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

 

 

rest your finger on the Touchpad

on the Touchpad

 

 

on the second tap and drag the

to drag the

 

 

cursor.

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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Hardware Specifications and Configurations

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Acer 5349 manual Touchpad Basics, Function Main Touchpad Left Button Right Button