Microsoft Surface 3 Demo manual

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© 2015 M icrosoft Page iii Co n t e nt s Meet Surface 3 ................................................................................................................................................................ . 1 S URFACE 3 FEATURES ............................................................................................................[...]

© 2015 M icrosoft Page iv U SE S URFACE P EN IN OT H ER APPS .................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Type Cover keyboar d and touchpad ......................................................................................[...]

© 2015 M icrosoft Page v Close a Windows Sto re app ................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Close a desktop app ..............................................................................................................[...]

© 2015 M icrosoft Page vi S ET UP YOUR MOBI L E BROADBAN D CONNECTION ................................................................................................ ........................................... 42 U SE AN APP FR OM YOUR MOBILE O PERATOR ...............................................................................................[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 1 Meet Surface 3 Meet Surface 3, the tabl et that can replace your la ptop. Use this guide to get started with your Surface 3. For more Surface 3 details and how -to info, go online to Surface.com. Surface 3 features Power button Press the power butt on to turn Surface 3 on. Whe n Surface 3 is on, press and hold the power but[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 2 Touchscreen Use the 10.8” Cle arType full HD display, with its 3:2 aspect ratio and 1 9 20 x 1280 resolution di splay, to watch HD movies, brow se the web, and use your favorite app s. 10 -point multi - touch lets you use your fingers to s elect, zoom, and mov e things around. Kickstand Flip out the three-positi on kickst[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 3 Ports and co nnectors Surface 3 has the ports you expect in a full-featur e laptop:  Full-size USB 3.0 po rt Connect a USB ac cessory like a mouse, printer, Ethernet adapter, USB drive, or sm artphone.  Micro USB cha r ging port Charge Surface 3 using the Micro U SB charging p ort and included Micro USB power s upply.[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 4 SIM card tray — S urface 3 (4G LTE) only Surface 3 (4G LT E) includes built-in mobile broad band capability, which you can use to connec t to the Internet w hen a Wi- Fi network isn’t available. See Set up your Surface 2 (4G) or Sur fa ce 3 (4G LTE) f or more info. S et up your Surface 3 If you have a Surf ace 3 Type Co[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 5 Plug the Micro US B connector into the Mic ro USB charging port w ith the power cord extending dow nward and the light on t he connector facing toward you. Plug the full-size U SB connec tor on the other end of the cord into the power supply, and plug the power supply into an el ectrical outlet. Press the power butt on to t[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 6 The basics Power and charging To charge Surfac e 3: 1. Plug the Micro US B connector into the Micro USB charging port with the power cord extending downward and the light on t he connector facing toward yo u. 2. Plug the full-size U SB connector on the other end of the c ord into the power supply. 3. Plug the power suppl y [...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 7 Make your b attery last For info on how t o conserve power and ma ke y ou r Surface battery last l onger, see Surface Pro and Surface 3 battery and power on Surface.com. To l earn about settings that c ontrol how your Surface uses power, see P ower plans: Frequently asked q uestions on Window s.com. Touch, keybo ard, pen, a[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 8 Connect to a wi red network 1. Plug a USB to Ethern et adapter (sold sep arately) into the U SB port on your Surface. 2. Plug an Ethernet c able into the adapter, and plug the other end of the cable into your router or an Ethernet network port. 3. Swipe in from the right edge of t he screen, and select Settings > w ire d[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 9 First, though, think a bout whether any new acc ount you create will be a local account that works only on this one Surface, or a Microso ft account (an email address and pass word that you use to sign in to Window s). A Microsoft account provides the best experience. Later, you can decid e what level of control the account[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 10 If you’re not sure whether you have a Microsoft ac count, or you can't rem ember the e mail address you used with those se rvices, you can easil y sign up for a new, free em ail address. See Create a user account on Window s.com to learn how. Account types: A dministrato r, s tandard, or child The account type deter[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 11 To set an account type: 1. Sign in wit h an administrator acc ount. 2. Go to Start , and select PC settings > Accounts > Other accounts , and sel ect the account you want to change. 3. Select Edit , and under Account type , choose the account type, and select OK . To delete an acc ount: 1. Sign in wit h an administra[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 12 Open an app Select a tile on Start to open t he app. If you don’t see the app you w ant, selec t Search , enter the name of the app, and select it from the l ist. To see a full list of the apps on you r Surface, swipe up on the Start screen to get to Apps vi ew . (If you’re using a mouse , click the arrow near the lowe[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 13 To learn how to c ustomize and personalize your S urface, sync and change your settings, and more, see Customization and settings . Keep your Surface up to date Microsoft releases important upd ates to improve Windows software se curity and reliability, a nd system and hardw are updates (also known as fir mware updates) to[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 14 Make sure you have the latest Surface updates To make sure you th at you have all the latest Sur face hardware updates s uccessfully installed: 1. Go to Surface 3 upd ate history on Su rfa ce.com an d look in the table at the top of the page to see the latest avail able System Update. 2. Compare that to t he last System Fi[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 15 Surface Pen features Top button Click the top butt on to open OneNote. Double-cli ck to capture a screenshot. Blu etooth technology l inks the top button of y our Surface Pen to your Surface 3 . Right-click butto n This button acts like the right-cli ck button on a mouse. Hold the button down as you tap t he screen. In One[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 16 Double-click the top b utton on y our Surface Pen to take a screen shot. Then, sel ect what you want to capture i n the sc reenshot by dragging the tip of the pen from one corner of your selecti on to the opposi te corner. When you lift t he pen tip, your selec tion appears in a new pag e in OneNote. You can use the Sur fa[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 17 Use Surface Pen in other apps You can use your Sur face Pen to draw and write or highl ight text i n Office apps. To learn more about using Surfac e Pen in Office apps (called i nking), see Use a pen to draw , write, or highlight text on a Windows t ablet on Office.com. You can use the Sur fa ce Pen in drawing apps, and m [...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 18 Keys on the top row o f the Surface 3 Type Cover make it easy to do comm on tasks. Key icon What it does Turns audio muting on or off Plays or pauses audio or video Decreases keyboard b acklighting Increases keyboard bac klighting Dims the screen Brightens the screen To lock and unloc k the Fn keys:  Press the Fn key (i[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 19 Touchpad The touchpad on Sur face 3 Type Cover has right-click and l eft-click buttons that work like a mouse. The le ft-click button are a is larger, while t he right-clic k button is smaller. The touchpad supports g estures like tap, double-tap, drag, sc roll, and zoom. To learn how to use all the touchpad gestures and t[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 20 Storage You have many st orage options with Surface 3. I n addition to the storage on t he hard drive, you have external stor age options like OneDrive (clou d storage), USB drives, and microSD cards. How much space do I have? The amount of st orage space avail able on your h ard drive depends on wh ich size hard drive you[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 21 Save files from any desktop app to a OneDrive folder b y navigati ng to it when you save. When you open or s ave files from a Windows Store app , you can choose OneDrive or This PC as the loc ation. Select the dow n arrow to choose your location. In the same w ay, you can ope n files from within an app. Get to your files f[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 22 Use OneDrive t o share files You can use One D rive to sh are photos, Offic e docs, and other files with yo ur friends or coworkers. They won’t need to install any spec ial programs or sign up for a new account, and they c an use any web browser to get to the files y ou share wit h them. 1. Go to Start , open OneDrive , [...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 23  HDTV . If your TV ha s an HDMI port, you’ll need a n HDMI cable and a Mini DisplayPort to HD AV adapter or an H DMI to Mini DisplayPort c able. (Both are sold separately. )  Projector or monitor . If your moni tor has a DisplayPort, you c an connect it to your Surface using a Mini Displa yPort to DisplayPort cable[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 24 Connect a USB accessory (printer, mouse, and more) Surface 3 has a full-si ze USB 3.0 port that you c an use to connect a USB ac cessory such as a printer, camera, music player, smartph one, mouse, or external hard drive. The first time you pl ug in a USB accessory, Windo ws will instal l any software the ac cessory requir[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 25 Print or scan To learn how to c onnect a USB printer or scanner, see Connect a USB accessory ( printer, mouse, and more) . For info o n connecting a Bluetooth pri nter or scanner, see Add a Bluetooth accessory . To see if your pri nter is installed: 1. Go to Start , and select PC settings > PC and devices > Devices .[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 26 Record audio Two apps for recordi ng sound are pre- installed on Surface 3: Sound Recorder a pp for Window s Sound Recorder des ktop app To open either app: 1. Go to Start , select Search , and enter s ound recorde r . 2. In the search results, select the sound recording app you want to use . For info about the Sound Recor[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 27 Cameras and the Camera app Surface has two integr ated cameras that you can use to take pictures, record videos, and make video calls. The built-in Camera app can help you get even more out of your cameras. Take a photo 1. Go to Start , and open th e Camera app. You can tap the sc reen to focus on a spot. 2. Tap the on -sc[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 28 Take a photo or video from the lock screen The perfect shot mi ght not wait for you to unloc k your Surface, but you can set up Surface to le t you take photos and videos from the lock screen. Here’s how to set up and use this feature. To turn the loc k-screen c amera feature on: 1. Go to Start , and select PC settings &[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 29 Apps on your Surface Apps to help you sta y connected, entertained, informed, and producti ve come pre-installed and ready to use on y our Surface 3. Find more ap ps quic kly and easily in the Wi ndows Store, or install your favorite des ktop apps. Find and open an app  Select a tile on the S tart screen t o open the ap[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 30 Close an app Close a Windo w s Store a pp Apps that you inst all from the Windows Store do n’t slow down your Surfa ce when you’re using them. If you want to close one of t hese apps , here ’s how:  Use touch. Swipe in fr om the left edge of the screen, and push back towa rd the left edge. Press and hold the app y[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 31 Built-in apps Internet Explorer 11 Surface comes wit h two versions of Internet Explorer — a touch- friendly version with oversized tabs and ti les for easy tapping, and a version for the desktop. Browse with touch-friendly Inte rnet Explorer 1. Go to Start , and open I n ternet Explore r . 2. Swipe up from the bottom of[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 32 Mail The Mail app organizes your inbox and offers quic k views of your favorite people, flagged messages, fo lders, ne wsletters, and soc ial updates. Here are some tips to get you started . For more i nfo, see Set up and use M ail on Surface.c om and t he Mail app tutori al on Windows.com. If you ’ve signed in to Surfac[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 33 To learn how to add indivi dual contacts, pin contacts to Start, use the People app to post updates, and more, se e People app on Surface.com and People app help on Windows.com. Calendar The Calendar app brings all yo ur calendars t ogether in one place. Reminde rs and notifications help you re member what’s happening , [...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 34 Add conta c ts 1. In Skype, swipe up fr om the bottom of the sc reen, selec t A dd contact , and searc h for people by name, Skype name, or em ail address. If you can't find t he person , select Search directory . 2. Select the person you want to add, select Add to contacts , and follow the on-screen instructions. Sta[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 35 Music Xbox Music lets you ac cess your music collec tion, stream music, or buy music from the Xbox store. Here are s ome tips to get you started. Xbox Music can pl ay any music in your music library. The librar y can inclu de files in any folder o n your Surface, or ev en an external hard drive or re movable media such as [...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 36 More installed apps Lots more apps a re available on yo ur Surface 3. Here are a few: News Keep up to date w ith what’s happening in the world using thi s photo-rich app. F or more info, see New s app on Windows.com. Finance Stay on top of fin ancial news and market data from glob al sources. For more info, s ee Financ e[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 37 Install more apps You can also install app s on Surface 3 from the Wind ows Store , websites, CDs, or DV D s. Get apps from the Windows St o re To find apps to install from the Windows Store, co nnect to the Internet and sign in using your Microsoft account . Your Microsoft account keeps track of the apps you ins tall, you[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 38 Install apps tha t you installed on other PCs 1. Go to Start , and open th e Windows Store . 2. Select Account > M y account > My apps . 3. Under Apps not inst a lled on this PC , swipe down on (or right-clic k) the apps you w ant to install on your Surfac e. 4. Select Install to instal l the selected apps. Buy apps [...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 39 Customization and settings Depending on the setti ngs you want to make, y ou’ll use one of these options:  PC settings. Go to S tart , select PC s et tings , and choose a setting type.  Control Panel. Go t o S tart , select PC settin gs > Control Panel, and c hoose a setting type.  Settings. Swipe in fr om th[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 40 Rearrange tiles Press and hold (or ri ght-cli ck) any tile to open ap p commands (a menu of options at the bottom of the Start screen). With the commands in the menu, you can:  Select one or more t iles and apply an action like Resize or Unpin from st a rt to all of them.  Drag tiles to new p ositions.  Swipe up t[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 41 Add a language You can set up Sur fa ce to use more than one lan guage, and switch between languages. Here’s how: 1. Go to Start , and select PC settings > Time and langu a ge > Region a n d language > Add a langu a ge . 2. Select a language from the list to add it to your Languages list. 3. To make the new l an[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 42 Mobile networking on Surface 3 (4G LTE ) Set up your mobile broadband connection If you have a Surf ace 3 (4G LTE), it may alread y have been set up to work with your mobil e broadband provider. Or, you may have set you r mobile broadband connec tion while you w ere setting up your Su rfa ce, as de scribed in Set up y our [...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 43 Manage mobile broadband data usage Managing your d ata usage can help you sta y within your total allotted data for the mont h. Here are some tips to get you started. For more in fo , see Manage y our mobile broadband data usage on Surface.com. Settings that hel p you minimize mobile broadband use  Swipe in from the rig[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 44 Now you can view an estimate of yo ur data usage any time. Just sw ipe in from the right edge of the screen, choose Settings > Network . Your est imated data usage appears under the name o f your mobile broadba nd network. Accessibility Ease of Access features let you use your Su rface the w ay you want. To set ease of [...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 45 Care and cleaning Protect your Surface from viruses Windows Defende r and Window s SmartScreen are built in to Windows 8.1 to help guard against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software in real time. For more info, s ee Security checklist for Windows and How can I help protect my PC from viruses? on Windows.com. To s[...]

© 2015 Microsoft Page 46 Registration, repair, and warranty Register your Surface 3 and Surface 3 Type Cover If you haven’t alread y registered your Surface product s , do so at microsoft.com/sur fa ce/support/regi ster . You’ll need y our M icrosoft accou nt (the email address and password that y ou use to sign in to your Surface and to downl[...]