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Outlook Express, Windows Mail, or Windows Live Mail

If you’ve been using Outlook Express, Windows Mail, or Windows Live Mail, you can move your email and address book from your old PC to the cloud. Once you do this, you can access your email and contacts in the Mail and People apps on Surface. For info on how to move your email and address book to the cloud, see Move your mail and contacts off your old PC on Windows.com.

Add social network accounts to the People app

Add your social network accounts such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and you’ll get all the latest updates, Tweets, and pictures from these accounts all in one place—the People app. To add your social network accounts:

1.From the Start screen, tap or click People.

2.Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap or click Settings.

3.Tap or click Accounts.

4.Tap or click Add an account, select the type of account you want to add, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

Add a photo service to the Photos app

The Photos app automatically shows the photos saved on your Surface, but it can also include your photos from SkyDrive, Facebook, or Flickr. Here's how:

1.From the Start screen, tap or click Photos.

2.Tap or click the tile for the photo service you want to add (such as SkyDrive, Facebook, or Flickr).

3.Follow the instructions to add your account.

You might need to wait a few minutes before photos from the new account begin to appear.

On-screen keyboard

Surface has an on-screen, touch keyboard that appears when you need it.

Show the keyboard

When you want to use the on-screen keyboard, fold back the cover or remove it. Now tap where you want to type. The on-screen keyboard appears.

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