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Now you can view an estimate of your data usage any time. Just swipe in from the right edge of
the screen, choose Settings > Network. Your estimated data usage appears under the name of
your mobile broadband network.
Accessibility
Ease of Access features let you use your Surface the way you want.
To set ease of access features:
1. Go to Start , and select PC settings > Ease of Access.
2. Choose among the settings you can change from the panel on the left:
Narrator reads the text on your screen aloud. For more info, see Hear text read aloud
with Narrator on Windows.com.
Magnifier enlarges your screen or parts of it to make words and images easier to see.
For more info, see Use Magnifier to see items on the screen on Windows.com.
High contrast lets you use a high contrast theme that makes items easier to read.
To use a high contrast theme, choose a high contrast theme from the drop-down box,
adjust the colors if you want to, and select Apply.
Keyboard. You can choose whether to control your Surface by using an on-screen
keyboard. This is also where you set sticky keys, filter out repeated keystrokes, and set
your Surface to play a tone when you toggle Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock.
For more info, see Use the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) to type on Windows.com.
Mouse. You can change the size and color of the mouse pointer and use the numeric
keypad to control the mouse. For more info, see Mouse and keyboard: What's new in
Windows on Windows.com.
Other options. These options make Surface easier to use:
Play animations in Windows.
Show Windows background, or a black screen.
Choose how long notifications are visible.
Adjust cursor thickness.
Show a gray animation wherever you touch the screen.
See a larger, darker animation wherever you touch the screen.
Ease of Access on the sign-in screen
On the sign-in screen, select the Ease of Access icon win the lower-left corner to choose ease
of access settings you want available every time your Surface starts.