Navigating With The Touchpad; Setting Touchpad Preferences - Compaq Armada E500 Series Reference Manual

Navigating with the TouchPad

Task
Move the cursor
Increase or decrease
cursor speed
Right-, left-, or center-click
or double-click
Highlight an item*
Select text or an object*
Activate a selection*
Select, then drag and drop
an item*
*To perform this task exactly as you would with an external mouse, use
the left pointing-device button like the left button of an external mouse.

Setting TouchPad Preferences

To access all TouchPad features and settings, including mouse
trails, cursor speed, double-click space, and Windows 98 single-
click mode, select StartÅSettingsÅControl PanelÅMouse.
TouchPad Procedures
Procedure
Move your finger directionally across the
TouchPad surface.
Increase or decrease finger speed across
the TouchPad surface.
Press the right or left TouchPad button as
you would the corresponding button on an
external mouse.
Press down on the TouchPad as you move
the cursor over the item.
Position the cursor over the highlighted
text or object, then quickly tap the
TouchPad once.
Position the cursor over the selection, then
quickly tap the TouchPad twice.
NOTE: To select and activate a preference,
first tap the preference once to select it,
then tap the preference twice to activate it.
Press down on the TouchPad as you move
the cursor over the item, then drag the
item to the new location. To drop the item,
release the pressure.
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