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Overview
My Surface™ 2
Updated for
Windows® RT 8.1
Step-by-step
instructions with callouts to Surface 2 photos that show you exactly what to do
Help
when you run into Surface 2 problems or limitations
Tips and Notes
to help you get the most from your Surface 2
Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping
your Surface 2 working just the way you want. Learn how to:
• Get started quickly with Surface 2 and Windows RT 8.1
• Connect to Wi-Fi, share printers, and access files from your network or your SkyDrive cloud storage account
• Get on the Web fast and enjoy it more with Internet Explorer 11 and the Bing search engine
• Secure your Surface and control what your kids can do with it
• Do all your Facebook and Twitter social networking through the People app
• Find and play the music you love with Xbox Music, Radio, and Xbox Music Pass
• Watch Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus, and other streaming video
• Instantly retrieve up-to-the-minute news from top media and journalists
• Create, edit, format, proof, and share documents with Word 2013
• Crunch numbers with Excel 2013
• Present on the go with PowerPoint 2013
• Use OneNote 2013 to organize notes, sync them across devices, and access them from anywhere
• Manage email and track your calendar with Outlook 2013
• Go anywhere with Surface 2’s easy maps and directions
• Capture, manage, touch up, and geotag your photos
• Make sure your files are always safely backed up
• Find the best new Windows Store Apps
• Keep your Surface 2 working reliably, with maximum battery life
• Personalize your Surface 2 using the newest customization settings
• Get more help whenever you need it
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780133743593 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Pearson Education |
| Publication date: | 12/06/2013 |
| Series: | My... |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 560 |
| File size: | 125 MB |
| Note: | This product may take a few minutes to download. |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Jim Cheshire is a technology expert with a passion for gadgets. He has written a dozen books and many online articles on technology and is the author of many best-selling technical guides. Jim works on the Azure Application Platform and Tools team at Microsoft and was an early adopter of Windows RT. When Jim’s not writing, he spends time with his family, plays keyboards with his band, and enjoys writing music. You can contact Jim through his website at www.JimcoBooks.com.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Scratching the Surface ..............................................................................................2
Why You’ll Love My Surface 2 .............................................................................2
What You’ll Find in the Book ................................................................................3
Go Beneath the Surface 2 .......................................................................................6
1 An Introduction to Surface 2 9
The Surface 2 Device ...................................................................................................9
Ports and Controls ..............................................................................................10
The Kickstand .........................................................................................................13
Type Cover and Touch Cover ....................................................................13
Windows RT 8.1 Basics ............................................................................................14
The Start Screen ...................................................................................................15
App Switching and Charms .......................................................................16
Typing in Windows RT 8.1 ...........................................................................17
Adding Devices .....................................................................................................19
Adding a Bluetooth Device ........................................................................20
Removing Devices ..............................................................................................20
Notifications .............................................................................................................21
The Lock Screen ...................................................................................................23
Playing a Slide Show on the Lock Screen .....................................25
Additional Settings ....................................................................................................26
Volume and Mute ...............................................................................................26
Screen Brightness and Rotation Lock ...............................................27
Hiding Notifications Temporarily ..........................................................28
Shutting Down, Sleeping, and Restarting ....................................28
Synchronizing Settings ..................................................................................29
Moving On .........................................................................................................................31
2 Connecting to Networks 33
Wireless Networking ................................................................................................33
Connecting to a Wireless Network ......................................................34
Connecting to a Hidden Network ........................................................36
Disconnecting from a Network ..............................................................38
Using Airplane Mode .......................................................................................39
Network Sharing ..........................................................................................................39
Turning Sharing On or Off ..........................................................................40
Accessing Network Resources .................................................................41
Remoting into Other Computers ..................................................................42
Enabling Connections on the Remote Computer ...............42
Connecting to Remote Computers.....................................................43
3 Using and Customizing the Start Screen 47
Locating and Launching Apps ........................................................................47
Launching Apps from the Start Screen ...........................................48
Searching for Apps ............................................................................................50
Switching Between Recent Apps ..................................................................51
Switching Between Running Apps .....................................................51
Displaying a List of Running Apps ......................................................52
Displaying Two Apps Simultaneously ..............................................53
Organizing the Start Screen ..............................................................................54
Rearranging Tiles .................................................................................................54
Naming Groups.....................................................................................................55
Customizing the Start Screen ..........................................................................55
Changing the Start Screen Color Scheme and Background Picture .............................56
Showing Administrative Tools .................................................................58
Showing Additional Tiles .............................................................................59
Removing Tiles from the Start Menu ................................................59
Pinning Apps to the Start Menu ............................................................60
Changing Tile Sizes ............................................................................................60
Controlling Live Tiles ........................................................................................61
Removing Personal Information from Live Tiles .....................62
4 Security and Windows RT 8.1 65
Securing Your PC ..........................................................................................................66
Changing Your Password .............................................................................66
Locking Your PC ....................................................................................................68
Signing Out of Your PC...................................................................................69
Configuring Auto-Lock ..................................................................................69
Using Picture Passwords .......................................................................................70
Creating a Picture Password......................................................................70
Changing Your Picture Password ..........................................................72
Replaying Your Picture Password .........................................................73
Removing Your Picture Password .........................................................75
Using PINs ..........................................................................................................................75
Creating a PIN .........................................................................................................75
Changing a PIN .....................................................................................................76
Removing a PIN ....................................................................................................77
Signing In with a PIN .......................................................................................77
Using a PIN When a Picture Password Is Set ..............................78
Managing User Accounts .....................................................................................78
Adding a Local Account ................................................................................79
Adding a Microsoft Account .....................................................................81
Removing a User Account ...........................................................................83
Changing an Account Type ........................................................................84
Setting an Account for Assigned Access .......................................85
Clearing Assigned Access ............................................................................86
Switching Accounts ..........................................................................................87
Changing from a Local Account to a Microsoft Account ..............................88
Switching to a Local Account...................................................................90
5 Using Family Safety 95
Configuring Family Safety ...................................................................................95
Enabling and Disabling Family Safety for a User ....................96
Configuring Activity Reporting for a User ....................................97
Viewing Activity Reports ......................................................................................98
Viewing Activity Reports .............................................................................98
Using Web Filtering ............................................................................................... 101
Enabling Web Filtering ............................................................................. 102
Modifying the Allow or Block List .................................................... 103
Blocking Sites from the Activity Report ..................................... 104
Using Time Allowances and Curfews .................................................... 104
Setting an Allowance .................................................................................. 105
Setting a Curfew .............................................................................................. 106
Configuring App and Game Restrictions ........................................... 106
Configuring App Restrictions ............................................................. 107
Configuring Game Restrictions Using Ratings ..................... 108
Blocking or Allowing Specific Apps ............................................... 110
Handling Requests ................................................................................................. 111
Responding to a Request from the User’s PC ........................ 111
Responding to a Request from the Website ........................... 112
Managing Users in Family Safety .............................................................. 112
Adding a New Parent................................................................................... 113
Linking Accounts ............................................................................................. 113
Configuring Email Notifications ................................................................. 115
Changing Frequency of Request Emails .................................... 115
Changing Activity Report Email Settings .................................. 116
6 Backing Up Your Data 119
Configuring and Starting File History ................................................... 119
Starting Your First Backup ....................................................................... 120
Selecting a Different Drive...................................................................... 121
Excluding Folders ............................................................................................ 122
Choosing When Backups Happen ................................................... 123
Controlling Local Disk Usage................................................................ 124
Controlling How Long Backups Are Kept.................................. 125
Restoring Files ............................................................................................................ 125
Restoring Files to the Original Location ..................................... 125
Resolving File Conflicts .............................................................................. 126
Restoring to a Different Location ..................................................... 127
Cleaning Up Files ..................................................................................................... 128
Performing a Clean Up ............................................................................... 128
Troubleshooting File History......................................................................... 129
Viewing File History Event History .................................................. 130
7 Searching and Browsing the Internet 133
Using Search .......................................................................................... 133
Searching for Web Pages with Smart Search ......................... 134
Copying a Search Result Link ............................................................... 135
Searching for Images ................................................................................... 136
Searching for Videos..................................................................................... 139
Using Hero Search .......................................................................................... 141
Disabling Bing Search ................................................................................. 142
Clearing Your Search History ................................................................ 143
Changing Personalization Settings ................................................. 144
Controlling SafeSearch ............................................................................... 144
Browsing Sites with Internet Explorer .................................................. 145
Opening a Site in the Modern UI Internet Explorer ......... 146
Using Reading View ...................................................................................... 147
Changing Reading View Style and Font Size ......................... 149
Viewing a Site in Desktop Internet Explorer........................... 149
Pinning Web Pages to the Start Screen ...................................... 150
Searching a Web Page ................................................................................ 150
Setting the Zoom Level ............................................................................. 151
Protecting Your Privacy ...................................................................................... 152
Adding a Tracking Protection List .................................................... 152
Enabling Do Not Track ................................................................................ 153
Blocking Third-Party Cookies ............................................................... 154
Disallowing Location Services ............................................................. 155
Controlling Web Services ......................................................................... 156
Using Tabs ...................................................................................................................... 157
Opening a Link in a New Tab ................................................................ 157
Creating a New Blank Tab ........................................................................ 158
Closing a Tab ....................................................................................................... 158
Opening an InPrivate Tab ........................................................................ 159
Reopening a Closed Tab ........................................................................... 160
Favorites and Frequent Sites ......................................................................... 160
Adding a Favorite ............................................................................................ 160
Browsing to a Favorite Page .................................................................. 161
Opening a Favorite in a New Tab ...................................................... 162
Deleting a Favorite ......................................................................................... 162
Editing a Favorite ............................................................................................ 162
Visiting a Frequent Site .............................................................................. 163
Opening a Frequent Site in a New Tab ........................................ 163
Deleting a Frequent Site Tile ................................................................ 164
Managing Website Passwords ..................................................................... 164
Saving a Password for a Site .................................................................. 164
Disabling the Offer to Save Passwords ........................................ 165
Viewing and Removing Saved Password Entries ............... 166
8 Connecting with People 169
Working with Contacts ....................................................................................... 169
Adding Contacts from the Cloud ..................................................... 170
Changing Contact Sort Order .............................................................. 173
Filtering Your Contacts ............................................................................... 174
Linking Contacts .............................................................................................. 174
Unlinking Contacts ........................................................................................ 176
Making a Contact a Favorite ................................................................. 177
Pinning Contacts to the Start Screen ............................................ 178
Creating a New Contact ............................................................................ 179
Deleting a Contact ......................................................................................... 180
Removing All Contacts from a Service ........................................ 181
Editing a Contact ............................................................................................. 182
Contacting Someone from the People App ........................... 184
Social Networking .................................................................................................. 185
Posting to Social Networks .................................................................... 185
Viewing Updates on Social Networks .......................................... 186
Sharing Content with People ....................................................................... 188
Sharing App Content with Social Networks ........................... 188
Emailing App Content to Contacts ................................................. 190
Sharing a Screenshot ................................................................................... 190
Listing Share Apps in Alphabetical Order ................................. 192
Managing the List of Often-Shared Choices .......................... 192
Disabling the Often-Shared Shortcut List................................. 193
9 Using Mail 195
Adding and Managing Email Accounts .............................................. 195
Adding an Outlook.com (Hotmail) Account ........................... 196
Adding an Exchange Account ............................................................. 198
Adding a Google Account....................................................................... 199
Adding a Custom Account ..................................................................... 201
Setting When and How Much Email Is Downloaded ..... 203
Renaming an Account ................................................................................ 204
Choosing What to Sync ............................................................................. 205
Automatically Organize Your Mail ................................................... 206
Changing an Account Password ....................................................... 206
Controlling Account Email Notifications ................................... 207
Removing an Account ................................................................................ 208
Reading and Organizing Email ................................................................... 209
Reading an Email ............................................................................................. 209
Viewing or Saving Email Attachments ....................................... 210
Marking Emails Read or Unread ........................................................ 211
Deleting Email Messages ......................................................................... 212
Deleting All Messages in a Folder .................................................... 212
Undeleting Email Messages .................................................................. 213
Pinning a Folder to the Start Screen .............................................. 215
Organizing Mail ......................................................................................................... 217
Creating a Folder ............................................................................................. 218
Creating a Subfolder .................................................................................... 219
Renaming a Folder ......................................................................................... 220
Deleting a Folder ............................................................................................. 221
Adding and Removing Favorite Folders ..................................... 222
Adding and Removing Favorite People ...................................... 223
Moving Messages ........................................................................................... 224
Moving All Messages from Specific People ............................ 225
Sweeping Mail ................................................................................................... 227
Composing and Sending Email .................................................................. 228
Creating a New Email Message .......................................................... 228
Replying to Email ........................................................................................... 230
Formatting Text in an Email ................................................................. 231
Adding Emoticons to Email ................................................................... 231
Attaching Files to an Email ..................................................................... 232
Saving Email Drafts ....................................................................................... 233
Continuing a Saved Draft ........................................................................ 234
Using an Email Signature ......................................................................... 234
Sending Automatic Replies.................................................................... 235
10 Using Calendar 239
Connecting Calendars ........................................................................................ 239
Adding an Outlook.com Calendar ................................................... 240
Adding an Exchange Calendar ........................................................... 241
Viewing Calendars .................................................................................................. 242
Hiding a Calendar ........................................................................................... 242
Changing a Calendar’s Display Color ............................................ 243
Viewing Events in What’s Next View .............................................. 244
Changing the Background in What’s Next View ................. 244
Viewing Events in Month View ........................................................... 245
Viewing Events in Week View ............................................................... 246
Viewing Events in Day View ................................................................... 247
Working with Events ............................................................................................ 247
Adding a Basic Event .................................................................................. 248
Quickly Creating an Event ....................................................................... 250
Adding a Recurring Event ....................................................................... 251
Setting Reminders .......................................................................................... 251
Specifying an Event Status ..................................................................... 252
Creating a Private Event ............................................................................ 252
Editing an Event ............................................................................................... 253
Deleting an Event ........................................................................................... 254
11 Keeping Up to Date with News 257
Reading the News ................................................................................................... 257
Reading an Article .......................................................................................... 258
Pinning a Section to the Start Screen........................................... 261
Disabling Offline Reading ....................................................................... 262
Saving an Article for Reading Later ................................................ 263
Reading Articles Offline with Reading List .............................. 264
Other News Sources ............................................................................................. 266
Reading News from Other Sources ................................................ 266
Pinning a News Source to the Start Screen............................. 268
Custom News .............................................................................................................. 269
Adding a Source as a Section in Bing News ........................... 269
Removing a Section from Bing News ........................................... 269
Adding Multiple News Sources .......................................................... 270
Adding a News Topic ................................................................................... 271
Rearranging Sections in Bing News ............................................... 272
Sharing News .............................................................................................................. 272
Emailing a News Article............................................................................. 273
Sharing an Article on Social Networks ........................................ 274
12 HomeGroups and SkyDrive 277
Using HomeGroups ............................................................................................... 277
Joining a HomeGroup ................................................................................ 278
Leaving a HomeGroup ............................................................................... 279
Accessing Shared Files ............................................................................... 280
Using SkyDrive ........................................................................................ 281
Browsing Files in SkyDrive ...................................................................... 282
Opening Files with a Specific App ................................................... 283
Creating a New Folder ................................................................................ 284
Uploading Files to SkyDrive .................................................................. 285
Deleting Files from SkyDrive ................................................................ 286
Reviewing SkyDrive Usage ..................................................................... 286
Disabling Automatic Save to SkyDrive ........................................ 287
Enabling Access to All SkyDrive Files When Offline......... 287
Enabling Access to Selected SkyDrive Files When Offline ................................. 288
13 Discovering and Playing Music 291
Browsing Music ......................................................................................................... 291
Exploring the Catalog ................................................................................. 292
Exploring an Artist ......................................................................................... 294
Browsing Albums in the Xbox Music Store ............................. 295
Managing Your Music Library ...................................................................... 297
Adding a Folder to Your Collection ................................................. 297
Adding Album Art .......................................................................................... 299
Purchasing an Album .................................................................................. 299
Automatically Downloading Music ................................................ 301
Deleting Music from Your Collection ............................................ 302
Matching the Music in Your Collection ....................................... 304
Using an Xbox Music Pass ............................................................................... 305
Purchasing an Xbox Music Pass ......................................................... 306
Automatically Downloading Xbox Music Pass Music .... 307
Downloading Xbox Music Pass Music .......................................... 308
Playing Music on Other Devices ................................................................ 308
Adding a Play Device ................................................................................... 309
Playing Music on a Play Device .......................................................... 310
Music Playlists ............................................................................................................. 312
Adding Songs to the Now Playing Playlist ............................... 312
Creating a Playlist ........................................................................................... 312
Adding Songs to a Playlist ...................................................................... 313
Editing a Playlist ............................................................................................... 314
Renaming a Playlist ....................................................................................... 314
Deleting a Playlist ........................................................................................... 315
Seeing What’s Playing ................................................................................. 315
Shuffling or Repeating Songs in a Playlist ................................ 316
Using Radio ................................................................................................................... 316
Creating a Radio Station ........................................................................... 317
Playing a Radio Station .............................................................................. 318
Deleting a Radio Station ........................................................................... 318
14 Watching Video 321
Managing Personal Videos ............................................................................. 321
Adding Videos to Personal Videos ................................................... 322
Deleting Videos from Personal Videos ......................................... 324
Setting the Default View .......................................................................... 325
Exploring, Buying, and Renting Videos ............................................... 326
Browsing Movies.............................................................................................. 326
Renting Movies ................................................................................................. 328
Buying Movies.................................................................................................... 329
Browsing the Television Store .............................................................. 331
Buying TV Shows ............................................................................................. 333
Playing Videos ............................................................................................................ 335
Playing Videos on Your Surface 2 ..................................................... 335
Playing Videos on Your Xbox Console .......................................... 336
15 Pictures 339
Adding Pictures to the Photos App ........................................................ 339
Importing Pictures into the Pictures Library .......................... 340
Viewing Pictures and Video ........................................................................... 341
Browsing Pictures ........................................................................................... 342
Watching a Slide Show .............................................................................. 343
Deleting Pictures ............................................................................................. 344
Deleting Pictures When the Recycle Bin Is
Configured to Prompt ......................................................................... 345
Using a Picture in Your Lock Screen ............................................... 346
Setting the Pictures App Tile Image .............................................. 346
Shuffling Pictures on the App Tile ................................................... 347
Sharing Pictures ........................................................................................................ 347
Sharing a Picture with Email ................................................................. 348
Editing Pictures ......................................................................................................... 349
Rotating and Cropping Pictures ........................................................ 349
Automatically Fixing Image Problems ......................................... 350
Removing Red Eye ......................................................................................... 351
Retouching a Photo ...................................................................................... 352
Adjusting Lighting ......................................................................................... 353
Adjusting Color ................................................................................................. 354
Enhancing a Color .......................................................................................... 355
Applying a Vignette Effect ...................................................................... 356
Using Selective Focus .................................................................................. 357
Using the Camera App ....................................................................................... 358
Taking Pictures .................................................................................................. 359
Changing Picture Exposure ................................................................... 360
Adding Location Information to Pictures.................................. 360
Changing Photo Aspect Ratio ............................................................. 361
Showing Grid Lines ....................................................................................... 362
Taking Video ........................................................................................................ 362
Taking Panoramic Pictures...................................................................... 363
Viewing the Camera Roll .................................................................................. 364
Viewing Pictures and Videos ................................................................. 364
Viewing Panoramas....................................................................................... 365
16 Using Maps 367
Exploring Maps.......................................................................................................... 367
Viewing and Zooming ................................................................................ 368
Using Zoom Controls ................................................................................... 369
Viewing Your Location ................................................................................ 370
Changing the Units of Measurement ........................................... 370
Changing the Map Style ........................................................................... 371
Using Bird’s Eye View ................................................................................... 372
Showing Traffic .................................................................................................. 373
Searching Maps ........................................................................................................ 373
Searching for a Place .................................................................................... 374
Adding Pins .......................................................................................................... 375
Getting Directions .................................................................................................. 376
Allowing Maps to Use Your Updated Location .................... 376
Getting Directions .......................................................................................... 376
Recalling Favorite Locations and Favorite Routes ............. 378
Editing Favorites .............................................................................................. 378
Sharing Maps .............................................................................................................. 380
Sharing Maps with Email ......................................................................... 380
17 Creating Documents with Microsoft Word 2013 383
Creating, Opening, and Saving Documents ................................... 383
Creating a New Blank Document ..................................................... 384
Creating a Document from a Template ...................................... 385
Saving Documents to Your Tablet .................................................... 386
Saving Documents to SkyDrive .......................................................... 387
Opening Documents on Your Tablet ............................................. 388
Opening Documents on SkyDrive ................................................... 389
Managing Recent Documents ............................................................ 389
Switching Microsoft Accounts ............................................................ 390
Formatting Text ............................................................................. 391
Formatting Existing Text ......................................................................... 391
Formatting New Text ................................................................................... 392
Formatting Text Using Styles ................................................................ 392
Editing Styles ...................................................................................................... 393
Creating a New Style .................................................................................... 394
Adding Pictures ......................................................................................................... 395
Adding Pictures from Your Tablet or Removable Media ................................... 395
Adding Pictures from the Cloud ........................................................ 396
Formatting Pictures....................................................................................... 397
Changing Picture Layout.......................................................................... 397
Proofing Documents ............................................................................................ 398
Correcting Misspelled Words ............................................................... 398
Adding Words to the Dictionary ....................................................... 398
Using the Dictionary .................................................................................... 399
Using the Thesaurus ..................................................................................... 400
Sharing Documents .............................................................................................. 400
Sharing Documents Using Email ...................................................... 401
Sharing Using Social Networking .................................................... 402
Printing Documents .............................................................................................. 403
Printing an Entire Document ............................................................... 403
Printing Specific Pages ............................................................................... 404
Tips and Tricks ............................................................................................................ 405
Using the Quick Access Toolbar ......................................................... 405
Adjusting Input Mode ................................................................................ 406
Using the Format Painter ......................................................................... 407
18 Crunching Numbers with Microsoft Excel 2013 409
Creating, Opening, and Saving Workbooks .................................... 409
Creating a Workbook ................................................................................... 410
Opening a Workbook .................................................................................. 411
Saving a Workbook ........................................................................................ 411
Entering Data .............................................................................................................. 412
Adding Data ......................................................................................................... 413
Resizing a Column .......................................................................................... 413
Changing Data Formatting .................................................................... 414
Adding Data with AutoFill ...................................................................... 415
Creating Formulas and Functions ............................................................ 416
Directly Entering a Formula ................................................................... 416
Using the Insert Function Dialog ...................................................... 417
Creating Formulas from Selections ................................................ 418
Tips and Tricks ............................................................................................................ 418
Freezing Panes ................................................................................................... 419
Creating Sheets ................................................................................................. 420
Filtering Data....................................................................................................... 421
19 Presenting with Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 423
Creating, Opening, and Saving Presentations .............................. 423
Creating a Presentation ............................................................................. 424
Saving a Presentation.................................................................................. 425
Opening a Presentation ............................................................................ 426
Creating Slides and Content ......................................................................... 426
Creating a New Slide .................................................................................... 427
Deleting a Slide ................................................................................................. 427
Changing Slide Layout ............................................................................... 428
Adding Text to a Slide ................................................................................. 428
Adding Shapes to a Slide ......................................................................... 429
Aligning Objects .............................................................................................. 430
Using Themes ............................................................................................................. 431
Applying a Theme .......................................................................................... 431
Modifying a Theme ....................................................................................... 432
Using Animations and Transitions ........................................................... 432
Applying a Transition ................................................................................... 433
Customizing a Transition .......................................................................... 434
Adding an Animation .................................................................................. 435
Configuring an Animation Trigger .................................................. 436
Presenting with PowerPoint .......................................................................... 436
Changing Slide Order .................................................................................. 437
Entering Slide Show Mode ..................................................................... 437
Tips and Tricks ............................................................................................................ 438
Using Sections ................................................................................................... 438
Using Headers and Footers .................................................................... 439
20 Organizing Notes with Microsoft OneNote 2013 441
Creating and Organizing Sections ........................................................... 442
Creating a Section .......................................................................................... 442
Changing a Section’s Color .................................................................... 443
Renaming a Section ...................................................................................... 444
Merging Sections ............................................................................................ 444
Moving or Copying a Section .............................................................. 446
Deleting a Section .......................................................................................... 447
Creating and Editing Pages ............................................................................ 447
Creating a Page ................................................................................................. 448
Adding Text to a Page ................................................................................. 448
Adding Pictures on Your Tablet to a Page ................................. 449
Adding Pictures from the Cloud to a Page .............................. 450
Renaming a Page ............................................................................................ 451
Moving or Copying a Page ..................................................................... 452
Deleting a Page................................................................................................. 453
Creating and Organizing Notebooks .................................................... 453
Creating a Notebook .................................................................................... 454
Switching and Opening Notebooks .............................................. 455
Moving and Sharing a Notebook ..................................................... 456
Using the Recycle Bin .................................................................................. 457
Using Send to OneNote ................................................................................... 458
Capturing a Screen Clipping ................................................................. 458
Sending Content to OneNote .............................................................. 460
Adding a QuickNote ..................................................................................... 461
21 Using Email and Staying Organized with Microsoft
Outlook 2013 463
Adding an Email Account in Outlook 2013 ..................................... 463
Starting Outlook for the First Time ................................................. 464
Adding a New Email Account .............................................................. 465
Manually Adding an IMAP or POP Email Account ............ 467
Changing the Outgoing Server Port ............................................. 469
Reading and Sending Email .......................................................................... 471
Reading an Email Message..................................................................... 471
Replying to an Email .................................................................................... 472
Sending a New Email ................................................................................... 473
Managing and Organizing Email .............................................................. 474
Moving Messages ........................................................................................... 474
Ignoring Conversations ............................................................................. 476
Categorizing Email Messages .............................................................. 476
Removing a Category from a Message ....................................... 478
Filtering Messages by Category ......................................................... 478
Configuring Windows 8.1 RT to Use Outlook 2013 .................. 479
Configuring the Default Mail App ................................................... 479
Changing the Email App Used for Mail Hyperlinks .......... 480
22 Enhancing Windows with Apps 483
Browsing the Windows Store ....................................................................... 483
Browsing Categories .................................................................................... 484
Exploring Apps .................................................................................................. 485
Searching for Apps ........................................................................................ 488
Installing and Uninstalling Apps ............................................................... 488
Installing Apps ................................................................................................... 489
Uninstalling Apps............................................................................................ 490
Reinstalling Purchased Apps ................................................................ 491
Updating Apps........................................................................................................... 492
Manually Checking for Updates ........................................................ 492
Installing App Updates .............................................................................. 493
Great Apps for Your Surface 2 ...................................................................... 494
Netflix ......................................................................................................................... 495
Skype .......................................................................................................................... 497
Microsoft Minesweeper............................................................................. 498
Hyper for YouTube.......................................................................................... 498
iHeartRadio ........................................................................................................... 499
Kindle ......................................................................................................................... 500
WeatherBug ......................................................................................................... 502
News360 .................................................................................................................. 503
eBay ............................................................................................................................. 505
23 Updating and Troubleshooting Windows 8.1 RT 509
Updating with Windows Update............................................................... 509
Checking for and Installing Updates Manually .................... 510
Installing Optional Updates .................................................................. 512
Troubleshooting Windows 8.1 RT ............................................................. 513
Refreshing and Repairing Your PC ................................................... 513
Resetting Windows ........................................................................................ 516
Troubleshooting Battery Draining on Standby ................... 517
Index 521