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Clean and care for Surface
To keep your Surface looking and working great, clean the touchscreen and keyboard frequently, and keep Surface covered when you’re not using it.
Touchscreen care
Scratches, finger grease, dust, chemicals, and ultraviolet light can affect the performance of your touchscreen. Here are a few things you can do to help protect the screen:
∙Clean frequently The Surface touchscreen has been coated to make it easier to clean. You don’t need to rub hard to remove fingerprints or oily spots. To avoid scratches, use a soft, lint-free cloth to gently wipe the screen. You can dampen the cloth with water or an eyeglass cleaner, but don’t apply liquids directly to Surface. Don’t use window cleaner or other chemical cleaners on Surface.
∙Keep it covered Close the cover while you’re in transit or not using Surface.
∙Keep it out of the sun Do not leave Surface in direct sunlight for an extended period of time. Ultraviolet light and excessive heat can damage the display.
Cover and keyboard care
Wipe Touch Cover or Type Cover keyboards and outer covers with a lint-free cloth dampened in mild soap and water. Don’t apply liquids directly to the keyboards. Clean often in this way to keep your keyboard cover looking great. If the spine or magnetic connections of your cover gets dirty or stained, apply a small amount of isopropyl alcohol (also called rubbing alcohol) to a soft, lint-free cloth to clean.
Contents
Published February 9 Version
Getting Started Guide
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Contents
Microsoft
Microsoft
Surface RT Surface Pro
Meet Surface
Video adapters
Surface accessories
How does Windows RT differ from Windows 8 Pro?
Keyboards
Get Help and Support
Power supply
Plug in and turn on
Setup
Lock screen and signing
Windows setup
Add accounts
Add your email accounts
How to sync Google services
POP email?
Add social network accounts to the People app
Add a photo service to the Photos app
Outlook Express, Windows Mail, or Windows Live Mail
Touch, keyboard, mouse, and pen
Introducing Surface
New look of Windows
Charms
App commands
Switch apps
Familiar desktop
Cloud connected
Multiple accounts and parental controls
Connect devices or a second screen
Start screen Your favorite things
Get to know the new Windows
Tap
Touch swipe, tap, and beyond
Slide to scroll
Rotate
What we say How to do it
Copy and paste using touch
Charms Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings
How to search
Tips
Change Windows settings
Share a link
Share photos, links, and more
Share a photo
Charge Surface
Battery and power
How much battery charge is left?
Get to know Surface
On, sleep, off, and restart
Power states On, off, sleep, and restart
Sleep, wake, and lock
Wake and unlock
Choose when the screen dims and turns off
Touchscreen
Lock
Lock the screen orientation
To change when the screen dims or turns off
Use the on-screen keyboard
Adjust screen brightness
Change other screen settings
Connect Surface to a second monitor
Hide the keyboard
Sound features
Adjust the volume
Change the on-screen keyboard settings
Add sound accessories
Fold back or close
Keyboard, mouse, and pen
Keyboard covers
Touch Cover
Type Cover
Trackpad
Trackpad gestures
If the Trackpad Settings app isn’t working
How do I change the trackpad settings?
How do I change the mouse pointer speed?
Pen
Mouse
SkyDrive
All about apps
Built-in apps
Mail
Music
People
Photos
Video
Games
App commands-where are they?
Internet Explorer
Calendar
Switch to the last app you were using
Change app settings
Switch between apps
Show app commands
Close apps
Switch to an app you were using recently
Snap an app you used recently
Install and uninstall apps
Snap the last app you were using
Use two apps side by side snap apps
App updates
Install apps
Uninstall apps
Surface Pro Uninstall a desktop program
Surface Pro Install a desktop program
Accounts
What is a local account?
What type of account do I have?
Benefits of using a Microsoft account
What is a Microsoft account?
Create a user account
Family Safety
Unlock Surface and sign
Set up a picture password
Set up a PIN
Sign
How do I change my password?
Forgot my password
Customize the Start screen
Personalizing Surface
Change your background, colors, and account picture
Themes and desktop backgrounds
Pin or unpin apps
Notifications
Rearrange and resize tiles
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Printing
To set up a printer
To see if the printer is already installed and working
Connect devices
Can’t print?
How do I print something?
Printer compatibility
Add, view, and manage your devices and printers
Add a device using PC Settings
Add a device using Control Panel
Add a Bluetooth device
Manage your devices
Connect Surface to a TV, monitor, or projector
Device compatibility
Removable storage options
Storage, files, and backup
Surface storage options
How much local storage space do I have?
Tap or click Open folder to view files
SkyDrive Cloud storage
USB flash drive or hard drive
MicroSD memory card
Move files to your Surface
Files and folders
File Explorer
Libraries
Use SkyDrive
Back up files using File History
Connect to a network computer
Use a USB flash drive or microSD memory card
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Disconnect from a wireless network
Connect to a wireless network
Networking
Surface Pro Join a domain
Join a homegroup
Connect your Microsoft account to your domain account
Accessing files on other computers
Airplane mode
See your Windows Update history
Surface and Windows Updates
Windows Updates
Manually check for Windows updates
Surface Pro Change Windows Update settings
Surface firmware updates
Touchscreen care
Clean and care for Surface
Cover and keyboard care
That’s it
Battery care