Use Word in your Tablet

If you’re new to Office with Windows 8 on a touch screen, learning a few gestures will help you get up to speed.

The basics:

Tap
Pinch
Stretch
Slide
Swipe

Here’s how they work in Office.

In an Office program

To…	Do…
Switch to Full Screen	Tap the Ribbon Display Options button on the title bar and tap Auto-hide Ribbon.
Switch to Standard View	Tap the Ribbon Display Options button and tap Show Tabs and Commands.
Customize the Quick Access Toolbar	Press, hold, then release any button on the Quick Access Toolbar.

Using the touch keyboard

To…	Do…
Show the Touch keyboard	Tap the Touch Keyboard button on the taskbar.
Hide the Touch keyboard	Tap the X button on the Touch keyboard.
Dock the Touch keyboard	Tap Dock on the Touch keyboard so that it stays open.
Undock the Touch keyboard	Tap Undock on the Touch keyboard.

Moving around in a file

To…	Do…
Scroll	Touch the doc and slide it up and down.
Zoom in	Stretch two fingers apart.
Zoom out	Pinch two fingers together.

Making a selection

To…	Do…
Place the cursor	Tap in the file.
Select text	Tap in the text and drag the selection handle.
Format text	Tap the selected text, then tap a formatting option on the Mini toolbar.

Working with shapes and objects

To…	Do…
Move	Touch the object and slide it.
Resize	Tap the object, then press and drag the object’s resize handle.
Rotate	Tap the object, then press and drag the rotation handle.