User Guide

2. Go to Start , and select Settings > Devices > Touchpad.
3. Make the changes you want.
Use the keyboard
Special keys and function keys
Surface Covers have shortcut keys common tasks like search, playing audio or video, and more.
Keys on the top row double as function keys—hold down the Fn key while you press a top-row
key. The Fn key also works in combination with other keys to do certain things.
Here are the shortcut keys and the special Fn key combinations:
Key icon
What it does
Decreases keyboard backlighting
1
Increases keyboard backlighting
1
Turns audio muting on or off
Turns the volume down
2
Turns the volume up
2
Plays or pauses audio or video
Dims the screen
3
Brightens the screen
3
Opens Search or Cortana
4
Opens the Share panel
4
Opens the Connect panel
4
Opens Settings
4
Opens Start
Opens a contextual menu
5
Fn+Del
Increase screen brightness
Fn+Backspace
Decrease screen brightness
Fn+Spacebar
Places a screenshot of the entire screen
or screens onto your Windows clipboard
Fn+Alt+Spacebar
Places a screenshot of your active
window onto your Windows clipboard
1
These keys are available only on Covers that have
backlighting.