4/30/2023 0 Comments Microsoft surface pen![]() ![]() While using the pen in this way, it's also very useful to hover the Surface Pen tip over any control or button - you get typical 'mouse over' pop-up hints and labels, without having to reach down and exert some effort to bring a virtual mouse cursor up onto each of these - exploring a Windows UI is so much faster with the Surface Pen. ![]() But the Surface Pen tip is much smaller and it's easy to hit any touch target. Even in 'Tablet mode' in Windows 10, many of the toolbar icons, browser tab closures, etc are quite small and can be fiddly to hit with a finger (i.e. Application supportįirst and foremost, using the Pen as a more accurate pointing device in the Windows UI. So yes, the secret is to make sure you have another Pen storage option for when the Go is in laptop or media player mode - in my case, I had a spare 'pen loop' in the lid of my briefcase, so that's where the pen lives most of the time.īut when the Surface Pen does come out of its loop, what do I do with it? From my own experience, a few examples. These 'HB' tips are as good as the Microsoft original, according to reviews, and after a week of use I'd agree. I went for this three pack for about £12, so I'm good to go for a while. * Happily, the tips are trivial to replace and inexpensive. Leave the Surface Pen attached day to day and it will get knocked off and at some point the delicate 'tip' will be damaged. But handy though the magnetic attachment is, it's essential, I contend, to have somewhere else safe to store it. In my case, less than 20%, is it even attached to the Go. Of note here is that the Surface Pen ( official product link) is only needed a fraction of the time. note-taking, updating, web browsing), 20% of the time, without the Type Cover and with kick stand closed, with the Surface Pen attached or actively in use YouTube, Netflix), 20% of the time, without the Type Cover and with kick stand at convenient angle
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