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Using Your VAIO Computer

Using the Touch Pad

You can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the touch pad.

Action

Description

 

 

Point

Slide your finger on the touch pad (1) to place the pointer (2) on an item or object.

 

 

Click

Press the left button (3) once.

 

 

Double-click

Press the left button twice.

 

 

Right-click

Press the right button (4) once. In many applications, this action displays a shortcut menu.

 

 

Drag

Slide your finger on the touch pad while pressing the left button.

 

 

Scroll

Slide your finger along the right edge of the touch pad to scroll vertically. Slide your finger along the bottom edge to scroll

 

horizontally (the scroll function is available only with applications that support a touch pad scroll feature).

 

 

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You can disable/enable the touch pad to suit your preference for using the mouse. See Setting Up Your Computer with VAIO Control Center (page 96) to launch VAIO Control Center. Once launched, select the topic on the pointing device and see the help file for the detailed instructions.

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Be sure to connect a mouse before disabling the touch pad. If you disable the touch pad without connecting a mouse, you will be able to use only the keyboard for pointer operations.