Using the touchscreen

The T10x tablet (2024) can be easily operated with the touchscreen (using your fingers or the Digital Pen), a mouse, and the keypad. You can easily switch between any of these input methods.

Main touchscreen input gestures and functions supported on the T10x tablet (2024)

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 Digital Pen 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 Digital Pen 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 Digital Pen across the screen. Hold your finger or the Digital Pen on an item for a moment and then, without lifting your finger/the Digital Pen, 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.

You can also use an external keyboard with the tablet.

Using Trimble software that provides a keypad

The T10x tablet (2024) operating system provides an on-screen (touch) keypad. If you use Trimble software that also provides an on-screen keypad, when you run the software on the T10x tablet (2024) , you may have two keypads appearing whenever you are in a text field in the software. To prevent this, configure the keypad settings correctly in the Windows operating system and in the software.

To use the operating system keypad:

  1. Configure the Trimble software to use the operating system’s keypad. Refer to the user documentation for the software for full details; typically, in the Keyboard list, select Operating system.

  2. From the Windows desktop, swipe in from the right to access the Action Center. Ensure Tablet mode is On.

To use the Trimble software keypad (preferred option when using, for example, Trimble Access software):

  1. From the Windows desktop, swipe in from the right to access the Action Center. Ensure Tablet mode is Off.

  2. Go to Windows Settings, tap Devices / Typing and turn off the Show the touch keypad when not in tablet mode and there’s no keyboard attached setting.

  3. Configure the Trimble software to use the software’s keypad. Refer to the user documentation for the software for full details.

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.