User's Guide

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Using the Windows 8.1 on-screen keyboard
To open the on-screen keyboard, either:
• Tap in a text field or other area where you can type, such as the URL field in a web
browser.
• Tap the keyboard icon in the Windows notification area when you’re in the
Windows desktop.
The default on-screen keyboard will appear at the bottom of the screen.
In addition to the default on-screen keyboard, Windows 8.1 provides other keyboard
layouts for entering text. You can use an expanded keyboard, which provides additional
keys or a keyboard that includes a numbers keypad.
T
IP: To switch to the keyboard that includes the numbers keypad, tap the &123 key in the lower
left-hand corner of the default keyboard.