Compaq E500 Navigating with the TouchPad TouchPad Procedures, Setting TouchPad Preferences, Task

Navigating with the TouchPad

TouchPad Procedures

Task

Move the cursor

Increase or decrease cursor speed

Right-, left-, or center-click or double-click

Highlight an item*

Select text or an object*

Activate a selection*

Select, then drag and drop an item*

Procedure

Move your finger directionally across the TouchPad surface.

Increase or decrease finger speed across the TouchPad surface.

Press the right or left TouchPad button as you would the corresponding button on an external mouse.

Press down on the TouchPad as you move the cursor over the item.

Position the cursor over the highlighted text or object, then quickly tap the TouchPad once.

Position the cursor over the selection, then quickly tap the TouchPad twice.

NOTE: To select and activate a preference, first tap the preference once to select it, then tap the preference twice to activate it.

Press down on the TouchPad as you move the cursor over the item, then drag the item to the new location. To drop the item, release the pressure.

*To perform this task exactly as you would with an external mouse, use the left pointing-device button like the left button of an external mouse.

Setting TouchPad Preferences

To access all TouchPad features and settings, including mouse trails, cursor speed, double-click space, and Windows 98 single- click mode, select Start⊕Settings⊕Control Panel⊕Mouse.

Using the Keyboard 3-3