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Getting Started

Using the TouchPad™

To move the cursor, gently push the pointing device in the direction you want the cursor to move. Pushing harder on the pointing device moves the cursor faster.

Primary button—Performs the same function as the left button on a mouse.

When a step instructs you to click or choose an item, move the cursor to the item, then press and release the primary button. To double-click, press the primary button twice in rapid succession.

Secondary button—Performs the same function as the right button on a mouse.

Using the TouchPad™

The TouchPad™, the small, smooth, square cutout located in front of the keyboard, is sensitive to touch and enables you to move the cursor with the stroke of a finger. Simply move your finger on the TouchPad in the direction you would like to move the cursor:

❖To move the cursor to the top of the page, push your finger forward on the TouchPad.

❖To move the cursor to the bottom of the page, drag your finger toward yourself.

❖To move the cursor to the right side of the page, slide your finger across the TouchPad from left to right.

❖To move it to the left side, slide your finger from right to left.

NOTE

Because the TouchPad is much smaller than the display screen,

 

moving your cursor across the screen often means having to move

 

your finger several times across the TouchPad in the preferred

 

direction.

 

 

Once you have positioned your cursor, you can click it into place by either double-tapping the TouchPad or clicking the control buttons.

Scrolling with the TouchPad™

There are two active regions on the TouchPad™ that allow you to scroll as you would with any wheel device on a mouse or trackball.

To scroll vertically, run your finger up or down along the right edge of the TouchPad. To scroll horizontally, run your finger along the bottom edge of the TouchPad. This feature can be disabled or changed in the Mouse Properties dialog box.