Configuring Touch and Pen Input

Several settings affect touch and pen input. We describe them briefly here:

To tell Windows whether you’re left or right handed—Go to the Start screen or open the Search charm, type tablet, and under Settings select Tablet PC Settings. Select the Other tab and set your handedness preference. This tells Windows to display balloon notifications where you can see them, not underneath your pen or hand.

If your pen or finger can’t move the cursor to the full extremes of your screen—Go to the Start screen or open the Search charm, type tablet, and under Settings select Tablet PC Settings. Select the Display tab and click or touch Calibrate.

To set the direction that your screen rotates—If your device has a button ...

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