Acer 5220 manual Touchpad Basics, Launch Button Default application

Launch Button	Default application
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Mail	Email application (user-programmable)
Arcade	Windows Media Center

Touchpad Basics

The following teaches you how to use the touchpad:

qMove your finger across the touchpad (2) to move the cursor.

qPress the left (1) and right (4) buttons located beneath the touchpad to perform selection and execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchpad is the same as clicking the left button.

qThe center (3) button to mimics your cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of Windows applications.

Function	Left Button (1)	Right Button (4)	Main touchpad (2)	Center button (3)
Execute	Click twice quickly		Tap twice (at the
			same speed as
			double-clicking the
			mouse button)
Select	Click once		Tap once
Drag	Click and hold, then		Tap twice (at the
	use finger on the		same speed as
	touchpad to drag		double-clicking a
	the cursor.		mouse button); rest
			your finger on the
			touchpad on the
			second tap and
			drag the cursor.
Access context		Click once
menu
Scroll				Click and hold to
				move up/down/left/
				right.

NOTE: When using the touchpad, keep it - and your fingers - dry and clean. The touchpad is sensitive to finger movements; hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Tapping too hard will not increase the touchpad’s responsiveness.

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