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CHAPTER 3: Setting Up and Getting Started To... Do this... Access a shortcut menu or find more information about an object on the screen. Move an object on the screen. Position the pointer over the object. Quickly press and release the right button once. This action is called right-clicking. Position the pointer over the object. Press the left button and hold it down, then use the touchpad to move (drag) the object to the appropriate part of the screen. Release the button to drop the object where you want it. Using the display Your convertible notebook's screen combines the eye-soothing readability of a liquid-crystal display with the responsiveness of a pen controller. The screen provides a hard, smooth writing surface, minimizes glare, and increases readability. • Unlike other touchscreens and PDAs, your convertible notebook's display responds only to your convertible notebook's digital pen. Your convertible notebook will not respond to a PDA stylus or the touch of a fingertip. • Steady your hand on the display surface while writing. The pressure of your hand or fingers will not affect any open programs. • Switching from AC to battery power dims the display slightly to save battery power. 42

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CHAPTER
3
: Setting Up and Getting Started
42
Using the display
Your convertible notebook’s screen combines the
eye-soothing readability of a liquid-crystal display with the
responsiveness of a pen controller. The screen provides a
hard, smooth writing surface, minimizes glare, and increases
readability.
•
Unlike other touchscreens and PDAs, your convertible
notebook’s display responds only to your convertible
notebook’s digital pen. Your convertible notebook will
not respond to a PDA stylus or the touch of a fingertip.
•
Steady your hand on the display surface while writing.
The pressure of your hand or fingers will not affect any
open programs.
•
Switching from AC to battery power dims the display
slightly to save battery power.
Access a
shortcut
menu or find
more
information
about an
object on the
screen.
Position the
pointer over the
object. Quickly
press and release
the right button
once. This action
is called
right-clicking
.
Move an
object on the
screen.
Position the
pointer over the
object. Press the
left button and
hold it down,
then use the
touchpad to
move (drag) the
object to the
appropriate part
of the screen.
Release the
button to drop
the object where
you want it.
To...
Do this...