet Explorer 11
- Mail
- People
  - Connect with people
  - Post status updates and Tweets
- Calendar and reminders
  - Calendar help
- Camera
- Music
- Photos
  - Import photos or videos
  - Edit photos
- Video
  - Play videos
- Skype
  - Set up Skype
  - Call and chat
- SkyDrive
- Xbox Games
  - SmartGlass
- Maps
- More built-in apps
Additional info you should know
- Keep Surface up to date
- How can I help protect my Surface from viruses?
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Accessibility
- Speech recognition
- Take a screen shot
- BitLocker recovery key
- Refresh Surface
- Reset Surface
Accessories
Mobile networking on Surface 2 (4G LTE)
- Connect to a mobile broadband network
- Disconnect or turn off mobile broadband
- The AT&T AllAccess app
- View your AT&T data usage
  - View or change your AT&T account info
  - Read account notifications from AT&T
- Share your Internet connection
- Mobile broadband settings
- How to use less data
- Replace the micro-SIM card
Care and cleaning
- Touchscreen care
- Cover care
- Battery care
- Safety and warranty
Help, Service, and Support
- Surface help
- Windows help
- AT&T help
- App help and troubleshooting
That’s it!

How can I help protect my Surface from viruses?

Windows RT includes up-to-date virus and malware protection called Windows Defender. This software helps

identify and remove viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Windows Defender is always on and can't be

turned off.

To manually scan Surface by using Windows Defender, see How do I find and remove a virus? on Windows.com.

Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are key combinations that you can use to perform a task, such as switching between open

apps. For a list of shortcuts, see Keyboard shortcuts on Windows.com.

Accessibility

Ease of Access features let you use your Surface the way you want. To see what settings are available:

• Open the Settings charm, tap or click Change PC settings > Ease of Access.

For info about these features, see Ease of Access features on Windows.com.

Speech recognition

Windows Speech Recognition makes using a keyboard and mouse optional. You can control your Surface with

your voice and dictate text instead.

For more info, see How to use Speech Recognition on Windows.com.

Take a screen shot

To take a snapshot of your screen, press and hold the below the touchscreen, and then press the volume

rocker down (along the left edge). The screen dims briefly when the screen is captured. A picture of the screen is

saved in the Screenshots folder, which is in the Pictures folder. You can use File Explorer, Photos, or the SkyDrive

app to see your screenshots.

You can also use the Share charm to share a screen shot with someone. For more info, see Share a link in this

guide.

To capture part of the screen, see Use Snipping Tool to capture screen shots on Windows.com.