Navigating with the TouchPad

TouchPad Procedures

 

 

Task

Procedure

 

 

Move the cursor

Move your finger directionally across the

 

TouchPad surface.

 

 

Increase or decrease

Increase or decrease finger speed across

cursor speed

the TouchPad surface.

 

 

Right-, left-, or center-click

Press the right or left TouchPad button as

or double-click

you would the corresponding button on an

 

external mouse.

 

 

Highlight an item*

Press down on the TouchPad as you move

 

the cursor over the item.

 

 

Select text or an object*

Position the cursor over the highlighted

 

text or object, then quickly tap the

 

TouchPad once.

 

 

Activate a selection*

Position the cursor 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.

 

 

Select, then drag and drop

Press down on the TouchPad as you move

an item*

the cursor 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 pointing-device button like the left button of an external mouse.

Setting TouchPad Preferences

To access all TouchPad features and settings, including mouse trails, cursor speed, double-click space, and Windows 98 single- click mode, select StartÆSettingsÆControl PanelÆMouse.

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