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To that end, below is a list of common mouse actions and how you would use the stylus to make
them on your Surface tablet:
Left Click: Tap a shortcut with the “Pen tip”
Right Click: Tap and hold OR Press the Right-Click Button then Tap
Mouse Over: Hover the tip of the stylus about 1/4″ (or about 6mm) above the screen
Or as a finger in the Modern interface:
Tap: Tap on a tile with the Pen tip
Tap and Hold: You can tap and hold using the pen tip OR you can hold the right-click
button down as you touch the screen with the pen tip.
Now that you have a good grounding on interacting with your Surface let’s move onto getting
more acquainted and using Windows 8.1 on your Surface tablet.