What do you think?
Rate this book
My Surface 2
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 • 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
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 • 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
561 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 4, 2013
1 person is currently reading
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews
February 29, 2020
Very good guife for a very outdated system. I bought a Surface 2 to use to take notes, use for sermon notes and to run powerpoint. Book is a good guide for that!
February 22, 2014
The book I read to research this post was My Surface 2 - 2nd edition which is a very good book which I read at
http://safaribooksonline.com
There haven't been many books written on the Microsoft Surface 2 the new tablet from Microsoft that uses Windows 8.1 and the hardware is a considerable upgrade from the original version. If you have the original Surface you can upgrade the version of windows on your tablet in the form of a free download. The Surface 2 still downloads updates on a regular basis and although occasionally you might need to restart to complete the download they are mostly done in the background and you are unaware of them. Unlike some tablets the Surface 2 isn't compatible with miracast a standard used by many HD televisions to project video from a tablet, without a 3rd party device. When you first turn it on it will normally want to connect to your wireless network and you can't connect from your computer to the tablet without special software for security reasons only the other way around. Windows 8.1 features start tiles which you normally press the screen to operate although you can also use the flat surface keyboard or proper keyboard which are available as extras. These tiles are called live tiles because they display information which is updated whenever you are connected to the internet. If you do what is known as pin a tile to the start menu it won't generally be a live tile so you won't see updates. If you go to
http://familysafety.microsoft.com you can set up a service which will work with either a computer or surface 2 where you get a report of your childrens internet usage and can also ban them from using certain types of website and this integrates with Windows 8.1. You can download apps to work on your tablet many of which are free & on the side of the screen of your tablet are some commands that work with most apps called charms. You can download or stream video and music to your tablet. Note when you delete either music or video from your surface 2 you have to buy it again to put it back on. You can also download xbox games to your tablet. Microsoft also lets you integrate it with skydrive where you get I think it's 15 GB of free storage which you can use with your tablet or computer network and many people stream music from their account. You can buy a music pass with xbox live which gives you unlimited streamed music for $9.99 per month and you get 10 hours per month free anyway. Of course some pop stars remove their music from this streaming service so you have to watch that.
http://safaribooksonline.com
There haven't been many books written on the Microsoft Surface 2 the new tablet from Microsoft that uses Windows 8.1 and the hardware is a considerable upgrade from the original version. If you have the original Surface you can upgrade the version of windows on your tablet in the form of a free download. The Surface 2 still downloads updates on a regular basis and although occasionally you might need to restart to complete the download they are mostly done in the background and you are unaware of them. Unlike some tablets the Surface 2 isn't compatible with miracast a standard used by many HD televisions to project video from a tablet, without a 3rd party device. When you first turn it on it will normally want to connect to your wireless network and you can't connect from your computer to the tablet without special software for security reasons only the other way around. Windows 8.1 features start tiles which you normally press the screen to operate although you can also use the flat surface keyboard or proper keyboard which are available as extras. These tiles are called live tiles because they display information which is updated whenever you are connected to the internet. If you do what is known as pin a tile to the start menu it won't generally be a live tile so you won't see updates. If you go to
http://familysafety.microsoft.com you can set up a service which will work with either a computer or surface 2 where you get a report of your childrens internet usage and can also ban them from using certain types of website and this integrates with Windows 8.1. You can download apps to work on your tablet many of which are free & on the side of the screen of your tablet are some commands that work with most apps called charms. You can download or stream video and music to your tablet. Note when you delete either music or video from your surface 2 you have to buy it again to put it back on. You can also download xbox games to your tablet. Microsoft also lets you integrate it with skydrive where you get I think it's 15 GB of free storage which you can use with your tablet or computer network and many people stream music from their account. You can buy a music pass with xbox live which gives you unlimited streamed music for $9.99 per month and you get 10 hours per month free anyway. Of course some pop stars remove their music from this streaming service so you have to watch that.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews