Term | Action |
Point | Move your finger or pen on the Touchscreen until the |
| cursor points to the selection on the screen. |
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Click | Tap gently anywhere on the Touchscreen. |
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Tap twice on the Touchscreen rapidly. | |
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Drag and | Press lightly on the Touchscreen and move your finger or |
drop | pen until you reach your destination (drag). Finally, |
| release your finger or pen (drop) when you finish dragging |
| your selection to the destination. The object will drop into |
| the new location. |
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Scroll | To scroll is to move up and down or left and right in the |
| working area on the screen. |
| To move vertically, place your finger or pen on the right |
| edge of the Touchscreen and slide your finger or pen up |
| and down along the edge. To move horizontally, place |
| your finger or pen on the bottom edge of the Touchscreen |
| and slide your finger or pen left and right. |
| This function works only after you install the Touchscreen |
| driver supplied with the computer and it may not work for |
| all applications. |
TABLE NOTE: If you swap the left and right buttons, “tapping” on the Touchscreen as an alternative method of pressing the left mouse button will no longer be valid.
Configuring the Touchscreen
You may want to configure the Touchscreen to suit your needs. For example, if you are a
To configure the Touchscreen, you can use the standard Microsoft or IBM PS/2 driver if you are using Windows. However, you can install the Touchscreen driver supplied with your computer to take advantage of more powerful features. (For information on installing the driver, see “How to Use the CD” in Chapter 6.)
Operating Your Tablet PC |