How to turn on, turn off Touch Mode on Word

By default, Word designs the interface with close-up options to optimize when using the mouse, making it easier and faster for users to manipulate and edit documents. So if you work on Word on the touch screen, how do you do when the tools interface is close?

Fortunately, Word 2013 has provided Touch Mode exclusively for those who use the touch screen to use Word. Accordingly, the distance between the options on the interface at the Ribbon or other options is extended, increasing the distance. So when we do the manipulation through our fingers, we get more accuracy. The following article will guide you how to enable and disable Touch Mode on Word.

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Instructions for turning on touch mode on Word

Step 1:

At the Word interface, click the small triangle icon Customize Quick Access Toolbar at the top.

Display the drop-down list with options to add Quick Access bar, click on Touch / Mouse Mode to activate.

Step 2:

Soon you will see a touch icon displayed on the Quick Access bar as shown below.

Clicking on this icon will display two Mouse modes to use the mouse as usual and Touch to use for the touch screen when editing on Word.

The interface of Word with these two modes is completely different. With normal mouse mode, the distance between commands is relatively small, the area of ​​the Ribbon frame is moderate to click with the mouse pointer.

But when changing to the mode used for touch screens, the Ribbon interface is much more expanded. The distance between commands is wider than that of a normal mouse mode, creating accuracy when selecting commands via fingers.

Thus users are much more convenient in handling content with commands. Using this Touch Mode is also easier when drawing pictures via the Draw tab on Word.

With this Draw tool you can draw shapes, write formulas, draw geometry, . Refer to the Draw tool in the article How to use the Draw tool on PowerPoint.

Activating Touch Mode on Word helps users to perform a more convenient operation when working on the touch screen. The interface is wider, the distance between commands increases, increasing accuracy when pressing commands through finger gestures.

I wish you all success!