Microsoft Surface Book User manual

Quick start: Surface Book
Get oriented
Charging port
Power button Volume button
Mini DisplayPort

Quick start: Surface Book
USB 3.0 ports
SD card slot
Magnetic strip
Attach the magnetized
pen to the side of the
screen.

Quick start: Surface Book
Pull it apart
Detach the clipboard (screen) any time: it has its own battery, so you can draw or watch in comfort. Reattach
when it’s time to recharge.
Here’s how
In the upper right-corner of the keyboard, select
Detach , wait for the Ready to Detach message,
and then pull the top off.

Quick start: Surface Book
A simple, powerful pen
Top button
What this button does depends
on what you’re doing and how
many times you click it.
• Click once to open Windows
Ink Workspace, where you
can create Sticky Notes, draw
in the sketchpad, or take notes
on a webpage or photo using
screen sketch.
• Double-click to take a pic-
ture of your screen and open
it in screen sketch.
• Click and hold to open Sticky
Notes so you can jot down an
idea before you forget it.
• Change what the top button
does in Settings > Devices >
Pen & Windows Ink.
Magnetic strip
Attach the pen to the
side of your screen for
safekeeping.
Right-click button
The end of the magnetized
strip works like the right-click
button on a mouse.

Quick start: Surface Book
Put the pen to work for you
Draw, take notes, do math, and more. Portrait or landscape, lap or tabletop.
Select the Pen icon
This opens the Windows Ink
Workspace, where you can
create Sticky Notes, sketch on a
blank screen, or jot notes on a
photo or webpage.

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Touch pad on steroids
New, three-nger gestures get more done faster.
Swipe three ngers up
Opens task view so you can
see all of your open apps.
Swipe left or right to
switch between apps
Swipe three ngers down
This shows the desktop.