Manually invoking keyboard popup in tablet mode

recruit2 · 15 Jul 2015

Hi guys,

When in full blown tablet mode (physical type cover completely removed), sometimes I want to initiate the on-screen keyboard to popup, but there is no keyboard icon in the "systray" area. But I can see the keyboard icon in the systray area when I'm in desktop mode.

Is there a way I can have the keyboard icon visible/accessible from within tablet mode??

Edwin · 15 Jul 2015

Not sure if this would work but you could try turning this off:

recruit2 · 15 Jul 2015

Hmm that was promising, but no it didn't work.

I turned that option off and then went into tablet mode and there's still no keyboard icon.

Does anyone actually have a keyboard icon in tablet mode?
I.e. is there meant to be one?

Edwin · 15 Jul 2015

recruit2 said:

Hmm that was promising, but no it didn't work.

I turned that option off and then went into tablet mode and there's still no keyboard icon.

Does anyone actually have a keyboard icon in tablet mode?
I.e. is there meant to be one?

Does the touch keyboard not pop up automatically when you invoke any text dialog box?

ksdixon · 16 Jul 2015

Right click (hold and release) on the tasks, and select show touch keyboard icon.

paulsalter · 16 Jul 2015

Edwin said:

Does the touch keyboard not pop up automatically when you invoke any text dialog box?

doesn't do that anymore, it works like 8 series did when on the desktop, you have to manually bring up the keyboard

on my win 8, they keyboard is a toolbar you need to add (right click taskbar and select toolbars), its not an item in the tray

recruit2 · 16 Jul 2015

ksdixon said:

Right click (hold and release) on the tasks, and select show touch keyboard icon.

Perfect!!! That worked. Thanks.

Had to touch-hold the task bar to get that option.

Cheers.

OppfinnarJocke · 05 Aug 2015

ksdixon said:

Right click (hold and release) on the tasks, and select show touch keyboard icon.

Brilliant! Thanks for this.

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