Welcome to the Surface Pro!

Now in its 3rd iteration, this is a refined product that has incorporated customer feedback from previous versions to offer a very capable mobile workstation with many options.

there are few ports on the Surface Pro to streamline it, but a good mix of just what you need/ would want:

-Charging Port: Magnetic connector for AC adapter.

-Windows Button; a 'home' button to take you back to the Tile START screen at any point.

-Kickstand: offers desk support can be obscured/ changed by some cases.

POWER button is nice and large at top left in this view. Press once to startup. Press to put into sleep mode when on.

There are 2 Cameras - one in front & one on back -- a "Privacy light" illuminates when camera on to alert you.

Ditto the front mic for skype/ collaborate/ lecturecast chunk recording in canvas etc.

The mini display port can use an adapter to connect to an external monitor/display input.

Any and all USB devices can be plugged into the right hand USB port. (note a hub can be plugged in for added ports)

VOLUME control and Headphone plug & the one of 2 speakers on the left hand side in this view for all your audio needs.

If you have not yet encountered Windows 8 'Tiles' (or skipped over them) your Surface is a device optimized to this interface.

At any point you can click the "DESKTOP" tile to jump back into the standard windows interface.

Tiles work like 'Apps' on a phone with light programs optimized for a touchscreen tablet screen usage.

There is a "STORE" when you can search and download apps. (note: IT has locked down the desktop mode so you cannot add programs there without IT)
See: http://bit.ly/1MMP3fh

You have options with how to interact with your Surface:

FINGERS:
-Touch and hold to get right click menu
-Swipe in left to right to go back to most recent open program/app
More: http://bit.ly/1MMO8ey

-Keyboard and (USB) mouse
(on-screen keyboard available)

STYLUS:
-Purple button on top opens OneNote
-Double click top purple button to capture screenshot and use tip to select what part of image to capture.
http://bit.ly/1MMOJNA

OneNote is Microsoft's answer to the more popular Evernote.

With OneNote, you can take notes -- hand written via stylus or typed, clip pictures, web pages, files etc.

All notes are auto synched to your microsoft OneDrive (in the 'cloud'). You can then access via one note app (Available for Droid & iOS devices) or program on any other device.

Notes can be organized into 'notebooks'

NOTE: Full OneNote 2013 is installed on your surface as well.
See: http://bit.ly/1MMRJJE

GET A GOOD CASE!

If you have kids, dogs etc. -- spend to get the extra protection.

Some 'best of roundups':
http://bit.ly/1MMRZsj
http://bit.ly/1MMRYEu
http://bit.ly/1MMS1QF

ACCESS DESKTOP - swipe form right and tap 'START'

SPLIT SCREEN w/2 Apps- Swipe in from left and hold

SHARE - swipe from right and click "SHARE" to share whatever you have up.

HANDWRITE BETTER - Use the handwriting Personalization app to improve recognition of your scribbles.

See Also:
http://bit.ly/1T3kKzz
http://bit.ly/1MMSbHZ
http://bit.ly/1T3lyEz