Acer Aspire One AOD250 manual Touchpad basics with two-click buttons

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Touchpad

The built-in touchpad is a pointing device that senses movement on its surface. This means the cursor responds as you move your finger across the surface of the touchpad. The central location on the palmrest provides optimum comfort and support.

Touchpad basics (with two-click buttons)

The following items show you how to use the touchpad with two-click buttons.

1

2 3

Move your finger across the touchpad (1) to move the cursor.

Press the left (2) and right (3) 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.

Function

Left button (2)

Right

Main touchpad (1)

button (3)

 

 

 

 

Execute

Quickly click twice.

 

Tap twice (at the same speed

 

 

 

as double-clicking a mouse

 

 

 

button).

 

 

 

 

Select

Click once.

 

Tap once.

 

 

 

 

Drag

Click and hold, then

 

Tap twice (at the same speed

 

use finger on the

 

as double-clicking a mouse

 

touchpad to drag

 

button); rest your finger on

 

the cursor.

 

the touchpad on the second

 

 

 

tap and drag the cursor.

 

 

 

 

Access context

 

Click once.

 

menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Illustrations for reference only. The exact configuration of your PC depends on the model purchased.

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