Acer Aspire 7740G Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 18

Function Execute Select Drag Access context menu Left button (2) Quickly click twice. Click once. Click and hold, then use finger on the touchpad to drag the cursor. Right button (3) Click once. Main touchpad (1) Tap twice (at the same speed as double-clicking a mouse button). Tap once. Tap twice (at the same speed as double-clicking a mouse button); rest your finger on the touchpad on the second tap and drag the cursor. Function Execute Select Drag Access context menu NOTE: Illustrations are for reference only. The exact configuration of your PC depends on the model purchased. NOTE: When using the touchpad, keep it - and your fingers - dry and clean. The touchpad is sensitive to finger movement; hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Tapping harder will not increase the touchpad's responsiveness. NOTE: By default, vertical and horizontal scrolling is enabled on your touchpad. It can be disabled under Mouse settings in Windows Control Panel. Using the Keyboard The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys. Lock Keys and numeric keypad The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off. Lock key Caps Lock Num Lock Scroll Lock + Description When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase. When Num Lock is on, the numeric keypad is in numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A better solution would be to connect an external keypad. When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up or down arrow keys respectively. Scroll Lock does not work with some applications. The keyboard has a numeric keypad with cursor-control keys. Desired access Number keys on embedded keypad Cursor-control keys on embedded keypad Main keyboard keys Num Lock on Type numbers in a normal manner. Hold while using cursorcontrol keys. Hold while typing letters on embedded keypad. Num Lock off Hold while using cursorcontrol keys. Type the letters in a normal manner. 10 Chapter 1