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Chapter 2 — Getting Started
Numeric Keypad
The embedded numeric keypad
consists of ten keys that make
number intensive input more
convenient. Press <NumLock> to
enable or disable the numeric keypad.
Touchpad
The touchpad is a pressure sensitive pointing device that provides all the
features of a two-button mouse. Its primary function is to move the cursor
around the screen.
The instructions listed below describe how to use the touchpad.
1. First, place your fingers on the keyboard in the normal typing
position. The touchpad is easily accessible by moving either your
left or right thumb off the space bar and on to the touchpad.
2. Gently move your thumb across the pressure-sensitive touchpad in
the direction you want the cursor to move. The pad detects the
change in pressure and moves the cursor in the corresponding
direction.
3. The touchpad offers another method of making selections in a
software program. It is called double-tapping. This function
corresponds to double-clicking with a mouse. Once the cursor
has been moved to the object you want to select, lightly double-
tap the pressure sensitive touchpad. This double-tapping on the
touchpad will select the desired item and prompt the software to
perform the related operation.
4. The buttons located directly below the touchpad are the same in
function as those on a two-buttoned mouse. Clicking these buttons
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