Acer 8471G manual Touchpad basics with fingerprint reader

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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 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.1 2	3	4

•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	Right	Main touchpad (1)	Center button (3)
	button (2)	button (4)
Execute	Quickly click		Tap twice (at the
	twice.		same speed as
			double-clicking a
			mouse button).
Select	Click once.		Tap once.
Drag	Click and		Tap twice (at the
	hold, then		same speed as
	use finger		double-clicking a
	on the		mouse button); rest
	touchpad to		your finger on the
	drag the		touchpad on the
	cursor.		second tap and drag
			the cursor.
Access		Click once.
context
menu
Scroll				Swipe up/down/left/
				right using Acer
				FingerNav 4-way
				control function
				(Manufacturing
				option).