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CLOSE AN APP ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
APP COMMANDS ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36
BUILT-IN APPS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
APP SETTINGS AND HELP .................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
PROBLEMS WITH AN APP? .................................................................................................................................................................................. 36
SEARCH, SHARE, AND SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................... 37
HOW TO SEARCH ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
SHARE PHOTOS, LINKS, AND MORE ................................................................................................................................................................... 38
CHANGE YOUR SETTINGS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
ACCOUNTS AND SIGN IN ............................................................................................................................................ 41
WHAT TYPE OF ACCOUNT DO I HAVE? .............................................................................................................................................................. 41
CREATE ANOTHER ACCOUNT .............................................................................................................................................................................. 41
MANAGE ACCOUNTS .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
UNLOCK AND SIGN IN ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
SIGN OUT OR LOCK ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 43
CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD ................................................................................................................................................................................ 43
ACCOUNT SECURITY ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 44
INSTALL APPS AND PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................................ 45
YOUR ACCOUNT .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
GET APPS .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
DELETE AN APP .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
REINSTALL AN APP............................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
APP UPDATES ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
INSTALL PROGRAMS FROM THE INTERNET, A CD, OR A NETWORK ................................................................................................................ 48
PERSONALISE YOUR SURFACE.................................................................................................................................... 49
ADD YOUR ACCOUNTS ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
PERSONALISE THE START SCREEN ...................................................................................................................................................................... 49
CHANGE YOUR LOCK SCREEN ............................................................................................................................................................................. 50
NOTIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
ADD A LANGUAGE ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
DESKTOP BACKGROUND, COLOURS, AND SOUNDS ......................................................................................................................................... 51
CHOOSE WHERE YOU GO WHEN YOU SIGN IN ................................................................................................................................................. 51
CONNECT DEVICES ....................................................................................................................................................... 52
CONNECT A USB MOUSE, PRINTER, AND MORE .............................................................................................................................................. 52
USE A MOUSE ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52
ADD A BLUETOOTH DEVICE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 52
ADD, REMOVE, AND MANAGE YOUR DEVICES AND PRINTERS ........................................................................................................................ 53
HOW DO I PRINT? ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
HOW DO I SCAN SOMETHING? .......................................................................................................................................................................... 54
CONNECT TO A TV, MONITOR, OR PROJECTOR ............................................................................................................................................... 54
DOCKING STATION ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 56
STORAGE, FILES, AND BACKUP .................................................................................................................................. 58
HOW MUCH DISK SPACE DO I HAVE? ................................................................................................................................................................ 58