Settle the screen for a shaky hand

Stop the screen reacting to a wobble it should have ignored.

A screen counts the lightest brush as a press. Hold Duration makes it wait a moment, so a finger passing over is ignored.

A second setting ignores a repeat tap, the thing that turns one press into two.

Key points

• Hold Duration makes the screen wait before it counts a touch
• Ignore Repeat stops one press turning into two

What to remember

• Half a second suits most people, and it changes any day.
• Hold Duration makes the screen wait for a press you meant.

Try this

Under Accessibility, then Touch, open Touch Accommodations. Set Hold Duration to half a second.

Practice: Settle the screen for a shaky hand. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.

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