Acer 340 Series manual Touchpad basics

14 1 Getting familiar with your computer

Touchpad

The built-in touchpad is a PS/2-compatible pointing device that senses movement on its surface. This means the cursor responds as you move your finger on the surface of the touchpad. The central location on the palm rest provides optimum comfort and support.

Note: When using an external mouse, you can press Fn-F7to disable the internal touchpad. If you want to use an external PS/2 mouse, first enable the touchpad, connect the external PS/2 mouse, then disable the touchpad if necessary.

The touchpad also has scroll functions with the center buttons.

Touchpad basics

The following items teach you how to use the touchpad:

•Move your finger across the touchpad to move the cursor.

•Press the left (1) and right (3) buttons located on the edge of the touchpad to do selection and execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchpad produces similar results.

•Use the center (2) buttons (top and bottom) to scroll up or down a page. This button mimics your cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of Windows applications.