Press Windows button + H on the keyboard on a Microsoft Surface tablet to enable text to speech
🔗 Share this on: Facebook TwitterIf your keyboard is attached to the Microsoft Surface tablet and you want to dictate to the tablets, press the Windows key + H and the dictation option will show up on top of the screen.
Duh!
I got so used to using the on-screen keyboard on my surface tablet that I was absolutely dumbfounded when I discovered that shortcut key.
Lo and behold, there are tons of useful shortcuts in Windows 11 that I'm just now discovering. And to think I've been using Windows for a very long time.
All this to say, the Windows button + H shortcut is available on all Windows PCs. Sometimes, it's the little things that make a big difference!
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