Toshiba A45 Series manual Using Toshiba Touch and Launch, Sample Toshiba Touch and Launch window

58	Getting Started
	Using the computer for the first time

Using TOSHIBA Touch and Launch

TOSHIBA Touch and Launch is a program that adds features to the TouchPad. For example, by selecting an icon you can:

❖Open a document

❖Launch a program

❖Show a list of windows and switch the active window

❖Open Internet Explorer favorites

TOSHIBA Touch and Launch is like a miniature Windows® desktop. You can personalize TOSHIBA Touch and Launch to help you work more efficiently.

To activate TOSHIBA Touch and Launch, touch and hold your finger on a corner of the TouchPad. The TOSHIBA Touch and Launch window will appear.

Sample TOSHIBA Touch and Launch window

A blue circle within the TOSHIBA Touch and Launch window represents your finger location on the TouchPad. As you move the blue circle over an icon in the TOSHIBA Touch and Launch window, the icon is highlighted or selected. Release your finger from a selected icon to choose the icon's function. If the icon is highlighted in orange and selected, the function corresponding to the selected icon will be launched and the TOSHIBA Touch and Launch window