Chapter 2: What’s new?

Pinching/Zooming

Pinching allows you to zoom in or out on items such as .pdf files, images, and photos.

To pinch:

■Zoom out by holding two fingers apart on the screen, and then pull the fingers together to decrease an object's size.

■Zoom in by holding two fingers together on the screen, and then pull the fingers apart to increase an object's size.

Setting touch screen preferences

■To set preferences for visual feedback, click Start, click Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound, and then click Pen and Touch. These preferences are specific to the touch screen and the computer.

■To set preferences for left-handed or right-handed users, click Start, click Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound, click Tablet PC Settings, and then click the Other tab. These preferences are specific to the touch screen and the computer.

■To set pointing device preferences such as pointer speed, click speed, and mouse trails, click Start, and then click Devices and Printers. Then, right-click the device representing your computer, and click Mouse settings. These preferences apply to any pointing device in the system.

To change or test click settings:

1.Click Start, click Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound, click Pen and Touch, and then click the Pen Options tab.

2.Under Pen Actions, select the action, and then click Settings.

3.After making any changes or testing the settings, click OK.

To change or create flick assignments:

1.Click Start, click Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound, click Pen and Touch, and then click the Flicks tab.

2.Click Navigational flicks and editing flicks, and then click Customize.

3.Follow the on-screen instructions to change or create a flick assignment.

4.Click OK.

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Notebook Essentials