User Guide

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Show the keyboard from the desktop
The on-screen keyboard doesn’t automatically appear if you’re in the desktop. Instead, you need to tap or click
the Keyboard icon on the taskbar (lower-right corner of the screen).
To open the on-screen keyboard manually:
1. Open the Settings charm, and then tap or click Keyboard (lower-right corner).
2. Tap or click Touch keyboard and handwriting panel.
Hide the keyboard
To hide the on-screen keyboard:
 Tap an area where text can’t be typed.
–or–
 Tap the Keyboard button in the lower-right corner and
then tap the image with the down arrow (see picture).
Tips
 You can use keyboard shortcuts by tapping the Ctrl key
and then another key. For example, you can use Ctrl+C for Copy and Ctrl+V for Paste.
 Turn Caps Lock on and off by double-tapping the Up Arrow key.
 Automatically insert a period by double-tapping the Spacebar.
Change the on-screen keyboard settings
You can change the on-screen keyboard settings in PC settings. Here’s how:
1. Open the Settings charm, and then tap or click Change PC settings.
2. Tap or click General and then make changes under Touch Keyboard.
Sound features
Surface has two stereo speakers and a headset jack for listening to music or watching movies. The internal
microphones come in handy when making calls or recording videos.
Adjust the volume
You can control the volume in a few places: