The
Touch Keyboard in Windows 8 is a useful tool hat lets you type on touch devices, without having the need of any physical keyboard. It its not to be confused with the Windows Onscreen Keyboard, where you cannot use touch.
Touch Keyboard in Windows 8
To turn on the Touch Keyboard, swipe in from the right edge to open the Charms bar. Tap Settings and then Keyboard. Next select Touch keyboard and handwriting panel. Th keyboard will appear.
If you need regular and faster access, you can right-click on the taskbar > Toolbars > Touch keyboard. The touch keyboard icon will appear and sit in your taskbar near the notification area. Tapping it will make the touch keyboard appear.
Windows 8.1 touch keyboard offers three views or styles by default. To add a fourth – Standard Keyboard layout, visit PC Settings > PC and devices > Typing, and move the slider to activate
Add the standard keyboard layout as a touch keyboard option. Here you can also enable or disable the following settings:
• Playing of key sounds
• Captitalize the first letter of each sentence automatically
• Use all upercase when I double-tab.
Press the touch keyboard icon in the bottom right corner. You will see the four available layouts. The first one is the
default layout.
The second one is the
Thumb keyboard, which splits the keys on either side of the screen. You will find this view useful if you are standing, holding the device and need to type with both your thumbs.
The third one activates the Pen Input layout.
The fourth one, the
Standard Keyboard layout.
A few Touch keyboard tips to get you started:
1. Turn Caps Lock on by double-tapping the Shift key.
2. Double-tap the Space bar to insert a full-stop and a space.
3. Tap the &123 key to switch to the numbers and symbols view.
4. Switch to and from the numbers and symbols view by pressing and holding the &123 key, tapping the keys you want, and then releasing it.
5. Tap tap the Emoticon key to see Emojis.
Windows 8 Touch Keyboard not working
If your Touch Keyboard in Windows 8 is not working properly or if you think it has been set up incorrectly, try using the
Touch Keyboard Troubleshooter from Microsoft and see if it helps you resolve your problem.
Download it here from
Microsoft.
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