can you still manually type on your tablet without using the keyboard
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yes its just like a giant smartphone,the only way you use the keyboard is if you plug it in. this case was a great buy for the money my husband and i boyh have one and recommend them to everyone
2044989
Yes. The keyboard simply plugs into your tablet. Without it plugged in, you can still type on tablet itself.
1580768
Yes, there is a keyboard for texting, which pops up(when the phone is in the vertical position) whether the qwerty is attached or not. Turn it to the horizontal position and the virtual keyboard disappears and you can type on the qwerty. It is much easier and faster to text using the qwerty keypad though...the qwerty has all the letters and the virtual keypad has the Abc, Def, etc...that you have to scan through to get the right letter.
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No, the keyboard is an option you purchase with your Surface. If you have a Surface without a keyboard, I recommend visiting a Microsoft store so you can see if you like the Touch or Type keyboard better.
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I'm not sure because I didn't get no use for it being my tablet couldn't connect to any keyboard. I found that out after my purchase was made. I'm sorry that I cannot help any I would say try it out.
2147894
Yes send it back when u plug it into your tablet it should kick right in and u should be able to start typing right away
2056158
No auto. I have never had to reconnect the keyboard to the tablet, mines is always dead when I want to use it. I am using the 10.1 tablet no note not sure if that is the reason. Great buy price appears to have inceased by $ 8.00
2011954
Yes, you can still use the keyboard as a keyboard without a smart cover, you just don't have the ability to store the keyboard with your smart cover.
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There is a button on the keyboard to hide the keyboard on the screen. Or you can also use the down arrow button on the tablet screen to hide the keyboard. While typing on the physical keyboard, it doesn't reappear on the screen.
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I'm not sure you can use a different type of external keyboard besides Bluetooth. The onscreen keyboard is very good, but I know it's awkward to type on a flat surface. The tablet has a really pretty good writing-to-text function, so you could always just use that.
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You can use any Bluetooth keyboard, but it does not have keyboard that attaches DIRECTLY to the tablet.
1909940
Yes, but you need to turn the physical keyboard off so the on-screen keyboard is enabled.
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No. You have to use the standard remote, which is a major hassle, or purchase a wireless keyboard.
1558940
Yes you can use an external keyboard if it has a USB connection. There are 2 micro USB ports on the tablet you can use so you just need: 1x USB keyboard 1x USB A to USB A type adapter (Links Keyboard USB cable to micro USB cable) 3: Standard Micro USB cable (Connect to tablet) The USB-A type feed through adapter and micro USB cable are both cheap so just pick any USB keyboard you like.
1959391
I honestly have no idea as I'm not familiar with that tablet, but to be completely honest, I very rarely even use the keyboard for my tablet.
884295
yes. the tablet only rests in a slot on the keyboard, and you can operate the tablet from the keyboard lying nearby.
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The instructions say you can, but it is not all that user friendly for this function. For example, there is no typewriter type keyboard, just a phone keyboard. So to type any length of reply would take a lot of patience.
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No. The keyboard has the same port as the tablet so that by using the keyboard, you don't lose access to the tablet port. Amazon has several adapters that you can plug into the keyboard port that allow you to use USB devices. I bought one and it works fine.