Dell XPS 18 1810 Users Manual - Page 22

Finger gestures, Allows you to, Start, Devices, and Settings options.

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Finger gestures Allows you to: Drag 1 Touch and hold your finger on an Move items such as images and icons item on the screen. on the screen. 2 Keeping your finger in contact with the screen, move your fingertip to the desired location. 3 Take your finger off the screen to drop the item at the desired location. NOTE: Touching and holding for a long time brings up the context menu. If the context menu appears, cancel the action and try again or touch and hold for a shorter duration to be able to drag. Swipe or slide Move your finger in a vertical or horizontal direction on the screen. • Scroll through the Start screen, web pages, lists, entries, photos, contacts, and so on. • Close an app. (Swipe the app to the bottom of the display.) Swipe left 22 │ Using Your Computer Swiping-in from the right edge of the display reveals the Charms sidebar. Charms provide access to the system commands, such as Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings options. If your computer is running an application or performing actions, pressing the Start icon takes you back to the Start screen. If you are at the Start screen, pressing the Start icon takes you to the most recently used application or most recently viewed screen.

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Finger gestures
Allows you to:
Drag
1
Touch and hold your ´nger on an
item on the screen.
2
Keeping your ´nger in contact with
the screen, move your ´ngertip to
the desired location.
3
Take your ´nger o² the screen
to drop the item at the desired
location.
Move items such as images and icons
on the screen.
NOTE
: Touching and holding for
a long time brings up the context
menu. If the context menu appears,
cancel the action and try again or
touch and hold for a shorter duration
to be able to drag.
Swipe or slide
Move your ´nger in a vertical or
Scroll through the Start screen,
horizontal direction on the screen.
web pages, lists, entries, photos,
contacts, and so on.
Close an app. (Swipe the app to
the bottom of the display.)
Swipe left
Swiping-in from the right edge of the
display reveals the Charms sidebar.
Charms provide access to the system
commands, such as Search, Share,
Start, Devices, and Settings options.
If your computer is running an
application or performing actions,
pressing the
Start
icon
takes
you back to the Start screen. If you
are at the Start screen, pressing the
Start
icon
takes you to the most
recently used application or most
recently viewed screen.
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