Using the Touchpad

Using the Touchpad

The keyboard contains a cursor-pointing device called a touchpad. You can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the built-in touchpad.

Touchpad

Pointer

Touchpad

Right Button

 

Left Button

 

 

Actions

Descriptions

Point

Slide one finger on the touchpad to place the pointer on an item or

 

object.

 

 

Click

Press the left button once.

 

 

Double-click

Press the left button twice.

 

 

Right-click

Press the right button once. In many applications, this action

 

displays a shortcut menu of context-sensitive choices.

 

 

Drag

Slide one finger while pressing the left button.

 

 

Scroll

Move your finger along the right edge of the touchpad to scroll

 

vertically. Move your finger along the bottom edge to scroll

 

horizontally. (The scroll function is available only with

 

applications that support a touchpad scroll feature.)

 

 

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Sony Notebook Computer manual Using the Touchpad, Actions Descriptions