Dell 8500 manual Customizing the Touch Pad, Touch Pad or Mouse Problems

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•To double-click an object, position the cursor on the object and tap twice on the touch pad or use your thumb to press the left touch-pad button twice.

Customizing the Touch Pad

You can disable the touch pad or adjust their settings by using the Mouse

Properties window.

1Open the Control Panel and double-click the Mouse icon.

2On the Mouse Properties window:

•Click the Device Select tab to disable the touch pad.

•Click the Pointer tab to adjust touch pad settings.

3Select the desired settings and click Apply.

4Click OK to save the settings and close the window.

Touch Pad or Mouse Problems

CH E C K T H E T O U C H P A D S E T T I N G S —

1 Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Other Hardware.

2Click Mouse.

3Try adjusting the settings.

TO V E R I F Y T H A T T H E P R O B L E M I S W I T H T H E M O U S E , C H E C K T H E T O U C H P A D —

1 Shut down the computer (see page 42).

2 Disconnect the mouse.

3 Turn on the computer.

4 At the Windows desktop, use the touch pad to move the cursor around, select an icon, and open it.

If the touch pad operates correctly, the mouse may be defective.

RE I N S T A L L T H E T O U C H P A D D R I V E R — See page 113.

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Using the Keyboard and Touchpad