Guide: How to Use Windows 10 in Tablet mode: Tips and Tutorial
Windows 8 did not excite touch-based users laptops since the touchscreen experience looked half-baked. But touch usage on Windows 10 is running laptop feels like a bed of roses. The credit goes to the dedicated tablet mode on Windows 10, making it more user-friendly. Even though you can use your touch laptop without venturing into tablet mode, the features offered by that mode make it seductive and attractive. What are these hidden featuresGet ready to be surprised with this post. Here you get to know it how to use and enjoy touchscreen on Windows 10 along with the top tips and tricks
How to Enable tablet mode on Windows 10
It is quite easy to do that. First, tap or click the Action Center icon in the taskbar and then select Tablet mode to turn it on. You can also use the Winkey + A keyboard shortcut to activate it. At some laptops, by touching it laptop four-finger touchpad also activates the action center.
Now let’s jump to the tablet mode shortcuts, tips, and tricks
1. Hide the taskbar
Taskbar is an important part of a laptop in normal mode. However, we cannot say the same about Tablet Mode. If you don’t like the presence of the taskbar in tablet mode, you can hide it with the available setting. If you do this, the taskbar will disappear when you enter tablet mode. Go to Settings> System> Tablet mode to turn the setting on or off. Turn on the switch for ‘Automatically hide the taskbar in tablet mode’.
2. Hide app icons only
If the icons on the taskbar are distracting you and not the entire taskbar, Microsoft offers a way to turn them off in tablet mode. To do this, go to Settings> System> Tablet mode. Enable ‘Hide app icons on the taskbar in tablet mode’.
3. Quickly go to the tablet mode settings
Rather than going through Settings> System> Tablet Mode to access the Tablet Mode settings, you can enter them directly through the Action Center. To do this, first open the Action Center and then press and hold the Tablet Mode option. Select Go to Settings from the menu.
4. Use Back Button
If you look closely next to the Start menu, you will find a back button in tablet mode. Tapping it will take you back to the previously opened apps. In others words, use the button to go back to previous apps. For example, if you open Chrome and then launch Candy Crush followed by File Explorer, tap the back button takes you back to Candy Crush first and then Chrome. Note: The button does not act as a back button for or in apps. That is to say, it is only used to switch to previous apps.
5. Open the right-click menu
The charm of using one laptop is in the right-click menu. Switching to tablet mode on Windows doesn’t mean you lose it. Just tap and hold the item (icon, desktop, taskbar, files, etc.) with one finger to open the context menu or right-click menu. To our delight, the menu has been adapted for use with touch.
6. Open the touch keyboard automatically when not in tablet mode
Usually when you receive your laptop in a tablet mode, the touch or software keyboard appears automatically by tapping a text field. However, if you have your laptop if tablet but not in tablet mode, the keyboard will not appear. To open it automatically even in normal mode, go to Settings> Devices> Typing. Scroll down and turn on ‘Show the touch keyboard when not in tablet mode and no keyboard connected’ under Touch keyboard. Note: There may be a slight delay when starting the touch keyboard for the first use (each time). Please be patient.
7. Launch Touch Keyboard from the taskbar
If the touch keyboard doesn’t open when you tap a text field, you can also open it from the taskbar. Right-click on the taskbar (touch and hold) and turn on Show touch keyboard button from the menu. Once enabled, you will see the touch keyboard icon in the taskbar. Tap or click to start it.
8. Enable Word Prediction for Software Keyboard
I miss the text suggestions on one laptopOf course, you can enable it for the physical keyboard as well, but the suggestions are limited. Fortunately, things are different for the touch keyboard, as you can choose from 10+ options.
Go to Settings> Devices> Typing to enable text suggestions. Turn on “Show text suggestions as I type on the software keyboard” under Typing. Tip You can view other touch keyboard settings in Settings> Devices> Typing.
9. Change the keyboard type
Just as smartphones let you change the keyboard type, Microsoft is generous enough to provide the same capability. For starters, you can detach and move the touch keyboard. Then you can adjust the size of the available types according to your requirements. You can even switch to handwriting recognition mode.
To change the keyboard type, you must first launch the touch keyboard. Then tap or click the little keyboard icon with the little gear. The first row shows different types of keyboards and in the second row you can dock and detach the keyboard.
10. Automatically start the handwriting panel
If your laptop supports input from a digital pen, tapping it on a text field directly opens the handwriting panel. Everything you write in that panel will be converted to text format using the incredible handwriting recognition.
11. Enter the text in the handwriting panel with your fingers
By default, you can only write on the handwriting panel with your pen or mouse. If you prefer, you can also use your fingers to write down text. To do this, go to Settings> Devices> Pen and Windows Ink. Check the box next to the ‘Write in the handwriting panel with your fingertip’ setting.
12. Snap Apps
Multitasking is what makes it heart from laptop experience even for tablets. Of course you can keep multiple apps open on your tablet at the same time, but what if you want to keep them next to each other? As with the laptop mode, you can also capture apps in tablet mode. For example, you want to watch a live stream on YouTube and scroll through your tweets at the same time without any other distraction. That’s where window clicking comes into the picture. To do that, tap and hold the top of the first app and drag it to the top right corner or the top left corner of the screen. You will see that the window has clicked and you must now choose the second app from the list of open apps. Tap the app you want to open. If the feature doesn’t work, follow our guide that contains many fixes. Tip Use the divider between the two apps to change their size.
13. Gestures in Windows 10 Tablet mode
Tablet mode supports the following gestures:
Close the app
To close a currently open app, hold the top part and drag it to the bottom of the screen.
Open action center
Action Center can be started without tapping the icon in the taskbar. Just swipe left from the right edge of the screen to open Action Center. This trick also works in the laptop mode on the touchscreen laptops
View hidden taskbar
To keep the taskbar hidden, use the swipe gesture up gesture from the bottom of the screen to reveal the hidden taskbar.
14. Switch between apps
It is quite easy to view the recently opened apps on smartphones. Fortunately, you can do the same on your Windows laptop also in tablet mode. Swipe right from the left edge of the screen or tap the Task View icon next to Cortana on the taskbar. On the next screen you will see all your open apps. Tap an app to switch to it.
15. Enable or disable automatic rotation
In traditional laptops, the screen was always in one direction. Things changed with convertible laptops, and now rotation plays an important role. By default, the display mode changes automatically when you rotate the screen. But if you don’t like that behavior, you can turn off auto-rotation and lock the current orientation mode. To do that, open Action Center and then tap Rotation Lock to turn it on. When activated, the tile is highlighted. The Rotation Lock tile is only available in tablet mode. In the standard laptop mode, the tile is grayed out.
Bonus Tip: Chrome gestures
While using Google Chrome, you can swipe right or left anywhere on the screen to open the previous and next page respectively. The feature will land on Android soon phones to.
Devour the tablet
The touch experience on Windows 10 sweeps you off guard. With the above tips and tricks, you can really enjoy the benefits of Tablet Mode. I really like the gestures and ease of use that Tablet mode offers. Let us know your favorite feature of tablet mode. The next up: Want to save space on your Windows 10 laptopDo it with Storage Sense. Learn what it is and how to use it.
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