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Hello.
Recently, I noticed that whenever I tap anywhere within a page when using tablet mode, or when a keyboard is not connected to my device, the on-screen keyboard pops up (and takes up half my screen).
I did some quick searching and it seems that this is a new feature that has been rolling out recently, as per this article: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/touch-keyboard-appears-automatically-in-onenote-on-windows/4461717
My question is - Is there a way to disable this? I use OneNote almost exclusively with my pen to take notes and write, so the new "feature" is really disrupting my workflow. I only tap the screen to deselect something, which is now causing the keyboard to pop up unwanted every time, and I have to close it before continuing my writing, which is really annoying.
I would love assistance with this, or to know if they are working on making this optional.
Thank you very much!
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How can I avoid the keyboard constantly popping up when using an Apple Pencil on an iPad? I saw the answer for Windows. I have scribble turned off in the iPad settings however the keyboard still pops up.
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Hi Cuphead,
Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Forum
I understand that the new feature in OneNote for Windows that automatically shows the touch keyboard when tapping the page canvas in tablet mode or without a physical keyboard attached can be a bit confusing to you.
Here are some workarounds that you can kindly try:
If none of the steps above worked, please feel free to give your feedback via Feedback Hub (Windows+F), or Feedback Portal about your experiences.
Thank you so much for your time and I hope you have a great day.
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