Touch redirect works when you have connected your Windows 10 laptop to your Board or Desk Series device with an HDMI cable and a USB-C cable. For Desk Series, Touch Redirect also works if you only use a USB-C cable. This feature is particularily useful for activities like dragging and dropping, using drawing software, and working with maps.

Touch redirect works when you're sharing locally or in a call.

The feature is tested and verified with Windows 10. Basic functionality should also work with another OS.


Touch redirect is not supported on Board 55, Board 70, DX70, and DX80.

Limitations

  • When you use touch redirect, you can’t use annotation on the screen you’re sharing.

  • Volume control on the board isn’t available when touch redirect is in use. Use the volume control from your laptop.

  • If the board has a touch controller connected, you can’t move your self-view while a USB-C cable is connected to the board.

  • Touch redirect isn’t available with Companion Mode.

Enable drag and drop on your Browser

To use touch redirect for drag and drop on your browser, you need to enable this on your browser.

  • Chrome: go to chrome://flags/#touch-events and set to Enabled.

  • Firefox: go to about:config and set Dom.w3c_touch_events.legacy_apis.enabled = true.

  • Edge: go to about:flags and set Enable Touch Events = always on.

1

If you are using a Windows 10 laptop, switch your laptop to tablet mode. Select the action center on the taskbar next to the date and time, and then select Tablet mode to turn it on.

2

Connect your laptop to a Board or Desk Series device with an HDMI cable and a USB-C cable. For Desk Series, Touch Redirect also works if you only use a USB-C cable. You can use either a USB-C-USB-C cable or a USB-C-USB-A cable.

Note: USB-C-USB-A cables are supported for longer cable lengths.

3

Touch redirect starts automatically if the configuration PresentationSelection is set to AutoShare. If not, tap Share on the user interface for Touch redirect to start.

If you want to switch to other activities on your device while you’re using touch redirect, swipe up the bottom handle. This opens the task switcher and you can easily switch to or close other tasks.