Getting Started with Surface
Touch
Get familiar with the ways you can interact with the Surface touchscreen. Try some of these on the Start screen.|
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How to do it |
What it does |
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Tap
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Tap once on something
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Opens what you tap
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Press and hold
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Press and hold your finger down for a few seconds
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Shows options related to what you’re doing
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Slide
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Drag your finger across the screen
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Scrolls through what’s on the screen
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Pinch or stretch
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Pinch your thumb and forefinger together or move them apart
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Zooms in or out
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Rotate
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Put two or more fingers on an item and turn your hand
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Rotates something
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Swipe to select
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Slide an item a short distance, opposite to how the page scrolls
(a short slide down)
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Selects an item
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Slide to rearrange
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Tap and drag an item to a new location
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Moves an item
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Swipe from edge
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Swipe in from the edge of the screen
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Swiping in from the… Right edge: Opens the charms. Left edge: Switches between open apps and snaps apps side-by-side. Top or bottom edge: Shows commands. Top edge: Closes an app. |
