Use Type Cover features
Use the touchpad
The Type Cover touchpad has right-click and left-click buttons, and it supports gestures. For
more info about using gestures and how to change the touchpad settings, see
Use the keyboard
Special keys and function keys
Type Covers have shortcut keys for common tasks like searching, playing audio or video, and
more. The keys that appear on your Type Cover vary and depend on what model you have.
The keys on the top row of the Type Cover double as function keys when you hold down the Fn
key while pressing a top-row key. The Fn keys also works in combination with other keys to do
certain things.
Here are special keyboard shortcuts that use Fn keys:
Key icon
What it does
Decreases/increases keyboard backlighting.
Toggles audio muting on/off.
Decreases the volume.
Increases the volume.
Plays or pauses audio or video.
Dims the screen.
Brightens the screen.
Opens Search or Cortana.
Opens the Share panel.
Opens Start.
Opens a contextual menu.
Fn+Del
Increases screen brightness.
Fn+Backspace
Decreases screen brightness.
Fn+Spacebar
Places a screenshot of the entire screen or screens onto your Windows
clipboard.
Fn+Alt+Spacebar Places a screenshot of your active window onto your Windows clipboard.
