To change the view of your tablet from landscape view to portrait view:
Hold the tablet horizontally, and then turn it 90 degrees to the right (in a clockwise direction).
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To change the view of your tablet from portrait view to landscape view:
Hold the tablet vertically, and then turn it 90 degrees to the left (in a counter-clockwise direction).
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Turning your tablet's autorotate lock on or off
Autorotate automatically changes the orientation of the tablet screen depending on which way you
are holding the tablet. You can lock the screen orientation in place so that it does not automatically
rotate.
To turn your tablet's autorotate lock on or off:
1.
Swipe from the right edge of the TouchPad or touch screen to display the charms, and then tap
Settings.
2.
Tap the Screen icon at the bottom right. Tap the autorotate lock icon to lock your current tablet
screen in place and to prevent rotation. The icon displays a lock symbol when autorotate lock is
active. To turn off the autorotate lock, tap the autorotate lock icon again.
Adjusting your tablet's screen brightness
To adjust the screen brightness:
1.
Swipe from the right edge of the TouchPad or touch screen to display the charms, and then tap
Settings.
2.
Tap the Screen icon at the bottom right. A vertical slider displays that controls the screen
brightness.
NOTE:
From the Windows desktop, you can also tap the Power Meter icon in the notification area at
the far right of the taskbar, tap Adjust screen brightness, and then move the slider next to Screen
brightness at the bottom of the screen.
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