Using touch screen gestures
A touch screen computer allows you to control items on the screen directly with your fingers.
TIP: On touch screen computers, you can perform the gestures on the screen or on the TouchPad.
You can also perform on-screen actions with the keyboard and mouse.
Setting touch screen preferences
Mode Steps
1. Swipe from the right edge of the TouchPad or touch screen to display the charms, tap
Search, and then tap the search box.
2. Type control panel, tap Control Panel, tap Hardware and Sound, tap Pen and Touch,
and then follow the on-screen instructions.
1. On the Start screen, type control panel, and then select Control Panel.
2. Select Hardware and Sound, select Pen and Touch, and then follow the on-screen
instructions.
These preferences are specific to the touch screen and the computer.
Using the digitizer pen (select models only)
You can write with the pen in pen-specific programs, in all Microsoft® Office programs, and in many
other Windows programs and utilities. The information you write on the screen with the pen can be
filed, searched, and shared among the programs.
Identifying the pen components
The pen interacts with the computer whenever the tip (1) of the pen is pressed against the screen.
The pen button (2) functions like the right button on an external mouse.
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