Customizing The Touch Pad; Touch Pad Or Mouse Problems - Dell Inspiron 8500 Owner's Manual

66 Using the Ke yboard and To uchpad
• To double-click an object, position the cursor on the object and tap
twice on the touch pad or use your thumb to press the left touch-pad
button twice.

Customizing the Touch Pad

You can disable the touch pad or adjust their settings by using the Mouse
Properties window.
Open the Control Panel and double-click the Mouse icon.
1
On the Mouse Properties window:
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• Click the Device Select tab to disable the touch pad.
Click the Pointer tab to adjust touch pad settings.
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Select the desired settings and click Apply.
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Click OK to save the settings and close the window.
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Touch Pad or Mouse Problems

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H E C K T H E T O U C H P A D S E T T I N G S
Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Other
1
Hardware.
Click Mouse.
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Try adjusting the settings.
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P A D
Shut down the computer (see page 42).
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Disconnect the mouse.
2
Turn on the computer.
3
At the Windows desktop, use the touch pad to move the cursor around, select an
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icon, and open it.
If the touch pad operates correctly, the mouse may be defective.
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C H E C K T H E T O U C H
— See page 113.