Using Your Tablet

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Screen Orientation

For optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes 
automatically to portrait or landscape format depending on how you 
hold the tablet. You can disable automatic screen rotation and lock 
the screen in portrait or landscape mode.

NOTE:

 Some apps may not support automatic screen rotation and are 

designed to work only in one orientation.

Locking the screen orientation

1 

Change the screen to the desired orientation.

2 

Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms.

3 

Touch 

Settings 

→

Screen

.

4 

Touch 

 toggle to lock the screen orientation, or touch   

toggle to unlock the screen orientation.

Windows 8 Start Screen

The Windows 8 Start screen displays a list of default and custom Live 
Tiles, which act as a shortcut to Mail, Windows Explorer, Weather app, 
Calendar, Windows Store, Internet Explorer, and other installed apps.

Live Tiles on your Start screen change and update in real time to show 
news and sports updates, weather updates, social-networking feeds, 
and so on.

The tile-based user interface gives you direct access to your most 
recently used apps, emails, photos, music, videos, contacts, updates 
from social-networking sites, and frequently viewed websites. You can 
pin your favorite apps as tiles to customize the Start screen.

You also can personalize the Start screen by setting your favorite 
picture as the wallpaper.

NOTE:

 Live Tiles can be added or removed by using Pin to taskbar 

, 

Pin to Start 

 or Unpin from Start 

 options.