Microsoft Surface Pro 4 User Manual

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Right-click button The tip end of the raised area on the flat side of the pen works as a 
right-click button in many apps.  
Hold the button down as you tap the screen. In some apps, the right-
click button may behave differently.  
Tip Choose your favorite tip from the Pen Tip Kit (sold separately). The 
tips work with the Palm Block technology and multi-point sensitivity 
built into your Surface to let you write and draw naturally. 
 
For more info, see Using Surface Pen (Surface Pro 4 version) on Surface.com. 
Pair the pen with your Surface 
If you didnt pair the pen when you set up your Surface, you can pair it now. 
1. Go to Start , and select Settings > Devices > Bluetooth. 
2. Make sure that Bluetooth is On. 
If Surface Pen appears in the list of discovered devices, select it and select Remove Device. 
3. Hold down the top button of the pen for about seven seconds, until the light on the flat 
side of the pen glows white. 
 
4. When the pen appears in the list of Bluetooth devices, select it and select Pair. 
Try out features built in to the top button of the pen 
The top button connects you to Windows 10 features on your Surface.  
Click and hold to open Cortana or Search 
When you click and hold the top button, Cortana opens (or Search opens if Cortana is not set up). 
Enter your question on the screen.  
Click to open a Quick Note 
OneNote is a great way to find, capture, organize, and share information. Click the top button on 
your pen while your Surface is asleep and you can jot a note or sketch immediately, without 
unlocking the screen. When you’re using your Surface, click the top button to open OneNote.  
						

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Double-click to put a screenshot into a Quick Note 
Use your Surface Pen to take a screenshot and copy it to OneNote. Here’s how: 
1. Display what you want to copy. It can be a webpage, a photo, or anything else you see on 
your screen.  
2. Double-click the top button on your Surface Pen. 
3. Select what you want to capture in the screenshot by dragging the tip of the pen from one 
corner of the portion you want to capture to the opposite corner. When you lift the pen tip, 
your selection appears in a new page in OneNote. 
Now you can mark up the screenshot with the pen, move it to any of your OneNote 
notebooks, or share it with others. 
Get acquainted with OneNote  
OneNote is a free app that you can use on any of your devices—even Mac, iOS, and Android 
devices. Your data is stored in the cloud and synced across all your devices.  
Create as many notebooks as you need. They’re all right there in OneNote. Use sections, pages, 
and tags to make things easy to find. Find what you need in a flash by searching one notebook or 
all of them. 
 
When you click the top of the pen, OneNote opens to a new Quick Note. You can move that note 
to any notebook and section you want.  
						

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Send a page or share a notebook  
 
Share a page  
Select Share  in the upper-right corner 
to share a page in OneNote through 
email or social media.  
 
 
Share a notebook  
To get a link to a whole notebook that 
you can paste into an email or file: 
Select Menu  in the upper-left corner 
to open the list of notebooks. 
Right-click the notebook you want to 
share and select Copy Link to 
Notebook.  
What people are able to see depends on 
the settings for the OneDrive folder 
containing the notebook. For info on 
setting permissions, see Share files and 
folders on Office.com. 
 
Learn more about OneNote at http://www.onenote.com/.   
						

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Connect monitors, accessories, and other 
devices  
You can connect monitors, accessories, and other devices directly to your Surface Pro 4 using the 
USB port, Mini DisplayPort, or Bluetooth. Or, connect everything to a Surface Dock (sold separately). 
With Surface Dock, you can switch between fully connected and fully mobile with a single 
connector. 
Set up your workspace with Surface Dock  
Surface Dock supports high-speed transfer of video, audio, and data. Its compact design gives you 
flexibility and keeps your desktop clutter-free. 
 
 
Heres how to get your workspace set up with Surface Dock:  
1. Plug the AC end of the Surface Dock power cord into an electrical outlet or power strip, and 
plug the other end into the power port on Surface Dock. 
2. If you want to use a wired network connection, connect a network cable to the Ethernet 
port on Surface Dock. 
3. Connect your computer peripherals to the USB ports on Surface Dock. 
4. Connect a cable from your monitor to a Mini DisplayPort on Surface Dock.  
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cable or an adapter. For more info on adapters, see Connect Surface to a TV, monitor, or 
projector on Surface.com. 
5. Connect any audio accessories like speakers or headphones. 
Without external speakers, you may not hear audio when you’re using your Surface. If this is 
the case, see Troubleshoot Surface Dock on Surface.com to learn how to switch to the built-
in speakers on your Surface. 
Now you can connect to your monitors and peripherals with a single connection to the power port 
on your Surface:  
1. Unplug the Surface power supply and remove any attached accessories from your Surface. 
You can leave a microSD card in the microSD card slot.  
2. Connect Surface Dock to the charging port of your Surface, using the cable provided. 
For more info, see Using Surface Dock on Surface.com. 
Connect or project to a monitor, screen, or other display 
If you dont have a Surface Dock, or when youre away from your desk, you can connect your 
Surface to a TV, monitor, or projector. Or, connect to an HDTV and watch movies on a big screen. 
There are a number of ways to connect:  
 HDTV. If your TV has an HDMI port, you’ll need an HDMI cable and a Mini DisplayPort to HD 
AV adapter or an HDMI to Mini DisplayPort cable. (Both are sold separately on Surface.com.) 
 Projector or monitor. If your monitor has a DisplayPort, you can connect it to your Surface 
using a DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cable (sold separately). If your monitor doesn’t have a 
DisplayPort or HDMI port, use a VGA cable and the Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter.  
Note: A VGA adapter or cable is for video only. Audio will play from your Surface speakers 
unless you’ve connected external speakers. For more info about this, see Surface sound, 
volume, and audio accessories on Surface.com.  
 Wireless. You can connect to wireless displays when Windows detects one nearby. Or, use a 
Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter (sold separately) to connect to a screen using Miracast. 
Heres how to connect to a wireless display:  
1. On your Surface, swipe in from the right edge of the screen or select Action center 
 in the taskbar. 
2. Select Connect, and in the list of displays, select the name of the wireless display. 
For more info, see Connect Surface to a TV, monitor, or projector on Surface.com.  
						

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Cameras and the Camera app 
By default, the built-in Camera app is ready to take photos, but you can switch easily between 
photo and video mode. To take a photo or record a video: 
1. Go to Start , and select Camera.  
2. Select the on-screen Camera  or Video  button to activate the camera you want to use 
and select the button again to take a picture or start recording video. 
A small privacy light appears near the active camera when you’re using it. The privacy light can’t be 
turned off.  
View photos and videos 
By default, your photos and videos are saved to the Camera roll on your Surface. You can choose 
to save your pictures to OneDrive so you can access them from any web-connected device. For 
more info, see Using OneDrive on Surface. 
There are several ways to look through your photos and videos: 
 Camera app: Select Photos  in the upper-left corner to open the Photos app and view the 
most recent picture or video taken. Swipe right to see others in your collection. 
 Photos app: Select View collection  in the upper-left corner to see other photos and videos 
in your collection. 
 File Explorer or OneDrive app: Go to your Pictures library and open your Camera roll. 
For more info, including info on changing where photos are saved and editing photos and videos, 
see Take photos and videos with Surface on Surface.com. 
Apps on your Surface Pro 4  
Here are some of the apps that come ready to go on your new Surface Pro 4. 
 
OneNote 
You can use the OneNote app on your Surface to take notes and store them in 
the cloud. With OneNote, you’ll have your notes whenever you need them—on 
your computer, phone, or the web. If you have the Bluetooth-enabled Surface 
Pen, you can open OneNote with a click of the pen’s top button. For more info, 
see www.onenote.com.   
						

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Mail 
Mail automatically organizes your inbox. You can add multiple accounts and 
access them through this single point. You can also flag, archive, or delete 
messages by swiping to the left or right, or mark messages as read or unread. 
See Set up and use email to get started.  
 
Calendar 
Use Calendar to manage your busy schedule. Use the Whats next view to see 
what’s on the schedule or look at entire days, weeks, workweeks, or months.  
 
People 
The People app brings all your contacts together in a single space. See each 
contact’s email address, phone number, website, and other information at a 
glance.  
 
Microsoft Edge  
Microsoft Edge gives you fast and fluid access to the Internet. Open pages in 
Reading View, save them to your reading list, or take notes right on the page 
using inking. Check out Get to know Microsoft Edge on Windows.com for 
details.  
 
Groove Music 
Groove Music lets you access your music collection and more from your 
Surface.  
 
Camera 
The Camera app lets you take regular photos, photo bursts, or video using 
either the front or back camera on your Surface. See Take photos and videos 
with Surface on Surface.com for how-to info.  
 
Photos 
Edit and organize your photos using the Photos app. Crop, enhance, and add 
effects to your images and set them to be the lock screen background.  
 
Movies & TV  
Movies & TV brings you the latest movies and TV shows as well as featured hits. 
It offers recommendations based on what you’ve watched, making it easier to 
find something new that you’ll like. Check out Watch TV shows, movies, and 
videos on Surface.com to get started.   
						

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News 
News brings you the latest breaking stories as well as more in-depth coverage. 
You can customize the coverage to add more local information or highlight the 
topics you choose.  
 
Weather 
The Weather app offers hourly, daily, and 10-day forecasts as well as historical 
information and annual weather trends. You can also add locations, so you can 
see not only the information for where you are but for where you might be 
heading.  
 
Money 
Money not only covers the fast-moving market conditions but lets you track 
your portfolio, browse financial news articles, and access tools and calculators 
for common financial tasks.  
 
Sports 
Sports brings you scoreboards, schedules, videos, slide shows, and news 
headlines and stories to help you keep up to date with the world of sports and 
your favorite teams.  
 
Maps 
Maps lets you see your current location, zoom in for greater detail, zoom out 
for a bigger picture, scroll or search for new locations, get directions, and more. 
The Surface app 
The Surface app is pre-installed on your Surface Pro 4. Select the buttons on the left side of the 
app to: 
 Adjust pen sensitivity. 
 Optimize audio. 
 Get quick access to online help for your Surface. 
 View information about your Surface, like the serial number and computer name. 
 
For info, see Install and use the Surface app on Surface.com.  
						

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Get more apps 
Ready to get even more apps? You can install more apps and programs from the Windows Store, 
websites, or a CD or DVD. To learn more, see Install and uninstall apps on Surface on Surface.com. 
For more info about the Windows Store, see Explore the Store on Windows.com. 
Personalization and settings 
Settings control nearly everything about how your Surface looks and works. By adjusting settings, 
you can customize your Surface to work the way you want. Here are a few different ways to find 
and change your settings. 
Windows Settings 
Windows 10 has a simpler, 
streamlined approach screen for 
adjusting your settings.  
1. Go to Start , and select 
Settings. 
2. Select the type of settings 
you want to change or 
view. 
You can enter the setting you want 
to change in the Find a setting 
box and choose a setting from the 
list. 
For more info, see A new look for 
settings on Windows.com.  
Action center 
You can change common settings, like Airplane mode and Wi‑Fi, on the fly from the Action center 
 in the taskbar. For more info, see Take action instantly on Windows.com.  
						

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Cortana 
1. Open Cortana  by selecting the search box in the taskbar. 
2. Ask your question and select an answer under Settings.   
For more info, see What is Cortana? 
Surface app 
Open the Surface app to adjust settings for the Surface Pen, OneNote, and more.  
For info, see Install and use the Surface app on Surface.com. 
Sync your settings 
To learn how to sync your settings across devices, see About sync settings in Windows 10 on 
Windows.com. 
Change settings in Windows apps 
You can use settings in an app to change your preferences, find help, and add accounts. 
1. Open the app and select Menu  > Settings.  
2. Select Options, and make the changes you want. 
Accessibility 
Ease of Access features let you use your Surface the way you want. To see what features are 
available: 
 Go to Start , and select Settings > Ease of Access. 
For more info about Ease of Access features, see Make your PC easier to use on Windows.com. 
Ease of Access options for Surface 
Your Surface offers the following features. 
 Narrator: Reads the text on your screen aloud. For more info, see Hear text read aloud with 
Narrator on Windows.com. 
 Magnifier: Enlarges your screen or parts of it to make words and images easier to see.