How to press the <Insert> key when it's not there?

Anonymous
2013-02-11T22:28:22+00:00

Given that there is no <Insert> key on the Surface/Type keyboard, what key combination will generate the <Insert> key scan code?

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Anonymous
2013-02-14T12:15:52+00:00

While a bit of a kludge, leave your window active, click the window key to the 'Start' panel.  Drag top or bottom to expose All Apps and open it.  Drag all the way right to the ease of use section and it's On-Screen Keyboard.  Open it.  Drag from the left edge to expose your app.   Insert is middle of the right side of the kb.  Pause is there too (window +Pause is one of my favs... with no pause key on other easily access kbs on the Surface)

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-07-21T15:23:27+00:00

    Thanks, I didn't know about the Tab key method and deliberately installed AutoHotkey for that reason mapping Right alt + Delete to Insert!

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-07-20T22:42:26+00:00

    At least with XMind subtopics can be inserted with the Ins or Tab key, so I have not missed Ins ... yet!

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-03-16T18:56:13+00:00

    While a bit of a kludge, leave your window active, click the window key to the 'Start' panel.  Drag top or bottom to expose All Apps and open it.  Drag all the way right to the ease of use section and it's On-Screen Keyboard.  Open it.  Drag from the left edge to expose your app.   Insert is middle of the right side of the kb.  Pause is there too (window +Pause is one of my favs... with no pause key on other easily access kbs on the Surface)

    Hi, that's a nice and very useful way to do it! And it sounds worse than it is, as the onscreen keyboard can then be minimized to the task bar and brought up whenever needed (even in full size as it passes the keystroke to the active application).

    And it's really a full keyboard as far as I could tell, not the reduced versions you get in tablet mode. I wasn't even aware this existed (still new to Windows 8.1 and Surface).

    The other thing this brought to my mind was that at least at home/office I can use any keyboard around, bluetooth or USB, so I just picked up my Logitech bluetooth keyboard (full size) and used that when in an application where the special keys are required.

    By the way, I still think MS should make these keys accessible from both the Type/Touch cover keyboards and the "normal" onscreen keyboard!

    Thanks!

    Thomas

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-03-11T02:41:51+00:00

    Greetings all,

    We appreciate your feedback. We have passed along the feedback to the appropriate teams.

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