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ADDITIONAL STORAGE OPTIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 59
FILES AND FOLDERS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 60
ADD FILES TO SURFACE.................................................................................................................................................................... 60
BACK UP YOUR FILES USING FILE HISTORY........................................................................................................................................ 61
NETWORKING ............................................................................................................................................ 62
CONNECT TO A WIRELESS NETWORK ................................................................................................................................................ 62
DISCONNECT FROM A WIRELESS NETWORK ...................................................................................................................................... 62
CONNECT TO A WIRED NETWORK..................................................................................................................................................... 62
JOIN A DOMAIN, WORKGROUP, OR HOMEGROUP ............................................................................................................................. 63
GET TO FILES ON OTHER COMPUTERS ............................................................................................................................................... 63
SHARE FILES AND FOLDERS .............................................................................................................................................................. 63
CONNECT TO A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN) ....................................................................................................................... 64
AIRPLANE MODE .............................................................................................................................................................................. 64
TETHERING: USE YOUR PHONE’S DATA CONNECTION ....................................................................................................................... 64
MOBILE BROADBAND CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 65
REMOTE DESKTOP: CONNECT TO ANOTHER PC ............................................................................................................................... 65
BUILT-IN APPS ........................................................................................................................................... 66
INTERNET EXPLORER 11................................................................................................................................................................... 66
MAIL ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 68
PEOPLE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 71
CALENDAR AND REMINDERS ............................................................................................................................................................ 71
MICROSOFT OFFICE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 72
CAMERA .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 74
MUSIC ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 79
PHOTOS .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 81
VIDEO.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 82
SKYPE .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 83
SKYDRIVE ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 84
XBOX GAMES .................................................................................................................................................................................. 86
MAPS .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 86
MORE BUILT-IN APPS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 87
ADDITIONAL INFO YOU SHOULD KNOW ................................................................................................... 89
WINDOWS UPDATES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 89
HOW CAN I HELP PROTECT MY SURFACE FROM VIRUSES?................................................................................................................. 90
WINDOWS FIREWALL....................................................................................................................................................................... 90
BITLOCKER DRIVE ENCRYPTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 90
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS.................................................................................................................................................................... 90
ACCESSIBILITY .................................................................................................................................................................................. 90
SPEECH RECOGNITION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 91
TAKE A SCREEN SHOT....................................................................................................................................................................... 91
DEFAULT APPS ................................................................................................................................................................................. 91
HOW TO RESTORE, REFRESH, OR RESET YOUR SURFACE .................................................................................................................... 91
SURFACE PRO BIOS/UEFI AND STARTING FROM A USB DEVICE ..................................................................................................... 91
BITLOCKER RECOVERY KEY ............................................................................................................................................................... 92
ACCESSORIES ............................................................................................................................................. 93
