14 Chapter 1
Touchpad Basics
The following teaches you how to use the touchpad:

Move your finger across the touchpad (2) to move the cursor.

Press the left (1) and right (4) 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.
Use the 4-way scroll (3) button to scroll up or down and move left or right a page. This button mimics your
cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of Windows applications.
NOTE: When using the touchpad, keep it - and your infers - dry and clean. The touchpad is sensitive to finger
movements; hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Tapping too hard will not increase
the touchpad’s responsiveness.
Function Left Button (1) Right Button (4) Main touchpad (2) Center button (3)
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 finger
on the
touchpad to
drag the cursor
Tap twice (at the
same speed as
double-clicking a
mouse button); rest
your finger on the
touchpad on the
second tap and
drag the cursor
Access
context menu
Click once
Scroll Swipe up/down/left/
right using Acer
FingerNav 4-way
control function (for
selected models) or
click and hold to
move up/down/left/
right (for selected
models)