Word Mobile for Windows 10 Touch Guide

Applies To
Word Mobile

If you’re new to touch devices, learning a few gestures will help you take maximum advantage of the touch capabilities in Word Mobile.

Moving around in a file

To… Do this… Gestures
Scroll Touch the screen and slide your finger up and down, left and right. Art showing how to scroll (press and move finger up and down the screen).
Zoom in Spread two fingers apart. Art showing how to spread fingers to zoom in on content.
Zoom out Pinch two fingers together. Art showing how to pinch fingers together to zoom out.

Making a selection

To… Do this… Gestures
Place the cursor Tap the location. Art showing how to tap to place cursor in document
Activate the onscreen keyboard Tap anywhere in some text. Art showing how to tap text to activate the onscreen keyboard
Select and edit text Double-tap a word to select. Art showing how to double-tap to select a word.
Select a paragraph Triple-tap within the paragraph. Art showing how to triple-tap to select a paragraph
Select several words, sentences, paragraphs Double-tap the first word and drag the selection handle right, or right and downward, to the last word you want to select. Art showing how to double-tap and drag to select multiple words or sentences.

Working with shapes and objects

To… Do this… Gestures
Resize Tap the object, then drag any of the resize handles. Art showing how to drag corners to resize objects and images.
Rotate Tap the object, then hold and drag the rotation handle. Art showing how to tap, hold, and drag rotation handle.