Chapter 3: Getting Started

Tips & Tricks

For instructions on how to adjust the double-click speed,

 

 

pointer speed, right-hand or left-hand configuration, and

 

 

other touchpad settings, see “Changing the mouse or

 

 

touchpad settings” in Using Your Computer which has

 

 

been included on your hard drive. To access this guide,

 

 

click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway

 

 

Documentation.

Using the touchpad

To...

Do this...

Move the pointer on

 

Move your finger

the screen.

 

around on the

 

 

touchpad. If you run

 

 

out of space and

 

 

need to move the

 

 

pointer farther, lift

 

 

your finger, move it to

 

 

the middle of the

 

 

touchpad, then

 

 

continue moving your

 

 

finger.

Select an object on

 

Position the pointer

the screen.

 

over the object.

 

 

Quickly press and

 

 

release the left

 

 

button once. This

 

 

action is called

 

 

clicking.

Start a program or

 

Position the pointer

open a file or folder.

 

over the object.

 

 

Press the left button

 

 

twice in rapid

 

 

succession. This

 

 

action is called

 

 

double-clicking.

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