Touchpad Usage Illustrations - Asus G4248 Hardware User Manual

Touchpad Usage Illustrations

Clicking/Tapping - With the pointer over an item, press the left button or use your fingertip to touch
the touchpad lightly, keeping your finger on the touchpad until the item is selected. The selected item
will change color. The following 2 examples produce the same results.
Clicking
Press the left pointer button and
release.
Double-clicking/Double-tapping - This is a common skill for launching a program directly from
the corresponding icon you select. Move the pointer over the icon you wish to execute, press the left
button or tap the pad twice in rapid succession, and the system launches the corresponding program. If
the interval between the clicks or taps is too long, the operation will not be executed. You can set the
double-click speed using the Windows Control Panel "Mouse." The following 2 examples produce the
same results.
Double-
Clicking
Press the left button twice and
release.
Dragging - Dragging means to pick up an item and place it anywhere on the screen you wish. You can
move the pointer over the item you select, and while keeping the left button depressed, moving the
pointer to the desired location, then release the button. Or, you can simply double-tap on the item and
hold while dragging the item with your fingertip. The following illustrations produce the same results.
Dragging-
Clicking
Hold left button and slide finger
on touchpad.
Using the Notebook PC
Tapping
Lightly but rapidly strike the
touchpad.
Double-
Tapping
Lightly but rapidly strike the
touchpad twice.
Dragging-
Tapping
Lightly strike the touchpad
twice, sliding finger on touch-
pad during second strike.
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