Acer 800 manual Touchpad Basics, Function Left Button Right Button Scroll Button Tap

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Touchpad

The built-in touchpad is a 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 palmrest provides optimal comfort and support.

NOTE: If you are using an external USB mouse, you can press Fn-F7to disable the touchpad.

Touchpad Basics

The following teaches 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 4-way scroll (2) button (top/bottom/left and right) to scroll a page up, down, left or right. This button mimics your cursor pressing on the vertical and horizontal scroll bars of Windows applications.

Function	Left Button	Right Button	Scroll Button	Tap
Execute	Click twice			Tap twice (at the same speed as
	quickly			double-clicking the mouse button)
Select	Click once			Tap once
Drag	Click and hold,			Tap twice (at the same speed as
	then use finger to			double-clicking a mouse button) then
	drag the cursor			hold finger to the touchpad on the
	on the touchpad			second tap to drag the cursor
Access		Click once
context menu
Scroll			Click and hold
			the button in
			the desired
			direction (up/
			down/left/right)

NOTE: Keep your fingers dry and clean when using the touchpad. Also keep the touchpad dry and clean. The touchpad is sensitive to finger movements. Hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Tapping harder will not increase the touchpad’s responsiveness.

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