Acer 4253G manual Touchpad Basics, Function Main Touchpad Left Button Right Button

Touchpad Basics

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Figure 1-7. Touchpad

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 the equivalent of the left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the Touchpad is the same as clicking the left button.

Function	Main Touchpad (1)	Left Button (2)	Right Button (3)
Execute	Tap twice (at the same speed as	Quickly click
	double-clicking a mouse button).	twice.
Select	Tap once.	Click once.
Drag	Tap twice (at the same speed as	Click and hold,
	double-clicking a mouse button);	then use finger on
	rest your finger on the Touchpad on	the Touchpad to
	the second tap and drag the cursor.	drag the cursor.
Access context			Click once.
menu

NOTE:

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

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