Using Touchpad Gestures; Scrolling; Pinching/Zooming - HP Presario CQ32-100 - Notebook PC User Manual

Using TouchPad gestures

The TouchPad supports a variety of TouchPad gestures. To activate the TouchPad gestures, place two
fingers on the TouchPad at the same time as described in the following sections.
NOTE: The TouchPad gestures feature is disabled at the factory. In order to use the TouchPad
gestures feature, you must enable it using the instructions below.
To enable or disable gestures, double-click on the Synaptics icon in the notification area, at the far right
of the taskbar, and then check or uncheck Disable gestures. To enable or disable a specific gesture,
select Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Mouse > Device settings > Settings, and then check
or clear the check box next to the gesture you want to enable or disable.
To enable, reenable, or disable TouchPad gestures:
1. Double-click on the Synaptics icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, and then
click the Device Settings tab.
2. Select the device, and then click Settings.
3. Select the gesture that you want to enable or disable.
4. Click Apply, and then click OK.

Scrolling

Scrolling is useful for moving up or down, or left or right, on a page or image. To scroll, place two fingers
slightly apart on the TouchPad and drag them across the TouchPad in an up, down, left, or right motion.
NOTE: Scrolling speed is controlled by finger speed.

Pinching/Zooming

Pinching allows you to zoom in or out on items such as PDFs, images, and photos.
To pinch:
●
Zoom in by placing two fingers together on the TouchPad, and then moving them apart to gradually
increase the object's size.
●
Zoom out by placing two fingers apart on the TouchPad, and then moving them together to
gradually decrease the object's size.
28 Chapter 3 Pointing devices and keyboard