Hello all,
I recently acquired a nearly new Surface 2 in a trade for a Macbook Pro. I've owned several Android devices and iPads in the last few years, and am intimate with how they operate. I've also been a very long time user of Windows, since the beginning. There a few things about the Surface and Windows 8.1 I just can't figure out, compared to Android or IOS, so I'm hoping someone can help me.
First, the email client. It setup easily and works ok. I use Gmail mostly, which works fine with the built in email. When I click on a link, the link opens in a small window on the right side, which is so small I can barely read it. I want the link to open in a FULL window. Is this possible? Also, is there a setting to control which email opens after I delete one? Currently, the next oldest one opens. I want the next newest one to open. Why would I want to read one I already read?
Keyboard. A lot of times, the keyboard does not lower after I hit return, especially after typing a URL in the browser. This seems to be random. Any ideas why?
Spell check and predictive typing. This seems not to work while typing in the browser? I really depend on this function. I'm typing this in a browser and it's taking me 10 times longer than normal (with spell check and predictive text). Ya, I'm terrible at typing.
All these things work just fine in other tablets. I realize this is a hybrid between Windows and a tablet, so maybe I'm asking too much.
Thanks in advance,
Dan
I recently acquired a nearly new Surface 2 in a trade for a Macbook Pro. I've owned several Android devices and iPads in the last few years, and am intimate with how they operate. I've also been a very long time user of Windows, since the beginning. There a few things about the Surface and Windows 8.1 I just can't figure out, compared to Android or IOS, so I'm hoping someone can help me.
First, the email client. It setup easily and works ok. I use Gmail mostly, which works fine with the built in email. When I click on a link, the link opens in a small window on the right side, which is so small I can barely read it. I want the link to open in a FULL window. Is this possible? Also, is there a setting to control which email opens after I delete one? Currently, the next oldest one opens. I want the next newest one to open. Why would I want to read one I already read?
Keyboard. A lot of times, the keyboard does not lower after I hit return, especially after typing a URL in the browser. This seems to be random. Any ideas why?
Spell check and predictive typing. This seems not to work while typing in the browser? I really depend on this function. I'm typing this in a browser and it's taking me 10 times longer than normal (with spell check and predictive text). Ya, I'm terrible at typing.
All these things work just fine in other tablets. I realize this is a hybrid between Windows and a tablet, so maybe I'm asking too much.
Thanks in advance,
Dan