MHS Device Deployment

2017-18MICROSOFT SURFACE SETUP

Surface Expectations at Milton• ALWAYS bring your device to school FULLY

CHARGED!

• Be responsible – accessories, security,

etc.

• Do NOT switch devices/accessories

with anyone else

• ENJOY – we are looking forward to

seeing how you will use this tool in your

classes!

Surface Case/Kickstand

• Pull out the kickstand. Use TWO

HANDS.

• No decorations or stickers are to be

put on the case

• Please be careful with case – do not

bend 180 degrees

Microsoft Surface 3

▶ Students SHOULD HAVE…

▶ Microsoft Surface 3 Tablet w/ Case

▶ Stylus (Pen)

▶ Charger (Power Block)

▶ USB Cord

▶ DO NOT take any labels off the Surface!

Power On The Surface

• Press the button

on the top left of

the device.

• Read the

Acceptable Use

Policy (if

displayed) and

click OK.

Tablet Updates

• If you see a message about updating OneDrive or JAVA, click close or cancel DO NOT UPDATE

• For the next few weeks bring your Surface home from school every day and leave it turned on and charging at home. Updates will be automatically pushed to the device.

Interacting with the Surface - input

options

• Can use touchpad or screen

• Mouse “left click”

Double click - touchpad or

screen

• Mouse “right click”

Touch touchpad with 2

fingers

Touch and hold on screen

Surface Keyboard

• Keyboard is detachable

(tablet mode)

• If keyboard does not

respond to typing,

detach and reattach to

sync up

Login Instructions

• Swipe up on the device; Tap Other User

• Enter the following:

fcboestu\studentID and

Fulton County password(birthdate in format mmddyyyy)

• It MUST be the \ key in the username (it is

found above the ENTER key).

• Be patient…this will take a while…

Login Instructions – WiFi

• Once you have logged in, click on the desktop icon shown below to check to make sure you are connected to the WiFi network called FCS-WiFi network.

• If you are not, connected to FCS-WIFI using

the login FCBOESTU\studentid and

password (mmddyyyy).

Be Patient!

Tiles

• Press Windows

button to see the

Tiles.

• Tiles can be added

and removed.

Add Tiles to the Start Screen

• Tap the Windows button

• Find each of the apps, click on each one and

choose "Pin to Start".

• Word

• PowerPoint

• Excel

• OneNote 2016

• Outlook 2016 (to access your email)

• Camera

STYLUS (PEN)

• The pen fits in the sleeve on the back of the

case – please store the pen here when not in

use!

• USE THE STYLUS ONLY WHEN NECESSARY –

otherwise use a finger to operate the device.

The stylus tip is very fragile

Accounts to Setup

• MS Outlook Email

• Office 365 Online *

• OneNote Desktop version

• OneDrive

• FCS Google Account *

* All Students need to set up these accounts. If they are

not receiving a Surface, please have students use their

alternative device or phone.

Setup MS Outlook Email – 1 of 3

Your email address (studentid@fcstu.org)

should show up automatically – you should not

need to type anything.

Tap Next.

It may take some time to finish initial setup.

•Open Outlook 2016.

•Click Next on the Welcome screen.

Click Next to connect to an email account.

Setup MS Outlook Email – 2 of 3

•Once it has finished configuring, enter your

Fulton County School password (your birthdate

in the format, mmddyyyy).

•Check the box Remember My

Credentials.

•Click OK

•Once the account is added, Click Finish

•Let Outlook setup completely.

Setup MS Outlook Email – 3 of 3

Click Accept

•Log into Office 365 to add this account to your

computer.

•Email address: studentid@fcstu.org

•Password: birthday in the format (mmddyyyy)

Click OK

Office365

Microsoft Office Online – 1 of 2

• Students who did not get a Surface, should open a web browser on their phones or other device & follow along.

• Students with Surfaces, open Chrome web

browser (should have an icon on the

desktop).

• Go to the following website -

portal.office.com

• Use your Fulton Co. login –studentid@fcstu.org and password (birthdate mmddyyyy) to Sign in.

Office 365 Setup – 2 of 2

For convenience, save your

password for this site.

PLEASE NOTE - with the Fulton Co.

Office 365 account, students can

install MS Office on a DIFFERENT

device for free. Office is already

installed on your Surface.

Office Apps – Take a minute to look at

the Microsoft Office Apps that you can

access from any web browser &

computer.

This is one way to access your MAIL

for your studentid@fcstu.org account

which is especially important if you

didn’t get a Surface.

IMPORTANT

▶ This year Milton will be sending

announcements by email to students at the

account, studentid@fcstu.org

▶ You can check this email by using Outlook or

Office 365 Mail (portal.office.com).

▶ You will be required to check this email every day.

OneNote 2016 setup – 1 of 4

• Open OneNote 2016 (desktop version).

Click Sign In.

Do NOT fill out the Sign in

information asked for,

just close this window…

OneNote 2016 Setup – 2 of 4

• OneNote should load, if Outlook was setup

correctly. Your name should be displayed in

the top right hand corner.

• If not, click Sign in at the top right corner; enter

email/password studentid@fcstu.org and

birthdate).

OneNote 2016 setup - 3 of 4• You will see a notebook that has been created for you called My

Notebook. Don’t use that notebook as it is a file saved on the Surface.

You want to store your notebook on your OneDrive- Fulton County

Schools.

• Anytime you want to check WHERE

a notebook is saved, click on FILE on

the top left.

• As you can see My Notebook is saved

to Users\morganl1 which is on my

computer.

• To MOVE a notebook to

OneDrive you can click “Share

on Web or Network.”

OneNote 2016 Setup – 4 of 4

• To create a new Notebook that is saved

to OneDrive-Fulton County Schools,

Click File→New Notebook

• Select OneDrive-Fulton County

Schools. Tap Browse. Type a

filename for your notebook.

• If OneDrive-Fulton County Schools (and

your email) is not an option, Choose

Add a Place and select the Office 365

Sharepoint option.

• Enter your FCS email,

studentid@fcstu.org and click Next

to Add a service.

OneDrive Setup – 1 of 4

All your files should be saved to Cloud storage, either

OneDrive or Google Drive. If you have a technical problem

with your device, it may be replaced and you will lose

anything saved on the device.

By setting up OneDrive-Fulton County School as

an icon on your desktop, you can easily access

files saved there. To do that we have to open

a File Explorer folder and link it.

1. Double click

to open the

Folder labeled

Media on your

Desktop.

2. Click on OneDrive

to link to your

OneDrive-Fulton

County School.

OneDrive Setup – 2 of 4▶ Enter your FCS email,

studentid@fcstu.org and click Next

▶ Enter your birthdate in the format

mmddyyyy as your FCS password and

click Sign in.

▶ When you get the This is your

OneDrive folder message, click Next.

OneDrive

Setup – 3 of 4

▶ The next step will allow you to

sync any files already stored on

OneDrive with your computer.

Click Next.

▶ When you get the message that Your OneDrive is ready for you, click the link to Open my OneDrive-Fulton County Schools folder.

▶ Anything moved or saved to the

OneDrive-Fulton County Schools

folder can be accessed from any

computer through Office 365.

OneDrive Setup – 4 of 4▶ To create a Shortcut to

your OneDrive-Fulton

County Schools, click and

drag OneDrive-FCS to

your Surface Desktop.

▶ Then when you need to

access your files from

OneDrive-Fulton County

School, you can open a

File Explorer just like this

one.

▶ All your files should be

saved in Cloud storage

like OneDrive or Google

Drive, NOT on your

Surface.

Click and drag One

Drive - Fulton County

Schools to the

Desktop

Creates a shortcut

here

Charging the Surface

• Locate the Battery Icon

• You should shut down your tablet at the

end of each day.

• Allow 2-4 hours to fully charge the device.

• If the Surface 3 battery is drained, you’ll

need to charge it for a few minutes (could

take up to 10 min.) before it’ll turn on.

• Do NOT use power cord with another

brick (your iPhone charger) or USB

charger.

FCS Google Account – 1 of 3

▶ Students without school devices should follow these

steps with their own device.

▶ This year Milton has transitioned from our own Google

account (@miltonhighschool.com) to a Fulton County

School Google account, @fcsgaonline.org.

▶ If you have questions about content on your

@miltonhighschool.com account, please contact Mr.

Tran.

▶ You will login to your Google Classroom account with your

@fcsgaonline.org account

FCS Google Account Setup – 2 of 3

Open a new

browser tab in

Chrome which

should go to

Google.com.

If not, go to

Google.com.

Click on Mail

Click Sign in on

the top right of

the screen

Sign in using the account:

studentid@fcsgaonline.org

This is your new Google email

account.

Your password is

the birthdate in

format

(mmddyyyy)

FCS Google Account – 3 of 3

▶ You know you are in the correct account when

you see the Fulton County Schools logo in the

top left.

▶ By clicking on the “waffle” in the top right you

can access all the Google apps that are

included in your account.

▶ You may have teachers using Google Classroom

so you would access it here.

Resources

• The Tech Eagles Website with extra information about how

to use your surface and where to get help.

• http://tech-eagles.weebly.com/

• Tech Eagles YouTube Channel with tutorials on how to use

some features on your surface such as OneDrive.

https://tinyurl.com/techeagle

• (subscribe with your school account) very important

• Save These Links

How to Shutdown & Restart

the Surface

Tap the Windows button.

• To Shutdown, tap the

Power icon and choose

Shut down.

• To Restart to get updates, tap

the Power icon and choose

Restart

Windows Icon

Power Icon