Touchpad Basics - Acer Aspire 5333 Service Manual

Touchpad Basics

Figure 1-6. Touchpad
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Move finger across the Touchpad (1) to move the cursor.
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Press the right (2) and left (3) buttons located beneath the Touchpad to perform selection and
execution functions. These two buttons are the equivalent of the left and right buttons on a
mouse. Tapping on the Touchpad is the same as clicking the left button.
Table 1-6. Touchpad
Function
Execute
Select
Drag
Access context
menu
NOTE:
When using the TouchPad, keep it - and fingers - dry and clean. The TouchPad is sensitive
to finger movement; hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Tapping too hard
will not increase the TouchPad's responsiveness.
1-16
3
Main TouchPad (1)
Tap twice (at the same speed as
double-clicking a mouse button).
Tap once.
Tap twice (at the same speed as
double-clicking a mouse button);
rest your finger on the TouchPad
on the second tap and drag the
cursor.
1
2
Right Button
(2)
Click once.
Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Left Button (3)
Quickly click twice.
Click once.
Click and hold, then use
finger on the Touchpad
to drag the cursor.
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