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Touch screen

sipp — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 06:56:14 GMT

So with your finger prints all over the place and trying not to use fingernails- how do you keep from scratching the screen ( I assume it's "liquid" based) and how do you clean it?

Re: Touch screen

151949 — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:55:28 GMT

My tablet came with a soft ended stylus but I rarely use it - I use the side of my finger opposite of the side that has the nail- the palm side. As for cleaning - mine also came with a rag to wipe it off .

Re: Touch screen

Annabellethecat66 — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:11:33 GMT

I use the side of my pinky finger and my IPAD 2 and IPHONE 5 all correct the misspelled words and grammatically incorrect words.

It is frustrating though when I look down and it has gone crazy!

Re: Touch screen

finch — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:18:38 GMT

On 2/13/2014 annabellethecat said:
I use the side of my pinky finger and my IPAD 2 and IPHONE 5 all correct the misspelled words and grammatically incorrect words.

It is frustrating though when I look down and it has gone crazy!

annabellethcat, you can turn off autocorrect.

Click on Settings -> General ->Keyboard. If green, the settings are on. Tap to turn off the green on any setting you do not want to use. You can change it back any time you want. HTH

finch

Re: Touch screen

Nuttmeg — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:19:29 GMT

The new touchscreen computer explosion has seen growth in a secondary issue for many computer and tablet users. The curse of the greasy, smudged and fingerprint covered screen is something that most computer users are becoming aware of as more and more devices are touch enabled.

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The first way of dealing with this is often a bit of old tissue found at the bottom of a bag or the end of your sleeve, however this isn’t the best or most effective method of keeping your screen clean. With laptops and tablets that have hard-wearing Corning glass it can be tempting to just wipe the screen with any old cloth, but really you should use the proper equipment.

First up you’ll need a microfiber cloth, these are specially designed to lift the grease and fingerprints off without scratching or doing any other damage to the screen. These are often supplied with new laptops and smartphones so take a look in the box before rushing out to buy one. If you really, really want to keep the screen smudge free at all times then get a couple and keep them with you in your laptop case.

There are other solutions that can help, wipes that have been chemically treated to lift grime off a screen and specialist cleaning kits. The wipes are a bit like a wet wipe though made specifically for screens. The chemicals won’t do anything to damage the screen or surrounding bodywork. Special cleaning kits contain all manner or tools to help you keep things sparkling.

It might sound a bit like overkill to be getting specialist cleaning products for a tablet or laptop screen, but with so much interaction happening on-screen nowadays it’s something that you’ll find needs more attention. Whatever you use always be gentle and make sure that it’s safe to use on a screen.

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Re: Touch screen

radimage — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:16:29 GMT

My phone screen doesn't have any scratches on it...why would a computer screen?

Re: Touch screen

Ibby114 — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:19:18 GMT

On 2/13/2014 radimage said:
My phone screen doesn't have any scratches on it...why would a computer screen?

My Samsung Galaxy phone needs the heat of your finger for the touch screen, so a finger nail wouldn't work. No scratches then!

Re: Touch screen

Pinkroses — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:20:50 GMT

My iPad, iPhone, and touch screen HP all are scratch free.

Re: Touch screen

ChynnaBlue — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:31:08 GMT

On 2/13/2014 radimage said:
My phone screen doesn't have any scratches on it...why would a computer screen?

I think the OP is assuming that touch screen monitors have the traditional LCD panel and aren't under scratch resistant Gorilla Glass, like phones are.

The computer touch screens I've seen are glass and not the flexible LCD panel I have on my Dell Lattitude laptop or home Viewsonic monitor. If I touch the glass screens, they don't "puddle" around my finger, like a flexible LCD panel. They're scratch resistant.

You can clean them with a damp microfiber cloth or use rubbing alcohol to dampen the cloth.

Honestly, I've used Clorox Wipes on my all my traditional LCD screen and have never had a problem. I just follow with a dry cloth to prevent streaking.

Re: Touch screen

Nuttmeg — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 23:18:29 GMT

On 2/13/2014 ibb38 said:
On 2/13/2014 radimage said:
My phone screen doesn't have any scratches on it...why would a computer screen?

My Samsung Galaxy phone needs the heat of your finger for the touch screen, so a finger nail wouldn't work. No scratches then!

I use a stylus with my smartphone and tablets to avoid fingerprints. I have a screen protector on my cell phone and use an Otterbox case.