Laptop User Manual

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Getting Started
Using the touch pad
Select an item
1 Move the pointer to the item you want to
select.
2 Do one of the following:
❖ Tap the touch pad once
OR
❖
Press and release the primary
(left-hand) control button
(Sample Illustration)
Tap once to select
Open or activate an
item
1 Move the pointer to the item you want to
open/activate.
2 Do one of the following:
❖ Tap the touch pad twice in rapid
succession
OR
❖ Press and release the primary
control button twice in rapid
succession
(Sample Illustration)
Tap twice to open
Right-click an item
1 Move the pointer to the item you want to
right-click.
2 Press and release the secondary control
button.
This feature varies by application. Check
your application documentation for specific
instructions on right-clicking.
(Sample Illustration)
Click the secondary
(right-hand) control
button
Scroll vertically
Slide your finger along the right edge of the
touch pad in the direction you want to scroll.
Repeat to scroll a longer distance.
(Sample Illustration)
Vertical scrolling active
area
Scroll horizontally
Slide your finger along the bottom edge of
the touch pad in the direction you want to
scroll. Repeat to scroll a longer distance.
(Sample Illustration)
Horizontal scrolling
active area
To: Do the following: Example: