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Orienting the touchpad
When you are using your smartphone as a touchpad, you can use it in either the horizontal or
vertical alignment.
To rotate the touchpad, rotate the smartphone or double-tap .
Using your smartphone while using the touchpad
You can use apps on your smartphone even while it is being used as a touchpad.
Hard press the Home button area to move to the Home screen and select apps you want to
use.
Writing or drawing on the touchpad with the S Pen
You can handwrite or draw on the touchpad with the S Pen.
Rotate the touchpad to the landscape orientation and detach the S Pen from your device. The
S Pen drawing pad will appear on the touchpad.
Using the screen keyboard
When you enter text to send messages, create notes, or perform other tasks, a screen
keyboard will appear automatically on your smartphone’s screen without connecting an
external keyboard.
If the keyboard does not appear, select
on the quick access toolbar.