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 

• 

Scroll through the Start screen, 

horizontal direction on the 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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