User guide

A lock appears on the Screen icon when rotation is locked.

Find more display settings

 Open the Settings charm, tap or click Change PC Settings > PC and devices > Display.

You can also use search to find more display settings. For info about this, see Search for a setting in this guide.

Copy and paste using touch

Here’s how to copy and paste text using touch:

1. Select text. Tap a word, then drag either circle to extend the text selection.

2. Copy. Press and hold the selection for a couple seconds, and then let go and tap Copy.

3. Paste. Move to where you want to paste the text. Press and hold a couple seconds, then let go and tap

Paste.

On-screen keyboard

Surface has an on-screen, touch keyboard that appears when you need it.

Show the on-screen keyboard

1. Fold back the Cover or remove it.

2. Tap the screen in a place where text can be entered and the on-screen keyboard should appear.

If you're in the desktop, tap the keyboard icon on the desktop taskbar (lower-right corner) to open

the on-screen keyboard.

To manually open the on-screen keyboard (without tapping an area where you can type):

 Open the Settings charm, tap or click Keyboard > Touch keyboard and handwriting panel.