Chapter 16
Ten Essential Tips ’n’ Tricks
In This Chapter
Searching directly from the Start screen
Selecting hard-to-select items
Taking screenshots
Stopping the screen from rotating
Making a recovery drive
Finding a lost app
Adding your contact information
A For Dummies book wouldn’t be the same without a Part of Tens section: ten tidbits of information that didn’t quite fit anywhere else in the book.
With the Surface, the hard part is limiting this chapter to only ten tips. After paring down the list from 20, here are 10 essential tips ’n’ tricks to wring the most out of your Surface.
When Lost, Swipe in from the Screen’s Left Edge
Whenever you tap a link or open another program on your Surface, the new item fills the screen, pulling you in deeply. When you finally close the app, ...
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