Compaq M300 manual Navigating with the TouchPad, TouchPad Procedures, 2Using the Keyboard, Task

3-2Using the Keyboard

Navigating with the TouchPad

TouchPad Procedures

Task

Move the mouse pointer

Increase or decrease cursor speed

Right-, left-, or double-click

Procedure

Move your finger directionally across the TouchPad surface.

Increase or decrease finger speed across the TouchPad surface.

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

Highlight an item*

Select text or an object*

Press down on the TouchPad as you move the mouse pointer over the item.

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

Activate a selection*

Select, then drag and drop an item*

Position the mouse pointer 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 mouse pointer 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-click button like an external mouse left-click button.