Alt codes on Surface Book 2

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I have a new Surface Book 2 and couldn't find how to enter alt+numpad codes for special characters on the hardware keyboard that comes with it. Is it possible to activate the numpad on the surface book 2 and otherwise, how can you enter special characters and be productive?

Best Answer

Try the touch keyboard:

The Touch Keyboard button appears just to the left of the clock, on the right side of the taskbar. If it's not visible, right-click any empty space on the taskbar to open the taskbar customization menu and then click the Show touch keyboard button option.

Click the Touch Keyboard button while working in any desktop program or Windows 10 app to slide up the on-screen keyboard. Here are a few things you can do:

  • Click any letter or symbol and hold the mouse button down to see variations of that letter, including those with accents and diacritical marks. On the symbols layout, for example, click and hold the 1/2 symbol to see eight additional fractions.
  • Click the button labeled &123 to change from the standard QWERTY layout to one filled with symbols. Use the right and left arrows just above that button to display a second screen full of symbols, including symbols for the Euro and British Pound on a U.S. English configuration.
  • Click the smiley face to display a keyboard layout filled with emojis and emoticons. Use the icons to the right to change to different groups of emojis, each of which has additional layouts available using the left and right arrow below Tab.
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