Using The Touch Pad - Toshiba Portege R830-S8310 Resource Manual

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Using the touch pad

Using the touch pad
You can use the touch pad (the small, touch-sensitive area in front
of the keyboard) and the adjacent control buttons to:
❖ Move the pointer on the screen
❖ Select an item on the screen
❖ Open or activate an item on the screen
❖ Scroll through a document or information
Primary control button
(Sample Illustration) The touch pad and associated control buttons
Refer to the table below for specific instructions on performing
each operation.
Some of the following features may need to be enabled before they
can be used.
To enable the following features, click on the Mouse icon in the
Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. Click the Device Settings tab and
then click Settings.
To:
Move the on-screen
pointer
Secondary control button
The pointer is the icon (usually an arrow) that moves on the screen
when you slide your finger across the touch pad or move a mouse
connected to your computer.
Do the following:
Slide your finger across the touch pad in the
direction you want to move the pointer.
To move the pointer a longer distance, slide
your finger several times across the touch
pad in the preferred direction.
Touch pad
Example:
(Sample Illustration)
Pointer moves to the right