20 - Using the Touchpad
The touchpad controls the arrow
slide your finger across the touchpad, the cursor will follow this
movement. Many applications support touchpad gestures that use
one or more fingers, however, some gestures may not be supported
by the specific application or program you are using.
Touchpad gestures
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Single-finger slide
Slide a finger across the touchpad to move the cursor.
Single-finger press or tap
Press the touchpad down, or lightly tap the touchpad with
your finger, to perform a 'click', which will select or start an
item. Quickly repeat the tap to perform a double tap or
'double click'.
Two-finger press
Lightly tap the touchpad with two fingers to perform a
'right click'. In the Start screen, this will toggle the app
commands. In most apps this will open a context menu
related to the selected item.
Two-finger slide
Swiftly scroll through web pages, documents and playlists
by placing two fingers on the touchpad and moving both in
any direction.
Two-finger pinch
Zoom in and out of photos, maps and documents with a
simple finger-and-thumb gesture.
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(or 'cursor') on the screen. As you