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You can fold back your Typ e Cover to create a stand.
When the Cover is folded back, you can use the on-
screen keyboard to type.
Tap a place where you can type, such as a text box, and
the on-screen keyboard appears. For more info, see On-
screen keyboard in this guide.
Close the Cover
When you close Type Cover for Surface Pro 3, the screen turns off and Surface goes into a power-saving sleep
state called InstantGo. To learn more, see Power states: On, off, InstantGo, and hibernate in this guide.
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Adjust the backlighting
Type Cover keys have backlighting that turns on when your hands are near the keys and turns off when they
leave.
You can adjust the brightness of the keys and turn backlighting on or off.
To do this Press this
Increase the brightness of the keys Tap the F2 key repeatedly.
Decrease the brightness of the keys Tap the F1 key repeatedly.
Turn backlighting off Press and hold the F1 key.
Turn backlighting on Press and hold the F2 key.