Using the touchscreen

The T100 tablet computer can be easily operated with the touchscreen (using your fingers or the EMR stylus), a mouse, and the keypad. You can easily switch between any of these input methods.

Main touchscreen input gestures and functions supported on the T100 tablet computer

The table below describes the main touchscreen input gestures and functions supported on this device.

Tap	Tap once on something.	Opens/executes the action of what you tap on. To enter text, tap where you want to type; the onscreen keypad displays.
Press- hold	Press‑hold your finger or the EMR stylus down for a few seconds.	Shows a menu with options related to what you’re doing (like right-clicking with a mouse). On the pop-up menu that appears, tap the action you want to perform.
Double-tap	Double-tap on something.	Tap quickly twice on a webpage, map, or other screen to zoom. Double-tapping after pinching to zoom in some apps, such as Browser, reflows a column of text to fit the width of the screen.
Slide / swipe	Slide / swipe your finger or the EMR stylus across the screen.	Scrolls through what’s on the screen. Quickly move your finger across the surface of the screen, without pausing when you first touch it, to scroll a page or a list up or down. Scrolls vertically or horizontally. Swipe a Home screen left or right to see your other Home screens.
Drag	Drag your finger or the EMR stylus across the screen.	Hold your finger or the EMR stylus on an item for a moment and then, without lifting your finger/the EMR stylus, move across the screen until you reach the target position. Drag in a list to select multiple items. Drag items on the screen to reposition them.
Pinch / stretch	Pinch your thumb and forefinger together or move them apart.	Zooms in or out of a website, map, or picture.
Rotate	Put two or more fingers on an item and then turn your hand.	Rotate the screen left or right in apps that support it, such as Maps.
Swipe from edge	Swipe in from an edge of the screen.	Left edge swipe. Displays the Task View, the universal task-switching interface. See Using Task View and virtual desktops Right edge swipe. Displays the Action Center. See Using the Action Center. Top edge swipe. Displays the Notification bar. Bottom edge swipe. Displays the taskbar when the currently-running app is displayed full screen.

Using the onscreen keypad

You can type on the device using the touchscreen keypad.

To access the onscreen keypad, tap in a text field. To hide the keypad, tap X in the top right corner of the keypad.

Using a USB or Bluetooth mouse and keyboard

You can attach a physical keyboard, mouse and other peripherals to your device via USB or Bluetooth wireless technology. For more information see Using accessories and connecting to other devices.