Starting Life with the Microsoft Surface

I had two Microsoft 32GB Surfaces delivered last week, and I?ve been using them for about eight days. One has the Touch cover, and the other the Type cover. I?m deliberately using the Touch cover for this review, and I?m slowly getting used to it. I prefer the Type cover, with its depressible keys, but the Touch cover is serviceable and supports my six-finger typing style quite well. I?m using Word 2013, which came with Office for the Surface, and it?s indistinguishable from Word 2013 on my desktop, with all of the usual spelling and grammar corrections. It doesn?t have macros, which may disappoint some Office users, but it?s perfect for my needs.

I?ve plugged in a mouse to support my Word editing, but the track pad works well, although the Touch cover has the mouse buttons outside the track-pad rectangle, while the Type cover includes them as part of the track-pad area.

Setting up the Surface was easy, and although I diligently charged the Surfaces fully, there were no instructions to do so, and both came with around 50 percent battery charge. During setup, you get a diagram showing you to swipe inward from the right side to bring up the Charms menu. Once it has started, you are directed through a sign in (preferably using a Microsoft account) and the now-familiar Start screen appears. My People tile was populated with people from my Windows Phone; my Pictures tile was cycling through some of my SkyDrive photos; and I only had to set up my mail account.

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