The Basics; Start Screen: Your Favorite Things - Microsoft Surface Pro User Manual

The basics

There are a few things you need to know to get around Windows 8.
Important If you read nothing else in this guide, be sure and read this section and practice on your Surface.

Start screen: Your favorite things

The Start button from previous versions of Windows has
been replaced with the Start screen. Start is your new
home base. This is where you open all your apps and
programs.
Each tile on Start is connected to a person, app, website,
playlist, or whatever else is important to you.
Watch closely! This isn't a wall of static icons. The tiles
animate with the latest information—such as status
updates, new email messages, and appointments—and
you'll see live updates before you even open a single app.
You can pin as many tiles to Start as you want and move them where you want. Find out all about this in the
Personalize your Surface
To go to the Start screen, do any of the following:
Touch Press the Windows logo

tap Start.
Keyboard Press the Windows logo

Mouse or trackpad Move the pointer into the lower-left corner. When Start appears, click in the

corner.
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section of this guide.
on Surface, or swipe in from the right edge of the screen and then
key on Touch Cover or Type Cover.
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