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Point | Move your finger on the pad until the cursor points to the |
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Click | Press and release the left button. |
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| Tap gently anywhere on the pad. |
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Double- | Press and release the left button twice in quick succession. |
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| Tap twice on the pad rapidly. |
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Drag | Press and hold the left button, then move your finger until you |
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and | reach your destination (drag). Finally, release the button (drop) |
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drop | when you finish dragging your selection to the destination. The |
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| object will drop into the new location. |
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| Gently tap twice on the pad and on the second tap, keep your |
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| finger in contact with the pad. Then, move your finger across the |
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| pad to drag the selected object to your destination. When you lift |
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| your finger from the pad, the selected object will drop into place. |
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Scroll | To scroll is to move up and down or left and right in the working |
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| area on the screen. |
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| To move vertically, place your finger on the right edge of the |
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| pad and slide your finger up and down along the edge. To move |
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| horizontally, place your finger on the bottom edge of the pad and |
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| slide your finger left and right. |
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| This function works only after you install the touchpad driver |
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| supplied with the computer and it may not work for all |
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| applications. |
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TABLE NOTE: If you swap the left and right buttons, “tapping” on the touchpad as an alternative method of pressing the left button will no longer be valid.
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