Using the touchscreen

Your TSC510 controller can be easily operated with the touchscreen (using your fingers, a stylus, or a glove), a mouse, an onscreen keypad, or the full built-in keyboard. You can easily switch between any of these input methods.

When using the device in the rain, Trimble recommends that you use Finger mode, with a screen protector installed. The stylus does not work in the rain.

Switching between finger, glove and stylus mode

To select or switch between Finger, Glove, and Stylus mode:

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen to access Quick Settings.

2. Tap the Touch Mode Quick Setting to cycle through Finger mode , Glove mode , or Stylus mode .

Main touchscreen input gestures and functions supported on the TSC510 controller

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. If you have enabled an onscreen keypad, it will display. By default, entering text is done using the physical keyboard.
Press- hold	Press‑hold your finger or the 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 stylus on the screen.	Scrolls through what’s on the screen. Quickly move your finger on 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 stylus on the screen.	Hold your finger or the stylus on an item for a moment and then, without lifting your finger/the stylus, drag on 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 left or right	Swipe left or right on the screen.	Swiping to the right opens Google search. Swiping to the left opens other Home screens.
Swipe from top	Swipe down from the top of the screen	Swipe down once to Quick Settings. To show more settings, swipe down a second time to expand the Quick Settings panel, and swipe the expanded Quick Settings to the left to show additional settings. Swipe up to close Quick Settings.

Using an on-screen keyboard

You can type on the device using an on-screen keyboard, i.e on the touchscreen. The on-screen keyboard is disabled by default. To turn it on:

1. Go to Settings / System / Keyboard / On-screen keyboard.

2. Tap Gboard, then under Languages make sure the type of keyboard you want (e.g. QWERTY, English (US)) is selected.

3. Tap the Gboard slider to toggle the on-screen keyboard on.

When you tap in a text field on the screen, the on-screen keyboard will appear.

To access the on-screen keyboard, tap in a text field, or tap the on-screen keyboard icon in the taskbar. To hide the on-screen keyboard, tap anywhere out of the text field, or tap the on-screen keyboard icon again.

You can still use the physical keyboard while the on-screen keyboard setting is on.

Using the stylus

Take notes, draw, navigate, and mark up documents in your apps using the stylus that comes with your device.

To make a selection, tap the screen once on the item you want to select.

To display a right-click menu, tap and hold an item on the screen, then tap the required menu item.

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.