Chapter 6
Connecting to the Internet, Printers, Monitors, Storage, and More
In This Chapter
Connecting to the Internet
Connecting to networked PCs
Connecting to a printer or other accessory
Connecting to a monitor or an HDTV
Connecting to flash drives and portable hard drives
Connecting with OneDrive
Your Surface tablet strips computing down to the bare essentials: Your most important files, a screen, and your fingers to control it all. You end up carrying a package weighing less than two pounds.
Yet your Surface can still adapt to meet your needs. Need to leave a paper trail? Plug in a printer. The Surface Pros automatically recognize most of them; the Surface RT and Surface 2 recognize many.
Need to crank out some Excel spreadsheets or a Word document but don’t have a Surface keyboard? Plug in a desktop PC mouse and keyboard and fire up the Desktop app. Screen too small? Plug in ...
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