Acer 7730A Touchpad basics, Using the keyboard, Function Left Button Right Button Main touchpad

Touchpad basics

The following teaches you how to use the touchpad:

Touchpad

Left		Right	button
	button

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Move your finger across the touchpad to move the cursor.

Press the left and right 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.

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

Note: When using the touchpad, keep it—and your fingers—dry and clean. The touchpad is sensitive to finger movement. The lighter the touch, the better the response. Tapping too hard does not increase the touchpad’s responsiveness.

Using the keyboard

The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys.

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