Touchpad; Touchpad Basics; Touchpad Gestures - Acer TravelMate P645-M User Manual

Touchpad

Touchpad basics

The touchpad controls the arrow (or 'cursor') on the screen. As you slide
your finger across the touchpad, the cursor will follow this movement.
Press the left or right side of the button located beneath the touchpad to
perform selection and execution functions. These two areas are similar to the
left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchpad is the same as
clicking the left side of the button.
Note: The touchpad is sensitive to finger movement; the lighter the touch,
the better the response.
Please keep the touchpad and your fingers dry and clean.
The cursor is controlled by some basic gestures:
• Single-finger slide: Slide a finger across the touchpad to move
the cursor.
• Single-finger tap: Lightly tap the touchpad with your finger, to
perform a 'click', which will select or start an item. Quickly repeat
the tap to perform a double tap or 'double click'.
• Drag: Press and hold the left side of the selection button, or tap twice
anywhere on the touchtap, then slide a second finger across the touchpad to
select all items in an area.

Touchpad gestures

Windows 8 and many applications support touchpad gestures that use one or
more fingers.
Note: Support for touchpad gestures depends on the active application.
These allow you to control applications with a few simple gestures, such as:
• Swipe in from edge: Access Windows tools
by swiping into the center of the touchpad from
the right, top or left.
• Swipe in from right edge: Toggle the
charms.
• Swipe in from top edge: Toggle the app commands.
• Swipe in from left edge: Switch to the previous app.
• Two-finger slide: Swiftly scroll through web pages, documents
and playlists by placing two fingers on the touchpad and moving
both in any direction.
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