Using The Trackpad Touch Gestures - Lenovo ThinkPad E555 User Manual

Using the trackpad touch gestures

The whole trackpad is an active area sensitive to finger touch and movement. You can use the trackpad
to perform pointing and clicking actions as a traditional mouse does. You also can use the trackpad
to perform a variety of touch gestures.
This topic introduces the frequently used touch gestures such as tapping, dragging, scrolling, and rotating.
For more gestures, see the help information system of the ThinkPad pointing device.
Notes:
• Some gestures are only available in certain apps and modes of the ThinkPad pointing device.
• When using two or more fingers, ensure that your fingers are slightly apart.
Tapping
Tap anywhere on the trackpad
with one finger to select or open
an item.
Two-finger scrolling
Put two fingers on the trackpad
and move them in the vertical or
horizontal direction. Then you
can scroll through the document,
Web site, or apps.
Two-finger pinching
Put two fingers on the trackpad
and move them closer together
to zoom out.
1
Pointing
Use the pointing stick to move the pointer. To use the
pointing stick, apply pressure to the nonslip cap on the
pointing stick in any direction parallel to the keyboard.
Then you can move the pointer. But the pointing stick
itself does not move. The speed at which the pointer
moves depends on the pressure you apply to the pointing
stick.
2
Scrolling
Press and hold the dotted scrolling bar while moving the
pointer. Then you can scroll through the document, Web
site, or apps.
3
Left-clicking
Press the left-clicking zone to select or open an item.
4
Right-clicking
Press the right-clicking zone to display a shortcut menu.
Two-finger tapping
Tap anywhere on the trackpad with
two fingers to display a shortcut
menu.
Two-finger rotating
Put two fingers on the trackpad
and rotate them clockwise or
counterclockwise to rotate an item.
Two-finger pinching
Put two fingers on the trackpad and
move them farther apart to zoom in.
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