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Synchronizing Your Tablet, Using a Microsoft account, Copy music, photos, and videos

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Synchronizing Your Tablet Using a Microsoft account If your computer has Microsoft Windows 8 installed, you can synchronize user settings of your tablet with your computer using a Microsoft account. When you sign in with your Microsoft account on your tablet, your settings, including internet browser history, app settings, and personal files etc., are synchronized with other Windows 8 PCs and tablets computers. 1 On the tablet, access Charms and click Settings → Change PC Settings → Accounts → Your account → Connect to a Microsoft Account to switch your computer local account to your Microsoft account. 2 Click Settings → Change PC Settings → SkyDrive → Sync settings to see the options for synchronizing your data and settings. Copy music, photos, and videos 1 Connect your tablet to a USB storage device with a Micro-USB to standard USB conversion cable, then transfer files to or from the USB storage device. 2 After transferring files, use the Safely Remove Hardware wizard to remove the USB storage device. NOTE: The Micro-USB to standard USB conversion cable is sold separately and is not shipped with the tablet. 22 | Using Your Tablet

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Using Your Tablet
Synchronizing Your Tablet
Using a Microsoft account
If your computer has Microsoft Windows 8 installed, you can
synchronize user settings of your tablet with your computer using
a Microsoft account. When you sign in with your Microsoft account
on your tablet, your settings, including internet browser history, app
settings, and personal files etc., are synchronized with other Windows
8 PCs and tablets computers.
1
On the tablet, access Charms and click
Settings
Change
PC Settings
Accounts
Your account
Connect to a
Microsoft Account
to switch your computer local account to
your Microsoft account.
2
Click
Settings
Change PC Settings
SkyDrive
Sync
settings
to see the options for synchronizing your data and
settings.
Copy music, photos, and videos
1
Connect your tablet to a USB storage device with a Micro-USB to
standard USB conversion cable, then transfer files to or from the
USB storage device.
2
After transferring files, use the
Safely Remove Hardware
wizard
to remove the USB storage device.
NOTE:
The Micro-USB to standard USB conversion cable is sold
separately and is not shipped with the tablet.