Chapter 5

Typing, Touching, and Drawing on the Surface

In This Chapter

arrow Controlling a touchscreen with your fingers

arrow Typing with the click-on keyboards

arrow Typing on the onscreen keyboard

arrow Typing on a detachable keyboard

arrow Speeding up your typing

arrow Selecting and editing text with your fingers

arrow Writing on the Surface

Chances are good that you know how to click a mouse or manipulate a laptop’s trackpad. A touchscreen adds a third dimension: Now, your fingertips tell your Surface how to behave. This chapter covers the touch control tricks stashed inside every Surface warrior’s arsenal.

Here you discover your Surface’s seven main touch commands. Although these may sound complicated as you read them, envision your Surface’s display as a piece of paper: Most of the finger commands are as intuitive as ...

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