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Note
• To open an application, move the pointer over the icon, then press the left click
button twice rapidly (double-click). You can instead tap twice on the touch pad.
• To make a menu selection, move the pointer to the item and click the left click button
once.
• To open the shortcut menu for an item, move the pointer over the item and click the
right click button.
• To drag an item, move the pointer over the item. Press and hold the left click button
while you move the pointer to the new location. Release the button.
• To scroll up and down, press the top or bottom of the center toggle below the touch
pad.
• To disable the touch pad, press the Pad Lock button (the amber touch pad indicator
turns off). To reenable it, press the Pad Lock button again (the touch pad indicator
lights). You may wish to disable the touch pad, for example, when you are entering
text and do not want to move the cursor accidentally. Avoid contact with the touch
pad itself at the same time you are pressing the Pad Lock button (to disable or to
reenable); simultaneous contact will not allow the Pad Lock button to work properly.
To customize the operation of the touch pad (and an external PS/2 or serial mouse, if
installed), double-click the Synaptics Touch Pad icon (or open Mouse in Control Panel)
to access Mouse Properties; you will find the icon in the taskbar, toward the lower right
corner of your screen. Select the tab corresponding to the characteristics you want to
configure, including:
• button configuration for right-handed or left-handed operation (Button tab for mouse,
Button Actions tab for touch pad)
• double-click speed, pointer speed, and pointer trail
• click sensitivity
The touch pad is by default inactive when an external mouse is installed. You can
enable both touch pad and an external pointing device by changing the BIOS setting.
See "Using the BIOS Setup Utility" on page 74.
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