How to Use Surface Pro as a Tablet

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  • čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
  • In this video, we'll walk you through the essential tips, tricks, and features that will transform your Surface Pro into a powerful and versatile tablet device with Windows 11.
    By the end of this video, you'll have a solid understanding of how to utilize your Surface Pro as a tablet, unlocking a world of possibilities and making the most of its versatile features. Whether you're taking notes, browsing the web, or indulging in your favourite apps, your Surface Pro will be your ultimate companion.
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    Timestamps
    0:00 Intro
    0:38 Tablet Mode in Windows 11
    1:20 How to right click, double click and select
    1:55 Touchscreen gestures
    2:28 Customising quick actions menu
    4:07 Onscreen keyboard
    5:45 Split Screen and Windows Snap
    7:15 Surface Pen tips & snipping tool
    8:54 Customising Pen button
    11:20 3 & 4 Finger Swipe gestures
    12:15 Multiple Desktops
    13:30 Screen rotation and rotate lock
    14:08 Annotating a PDF document
    #Microsoft #Surface #Windows 11
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Komentáře • 60

  • @JustinKreule
    @JustinKreule Před měsícem +4

    Really appreciate this video. Every video of the surface pro nine just reviews it with the keyboard case attached, they never talk about the experience of using it as a tablet compared to an iPad for example

  • @ahmedcelik8367
    @ahmedcelik8367 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I love this device about to get the pro 8!

  • @907nvl
    @907nvl Před 10 měsíci +1

    Excellent video! Thank you 👍

  • @Buddychigo
    @Buddychigo Před 10 měsíci

    Great video, thanks a lot for the tips!

  • @Robert-yp9zs
    @Robert-yp9zs Před 9 měsíci +8

    I will probably be visiting this video very often. I'll be getting a Surface Pro 3--mainly for viewing MPEG-4 movies. But, since it is also a legitimate PC, the whole concept of tablet navigation, as opposed to desktop navigation via mouse holds a certain amount of fear and apprehension. We'll see how well a 79 year old person does.

  • @louloubix
    @louloubix Před 7 dny +1

    Thanks. Only helpful video out there !!

  • @mariolucius841
    @mariolucius841 Před 9 měsíci +10

    I have a new surface pro 9. This is a great and concise tutorial on how to use it as a tablet!

    • @AldoJames
      @AldoJames  Před 9 měsíci

      Really gla to hear it helped! How is your new pro??

    • @WiikLyID
      @WiikLyID Před 23 dny

      I want to buy an sf9(i5 8/256) in 2024 for my light video editing needs, is this device still relevant? is the device hot and noisy? give me a review of your daily use, thank you.

  • @abcdefg67386
    @abcdefg67386 Před 4 měsíci +2

    This channel is a gem if you have a Surface Pro.
    I'm very happy about the hardware but the software still needs a lot of refining in my opinion, especially when using the pen or when it comes to the Microsoft Store, Office 365, things like that.
    Anyways, thanks for the videos!

    • @AldoJames
      @AldoJames  Před 4 měsíci

      Aww thank you so much! Feel free to share it around :)

  • @nowimcool1982
    @nowimcool1982 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Hi thanks for the video! i have one question: do you know ho to disable the widgets menu? (gesture)

    • @AldoJames
      @AldoJames  Před 9 měsíci

      Yes and no…it’s a little bit of scripting which I wouldn’t recommend for most people

  • @leogrant2507
    @leogrant2507 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Have you had any problems with folding the surface keyboard backward? I just got my surface pro and didn’t want to damage it, but it seems like it might be intended.

    • @AldoJames
      @AldoJames  Před 11 měsíci +3

      Congrats on your new Surface! You won't have any issues folding it backwards, it's designed for it :)

  • @xZxOxVx
    @xZxOxVx Před 3 měsíci +1

    Nice and useful! I was checking what drawing tablet to buy and thinking about wacom, then wanted to check how's Microsoft surface because my wife has one and she's not using it so now I guess I'll just buy a surface pen instead of drawing tablet and draw on MS, thanks a lot! Can you please tell me is it going to be possible to model in blender (since surface isn't that strong)? Is it going to be laggy or something, any advice?

    • @AldoJames
      @AldoJames  Před 3 měsíci

      If you're going to get blender and run really heavy renders you might want to consider the Surface Laptop Studio as it has a H class processor and dedicated nVidia graphics. It's a bit more expensive but it's a beast of a machine

  • @godchick4ever
    @godchick4ever Před 9 měsíci +1

    I am considering purchasing the surface pro 9 but have a query. When the surface pro 9 is in tablet mode, and in portrait orientation, and a multiple page pdf is open, is it possible to through the pages from left to right rather than swiping up? I want to use the pro to read music and it would be much better to swipe from right to left. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

    • @adeshgupta6172
      @adeshgupta6172 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Yeah of course you can do that. But that's a function of app actually, unfortunately Microsoft edge doesn't offer side slide function till now, but you can use other software like drawboard, foxit, Adobe acrobat (may be, not sure). But you can do it in surface for sure

    • @AldoJames
      @AldoJames  Před 9 měsíci +1

      It depends on the program you’re using

  • @nicknelson9450
    @nicknelson9450 Před 7 měsíci

    Aldo is a name I haven't heard since my chidhood...are you of Italian ancestry, by any chance? I'll admit that I watched your video very rapidly so I may have missed it, but aren't you forgetting to mention what I believe is a crucial advantage of the stylus pen over a finger, and that is the ability to trigger the Windows hover / popup message function, otherwise only possible by moving an on-screen pointer with a mouse or touchpad? PS: You have some interesting slightly tapered phalanxes there which seem perfectly suited to the little icons on a touchscreen! 😉👆

  • @ahmedcelik8367
    @ahmedcelik8367 Před 6 měsíci +1

    When im given a handout is it possible to scan the handout and turn it into a PDF to write on? Thank you in advance

    • @AldoJames
      @AldoJames  Před 5 měsíci

      It is, it’s an app called office lens on the store

  • @mr-ladi617
    @mr-ladi617 Před 6 měsíci

    How it works for installing apps?

  • @reverend_wintondupree
    @reverend_wintondupree Před 10 měsíci

    6:00 But can you enable the Surface Pro to play multiple videos simultaneously in full windowed mode?
    Whenever attempting to do so Windows forces one of the videos to override the other and goes into full screen.

    • @AldoJames
      @AldoJames  Před 10 měsíci

      What kind of videos?

    • @reverend_wintondupree
      @reverend_wintondupree Před 10 měsíci

      @@AldoJames Any video played via web browsers.

    • @user-zq9se9vr2g
      @user-zq9se9vr2g Před 5 měsíci

      so don't use fullscreen mod, it's a windows system, you use webfullscreen or just small window, it'll work

  • @user-zq9se9vr2g
    @user-zq9se9vr2g Před 5 měsíci

    what ram size you use, I saw some delay, is it because you use 8GB model?

  • @WiikLyID
    @WiikLyID Před 23 dny

    I want to buy an sf9(i5 8/256) in 2024 for my light video editing needs, is this device still relevant? is the device hot and noisy? give me a review of your daily use, thank you.

    • @beamboy420
      @beamboy420 Před 7 dny

      I hope you didn’t get it ..
      Please wait for the new surface pro releasing in couple of weeks. The new Arm laptop should have amazing battery life. It has some other cool features as well but it has a great translation tool to translate non native apps

    • @beamboy420
      @beamboy420 Před 7 dny

      I hope you didn’t get it ..
      Please wait for the new surface pro releasing in couple of weeks. The new Arm laptop should have amazing battery life. It has some other cool features as well but it has a great translation tool to translate non native apps

    • @WiikLyID
      @WiikLyID Před 7 dny

      @@beamboy420 yeah, It's surprising that just a few weeks after I commented Microsoft has released the 11th edition which already uses the Snapdragon Processor.
      Thank's Bro

  • @nasergh9354
    @nasergh9354 Před 2 měsíci

    Can we use this surface with just power that battery be off and doesn't charge to avoid high temperature?

    • @AldoJames
      @AldoJames  Před 2 měsíci +1

      As in just on battery mode?

    • @nasergh9354
      @nasergh9354 Před měsícem

      @@AldoJames no. I mean i want to use SP9 like desktop computer with power. Because battery life of surface maybe not enough and we need to continue using tablet with charging but this charging and using tablet same time maybe make battery damage and hot. I wish there is an option on windows to disable battery to use tablet with just power adapter.
      Sorry I have another question too. Can we charge it with usb c port? With powerbank too? Same 65 watt fast charge?

  • @th007
    @th007 Před dnem

    I see no tablet mode... I had a Surface Pro for testing and I do not like the windows system in a free hand mode / using as a tablet.

  • @macanthonysaguindang8438
    @macanthonysaguindang8438 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Is tablet mode works even if the keyboard is detached?

  • @ramiygr.3629
    @ramiygr.3629 Před 17 dny

    What pdf app are you using? Adobe asked me to pay a premium for annotating

  • @decastro76
    @decastro76 Před 4 měsíci

    You will love Gnome desktop for a tablet experience on surface.

  • @mur3aza
    @mur3aza Před 10 měsíci +1

    what is your smart watch?

    • @AldoJames
      @AldoJames  Před 10 měsíci

      Apple Watch SE 2

    • @mur3aza
      @mur3aza Před 10 měsíci

      @@AldoJames i see... thanks

  • @diegoslopez1
    @diegoslopez1 Před 5 měsíci

    Imagine a modern smartphone or "phablet" powered by a snapdragon 8 gen 3 or snapdragon X Elite, and maybe a undervolted RDNA3 AMD chip, running a optimized Windows 11 ARM handheld version in a touch/tablet mode (with gesture support)... I wish we had a "PDA" type device back to the market, modern smartphones are powerful, Android is great, but nothing compared with a full robust OS like Windows/Linux, would be great for productivity and portability purposes

    • @AldoJames
      @AldoJames  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Ohhhhhhh that would be interesting

  • @afb9023
    @afb9023 Před 11 měsíci

    my onenote won't launch when i click the pen.

    • @leogrant2507
      @leogrant2507 Před 10 měsíci

      I have had this problem as well. Sometimes it’s because the pen isn’t paired, but there also seems to be an issue with one note specifically where the other shortcuts will work but one note won’t. A restart has always fixed it for me.

    • @stroeherj
      @stroeherj Před 7 měsíci

      It's not the default setting for single click either, make sure you set it correctly:)

  • @silverpro8356
    @silverpro8356 Před 9 měsíci

    The screens on this surface pro are just so damn reflective its honestly annoying.

    • @AldoJames
      @AldoJames  Před 9 měsíci

      Yea I can see that if you’re in bright areas. What laptop do you use?

    • @adeshgupta6172
      @adeshgupta6172 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Yeah it is, but you can get Matt finish screen guard, that woks really good.

  • @Garymayes24
    @Garymayes24 Před 3 měsíci

    I have a surface pro 5 and it doesn't do half the things you showed us here, Weird.