Touchpad Basics - Acer Aspire 5710G Service Manual

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Touchpad Basics

The following teaches you how to use the touchpad:
Move your finger across the touchpad (2) to move the cursor.
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Press the left (1) and right (4) buttons located beneath the touchpad to perform selection and
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execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse.
Tapping on the touchpad is the same as clicking the left button.
The center (3) button to mimics your cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of Windows
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applications.
Function
Execute Click twice quickly
Select Click once
Drag Click and hold, then
use finger on the
touchpad to drag
the cursor.
Access context
menu
Scroll
NOTE: When using the touchpad, keep it - and your fingers - dry and clean. The touchpad is sensitive to finger
movements; hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Tapping too hard will not increase the
touchpad's responsiveness.
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Internet browser (user-programmable)
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Left Button (1) Right Button (4)
Click once
Default application
Main touchpad (2)
Tap twice (at the
same speed as
double-clicking the
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.
Center button (3)
Click and hold to
move up/down/left/
right.
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