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Using the touch pad
Using the touch pad
You can use the touch pad (the small, touch-sensitive area in front
of the keyboard) and the adjacent control buttons to:
❖ Move the pointer on the screen
❖ Select an item on the screen
❖ Open or activate an item on the screen
❖ Scroll through a document or information
Primary control button
(Sample Illustration) The touch pad and associated control buttons
Refer to the table below for specific instructions on performing
each operation.
To:
Move the on-screen
pointer
Select an item
Secondary control button
The pointer is the icon (usually an arrow) that moves on the screen
when you slide your finger across the touch pad or move a mouse
connected to your computer.
Do the following:
Slide your finger across the touch pad in the
direction you want to move the pointer.
To move the pointer a longer distance, slide
your finger several times across the touch
pad in the preferred direction.
1
Move the pointer to the item you want to
select.
2
Do one of the following:
❖
Tap the touch pad once
OR
❖
Press and release the primary
(left-hand) control button
Touch pad
Example:
(Sample Illustration)
Pointer moves to the right
(Sample Illustration)
Tap once to select
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