Acer 8571, 8531 manual Touchpad Basics with fingerprint reader

Touchpad Basics (with fingerprint reader)

The following items show you how to use the touchpad with Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader.

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

‰Press the left (2) 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.

‰Use Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader (3) supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way control function (only for certain models) to scroll up or down and move left or right a page. This fingerprint reader or button mimics your cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of Windows applications.

Function

Left Button (2)

Right Button (4)

Main touchpad (1) Center button (3)

Execute	Quickly click		Tap twice (at the
	twice.		same speed as
			double-clicking a
			mouse button).
Select	Click once.		Tap once.
Drag	Click and hold,		Tap twice (at the
	then use finger		same speed as
	on the touchpad		double-clicking a
	to drag the		mouse button);
	cursor.		rest your finger
			on the touchpad
			on the second
			tap and drag the
			cursor.
Access context		Click once.
menu
Scroll				Swipe up/down/
				left/right using
				Acer FingerNav
				4-way control
				function(Manufa-
				cturing option).

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