Function

Left button (2)

Right button (3)

Main touchpad (1)

Function

 

 

 

 

 

Execute

Quickly click

 

Tap twice (at the same speed

Execute

 

twice.

 

as double-clicking a mouse

 

 

 

 

button).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select

Click once.

 

Tap once.

Select

 

 

 

 

 

Drag

Click and

 

Tap twice (at the same speed

Drag

 

hold, then

 

as double-clicking a mouse

 

 

use finger on

 

button); rest your finger on the

 

 

the touchpad

 

touchpad on the second tap

 

 

to drag the

 

and drag the cursor.

 

 

cursor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Access

 

Click once.

 

Access context menu

context

 

 

 

 

menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Illustrations are for reference only. The exact configuration of your PC depends on the model purchased.

NOTE: When using the touchpad, keep it — and your fingers — dry and clean. The touchpad is sensitive to finger movement; hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Tapping harder will not increase the touchpad's responsiveness.

NOTE: By default, vertical and horizontal scrolling is enabled on your touchpad. It can be disabled under Mouse settings in Windows Control Panel.

Using the Keyboard

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

Lock Keys and numeric keypad

The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off.

Lock key

Description

Caps Lock

When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are

 

in uppercase.

 

 

Num Lock

When Num Lock is on, the numeric keypad is in numeric mode. The keys

 

function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /).

 

Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A better solution

 

would be to connect an external keypad.

 

 

Scroll Lock <Fn> +

When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press

<F12>

the up or down arrow keys respectively. Scroll Lock does not work with some

 

applications.

 

 

The keyboard has a numeric keypad with cursor-control keys.

 

Desired access

Num Lock on

Num Lock off

 

 

Number keys on

Type numbers in a normal manner.

 

 

 

embedded keypad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cursor-control keys on

Hold <Shift> while using cursor-

Hold <Fn> while using cursor-

 

 

embedded keypad

control keys.

control keys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main keyboard keys

Hold <Fn> while typing letters on

Type the letters in a normal

 

 

 

embedded keypad.

manner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Acer 7740G manual Using the Keyboard, Lock Keys and numeric keypad, F12