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Originally Posted by dwig
Sorry, my link wasn't the best choice.
With the default configuration the caret is accessed by first pressing the "&123" key and then pressing the right-arrow key. This will display some alternate glyphs that include the caret.
An easier way is to access the Charms>Change PC Settings>PC and devices>Typing panel and turning on the "Add the standard keyboard layout as a touch keyboard option" choice. This is "hidden" on 8" devices in that it is at the bottom of the panel and you need to scroll down (drag) to see it despite the lack of any scroll bar to tip you off about the extra control... Once this is on you can press the lower right key on the Touch Keyboard and choose the standard keyboard layout. This replicates a standard Windows keyboard, sans numeric keypad, but uses smaller "buttons". With this keyboard the caret is available with a simple SHIFT. The same keyboard selection button will also allow language shift if you want to add other languages to get easy access to their special characters.
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Wow, this is great stuff. Two ways that work fine. (Three with inking.) I should have tried the arrow key, but my brain somehow conflated the "Tab" key and the right-arrow key below it, incorrectly seeing the right-arrow key as tab.
Thanks so much. I'm demoting myself to "average user". Apologies to Microsoft. I should have known that instead of zero ways to do something, Microsoft would give us at least two.
[Gah, Mobileread won't let me give you karma until I spread it around.]