Finger gestures

Allows you to:

Drag

1 Touch and hold your finger on an item 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.

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 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

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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18, XPS 18 specifications

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