Microsoft Surface Pro 4 User Manual

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Connect the Cover  
 
If you have a Type Cover for Surface Pro 4 (sold separately), snap it into place and open the 
kickstand.  
Set up your Surface Pro 4   
Press the power button to turn on your Surface Pro 4. Windows starts and guides you through the 
setup process. For more info, see Set up your Surface on Surface.com. 
The basics 
Power and charging 
It takes two to four hours to charge the Surface Pro 4 battery fully from an empty state. It can take 
longer if you’re using your Surface for power-intensive activities like gaming or video streaming 
while you’re charging it.  
You can use the USB port on your Surface Pro 4 power supply to charge other devices, like a 
phone, while your Surface charges. The USB port on the power supply is only for charging, not for 
data transfer. If you want to use a USB device, plug it into the USB port on your Surface.  
   
						

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Check the battery level 
You can check the battery level from the lock screen or the desktop: 
Lock screen.  
When you wake your Surface, the battery 
status appears in the lower-right corner of the 
lock screen. 
 
Desktop taskbar.  
Battery status appears at the right side of the 
taskbar. Select the battery icon for info about 
the charging and battery status, including the 
percent remaining. 
 
Make your battery last  
For info on how to care for your battery and power supply, conserve power, and make your Surface 
battery last longer, see Surface battery and power on Surface.com.  
Touch, keyboard, pen, and mouse 
With Surface, you can easily switch between using touch, a keyboard, a mouse, or a pen.  
 Touch. You can use your fingers on the touchscreen, the same as you would on a smartphone. 
For example, drag your finger across the screen to scroll. For demos of the gestures you can 
use, see The Surface touchscreen on Surface.com. You can also type on the touchscreen—see 
How to use the Surface touch keyboard on Surface.com.  
 Type Cover keyboard and touchpad. The Type Cover for Surface Pro 4 (sold separately) clicks 
into place when you want to type and folds back out of the way when you want to use your 
Surface as a tablet. Because the Cover is perfectly sized for your Surface Pro 4, closing it puts 
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that supports Windows 10 gestures. For more info, see Touchpad use and settings on 
Surface.com. 
 Surface Pen. Take notes, draw, and mark up documents using the Surface Pen that comes with 
your Surface Pro 4. Click the top button once to jot a quick note in OneNote, double-click to 
take a screen capture straight to OneNote, or hold the button down for a second or two to 
open Cortana. Write, draw, and tap naturally with the tip—while the tip is near the screen, 
Surface ignores touches from your hand. Flip the pen around to erase with the top button. A 
button near the tip lets you right-click without changing your grip. For more info, see Using 
Surface Pen (Surface Pro 4 version) on Surface.com. 
 USB or Bluetooth® keyboard and mouse. See Connect a USB mouse, printer, and more and 
Add a Bluetooth device on Surface.com to learn more. 
Keep your Surface up to date 
Microsoft releases important updates to improve Windows software security and reliability, and 
system and hardware updates (also known as firmware updates) to help improve the stability and 
performance of your Surface hardware. For info on keeping your Surface up to date, see Install 
Surface and Windows updates on Surface.com. 
Get online 
 
Microsoft Edge works with Cortana to help you get the most from the Internet, 
and you can use your Surface Pen or touch to create Web Notes that you can 
save or share. 
To open Microsoft Edge, select it from Start or the taskbar. Or, go to Start , and select All apps > 
Microsoft Edge. 
   
						

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Browsing tips 
Icons at the upper right of the Microsoft Edge window put common tasks at your fingertips. 
 
 Select Add to favorites and reading list  to add a page to your reading list or a favorites 
folder. 
 Select Hub  to view items in your Favorites , Reading list , History , or 
Downloads . 
 Select Reading view  to clear away everything but the article you’re reading. Select it again 
to view the entire page. 
For more info, see Microsoft Edge and What is Cortana? on Windows.com. 
Accounts and signing in 
When you set up your Surface, an account is set up for you. You can create additional accounts 
later for family and friends, so each person using your Surface can set it up just the way he or she 
likes. For more info, see All about accounts on Surface.com. 
There are several ways to sign in to your Surface Pro 4: 
Use the sign-in screen 
1. Turn on or wake your Surface by pressing the power button. 
2. Swipe up on the screen or tap a key on the keyboard. 
3. If you see your account name and account picture, enter your password and select the right 
arrow or press Enter on your keyboard. 
4. If you see a different account name, select your own account from the list at the left. Then 
enter your password and select the right arrow or press Enter on your keyboard. 
   
						

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Use Windows Hello to sign in 
Since Surface Pro 4 has an infrared (IR) camera, you can set up Windows Hello to sign in just by 
looking at the screen.  
If you have the Surface Pro 4 Type Cover with Fingerprint ID (sold separately), you can set up your 
Surface sign you in with a touch. 
For more info, see What is Windows Hello? on Windows.com. 
Sign out 
Heres how to sign out:  
 Go to Start , and right-click your name. Then select Sign out. 
Get to know Windows 10  
Here are some of the basics about Windows 10. For more info, see Get Started with Windows 10 on 
Windows.com. 
Go to Start 
Select Start  in the taskbar or press the Start  key on your keyboard to open the Start menu. 
 
 At the lower left of the Start menu, youll 
find quick links to File Explorer, Settings, 
Power (shut down, sleep, and restart), and 
All apps.  
 The apps youve used most often appear at 
the upper left. 
 Your name and profile picture appear at 
the top of the left side. Select them to 
change your account settings, lock the 
screen, or sign out.  
 
Tiles on Start act as quick links to apps. You can rearrange, resize, add, and remove tiles whenever 
you want. For more info, see Love it? Pin it on Windows.com.  
						

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Action center 
 
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen or 
select Action center  in the taskbar to open 
the Action center.  
Here you can adjust common settings like Wi-Fi 
connections or screen brightness, open 
OneNote, create a wireless connection to 
another screen, and more. If there are 
notifications waiting for you, they appear at the 
top of the Action center.  
For more info, see Take action instantly on 
Windows.com. 
Search 
Search is always ready for you. Just select the search box in the taskbar and enter your question. 
Learn more at Search for anything, anywhere on Windows.com. 
Or, go to Start , and select Cortana . You can also open Cortana by holding down the top 
button on your Surface Pen for a second or two. 
For more info, including tips on personalizing Cortana, see What is Cortana? on Windows.com. 
   
						

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Task view and virtual desktops 
Swipe in from the left edge of the screen or select Task view  from the taskbar to see all your 
open apps. Select an app to focus on or close an app by clicking the X in the upper-right corner of 
the app. 
 
While youre in Task view, you can create a new virtual desktop by selecting New desktop in the 
lower-right corner. Each virtual desktop can have its own set of open apps. To switch between 
desktops, open Task view and select a desktop.  
For more info, see Group apps into desktops on Windows.com. 
   
						

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Settings 
Go to Start , and select Settings for access to all your settings. 
 
 
Type Cover for Surface Pro 4 keyboard 
and touchpad 
The Type Cover for Surface Pro 4 clicks into place, giving you a 
traditional keyboard, gesture-enabled touchpad, and 
protective cover all in one slim package. 
When you close the Cover, your Surface Pro 4 goes to sleep. 
Fold the Cover back to use your Surface as a tablet. While the 
Cover is folded back, your Surface won’t detect key presses. 
For more info about Type Covers, see Type Cover on 
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The touchpad on the Type Cover for Surface Pro 4 
has right-click and left-click buttons and supports 
Windows 10 gestures.  
For demos showing how to use the touchpad 
buttons, see Touchpad use and settings on 
Surface.com. 
 
Storage and OneDrive  
Surface Pro 4 is available with up to 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB storage. You can extend your 
storage options by using OneDrive, USB drives, and microSD cards. For more info about internal 
and removable storage options, see Surface storage options. 
OneDrive  
OneDrive is online storage that comes with your Microsoft account. Save your 
documents, photos, and other files to the OneDrive folder on your Surface and theyll 
be synced to OneDrive in the cloud whenever you have an Internet connection. The 
copy in the cloud is available to you from any web-connected device. If you want to, 
you can share some of the folders in your OneDrive with others or send someone a link to just one 
page.  
To save space on your Surface, you can choose not to sync some of your OneDrive folders. You can 
still access your files on the Internet by signing into OneDrive.com, but they wont be available in 
File Explorer. You can add them back at any time. 
Heres how to choose which folders to sync:  
1. Select File Explorer  in the taskbar and open the OneDrive folder. 
2. Right-click any folder in OneDrive and select Choose OneDrive folders to sync to produce 
a list of all the folders in your OneDrive account. 
3. Select the folders you want to sync to your Surface and select OK.   
						

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Save files you’re working on to OneDrive  
To save a file from a desktop app directly to OneDrive, choose OneDrive in the left panel of the 
Save As screen. Then navigate to the folder where you want to save the file.   
For more info about OneDrive, see OneDrive on your PC on Windows.com. 
Surface Pen and OneNote  
Use the Surface Pen that comes with your Surface Pro 4 to open Cortana or OneNote, take a 
screenshot, or write or draw in any app that supports inking. 
Surface Pen features 
 
 
Magnetic surface Use the magnet on the flat side of the cap to attach the Surface Pen 
to the side of your Surface Pro 4 or to any convenient magnetic 
surface. 
LED  When the pen is in pairing mode, the LED glows white. 
 When the battery is low, the LED glows red. 
Top button Bluetooth technology links your Surface Pen to your Surface: 
 Click and hold the top button to wake up Cortana or Search, then 
enter your question on the screen. 
 Click the top button to open OneNote.  
 Double-click to take a screenshot and paste it into OneNote. 
 To erase, flip the pen over and use the top as an eraser.