NOTE: When the touch function is active, make sure there are no foreign objects blocking the left, right, or bottom edges of the monitor LCD panel.

The touch function may replace the mouse after you start the Windows operating system and introduce appropriate gesture judgement. Gesture judgement and related Windows software applications are listed below:

NOTE: The finger operations below may not work with some software applications.

If your computer goes into sleep mode, touching the touch screen will NOT awaken the computer from sleep mode.

Table 4-1Touch Screen Operation

Finger Operation

Windows 7 Support

Windows Vista

Windows XP Support

 

(touch driver not

Support (touch driver

(touch driver

 

required)

not required)

required)

 

 

 

 

Tap and Double-tap– Touch and release to

Yes

Yes

Yes

click. This is the most basic touch action. You

 

 

 

can also double-tap to open files and folders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drag – Touch and slide your finger on screen.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Like dragging with a mouse, this moves icons

 

 

 

around the desktop, moves windows, selects

 

 

 

text (by dragging left or right), etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scroll – Drag up or down on the content (not

Yes (limited)

Yes (limited)

No

the scroll bar!) of a scrollable window to scroll.

 

 

 

You can toss the page with more finger inertia

 

 

 

and there is a little bounce when the end of the

 

 

 

page is reached. Scrolling is available with one

 

 

 

or more fingers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zoom – Pinch two fingers together or spread

Yes

No

No

them apart to zoom in or out on a document.

 

 

 

This works in applications that support mouse

 

 

 

wheel zooming.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two-Finger Tap – Tapping with two fingers

Yes (limited)

No

No

simultaneously zooms in about the center of the

 

 

 

gesture or restores to the default zoom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rotate – Touch two spots on a digital photo and

Yes

No

No

twist to rotate it just like a real photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flicks – Flick left or right to navigate back and

Yes

Yes

No

forward in a browser and other applications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press-and-hold– Hold your finger on screen

Yes

Yes

No

for a moment and release after the animation to

 

 

 

get a right-click.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press-and-tap with a second finger – To get

Yes

No

No

right-click, just like you would click the right

 

 

 

button on a mouse or track pad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: You can use your finger or a stylus (not provided) for touch applications.

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