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VISUAL QUICKStArt GUIDE
Microsoft
Surface
JONI BLECHER

Visual QuickStart Guide
Microsoft Surface
Joni Blecher
Peachpit Press
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Copyright © 2013 by Joni Blecher
Editor: Clifford Colby
Development editor: Robyn G. Thomas
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Tech editor: Mark Davis
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Dedication
To the holdouts: Your tablet has surfaced.

Acknowledgments
“It takes a village” doesn’t just apply to rearing children; I have learned
through this project that it also applies to writing books. First, I’d like to
thank Matt Rotter, my rock, for his kindness, motivation, and all-around
awesomeness. It is he who introduced me to Mark Davis, the tech
editor of this book. Mark’s 20 years of experience developing custom
Microsoft software and his most recent work as a Windows 8 software
developer have proved invaluable in this project. I truly appreciate his
wealth of knowledge and effortless way of connecting the tech dots.
Then there’s the amazing Peachpit team: Cliff Colby, who spearheaded
the project, created the dream team and brought the book to fruition;
Robyn Thomas, who is an impressive editor, kept the book moving
along; and Scout Festa, whose attention to detail is inspiring. Finally, I’m
fortunate enough to be surrounded by friends and family who provided
encouragement and support in a multitude of ways while I was writing
this book, and to all of you I say, “Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
Bio
Joni Blecher has been writing about mobile technology since the days
before cell phones had color displays and keyboards. While serving
as editorial director of LetsTalk.com, she reviewed countless mobile
devices and apps and also designed how-to videos to help consumers
maximize their phone experience. At CNET, Joni edited mobile-centric
columns and reviews while also writing the Cell Phone Diva column,
where she answered technical, practical, and etiquette questions
about all things mobile. Visit her at JoniBlecher.com or on Twitter
at @JoniBlecher.

Contents at a Glance v
Contents at a Glance
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Chapter 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Chapter 2 Navigating the Surface Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 3 Working with Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Chapter 4 Mail and Outlook.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Chapter 5 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Chapter 6 Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Chapter 7 People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Chapter 8 Bing and Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Chapter 9 Tile-Based Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Chapter 10 Windows Store and Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Chapter 11 Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Chapter 12 Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Chapter 13 Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Chapter 14 Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Chapter 15 Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

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Table of Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Chapter 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Get to Know Your Surface Tablet Hardware . . . . . . . . 2
The Start Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
PC Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Personalize Your Tablet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Wireless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Windows Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Sync Your Settings and HomeGroup . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SkyDrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 2 Navigating the Surface Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Touch Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Switch Between Apps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
The App Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Charms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Working with Tiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter 3 Working with Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Onscreen Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Text and the Touchscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Chapter 4 Mail and Outlook.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Mail Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Outlook.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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Chapter 5 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Calendar Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Calendar Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Calendar Charms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Chapter 6 Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Messaging Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Using Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Messaging Snapped Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Messaging Charms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Chapter 7 People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Adding Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adding and Editing Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Viewing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Sharing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Deleting Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Chapter 8 Bing and Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Bing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Bing Charms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Internet Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
IE Charms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Chapter 9 Tile-Based Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Weather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Chapter 10 Windows Store and Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Windows Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Windows Store Charms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Games Charms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

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Chapter 11 Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Taking Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Recording Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Working with Photos and Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Camera Charms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Chapter 12 Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Pictures Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Working with Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Photos from Other Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Using Charms with the Photos App . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Chapter 13 Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Movies Store and Television Store . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Open and Play Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Playing Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Using Charms with the Video App. . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Chapter 14 Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Music Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Adding Music to the Music App . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
Using Charms with the Music App. . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Chapter 15 Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Map Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Locating Places and Getting Directions. . . . . . . . . 230
Using Charms with the Maps App . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235