There is two way to bring up the thumb keyboard. You can activate the rocker in the keyboard set up to bring up the thumb keyboard or you can tap the screen with you finger to bring up the thumb keyboard. Tap with you finger and not with the stylus. Aparently it makes a difference. The screen can tell whether you tap it with a stylus or your finger. If you tap with stylus the regular keyboard comes up, if you tap with your finger the thumbkeyboard comes up. Amazing!!!