Acer Aspire 9920G Aspire 9920G Service Guide - Page 13

Touchpad The built-in touchpad is a pointing device that senses movement on its surface. This means the cursor responds as you move your finger across the surface of the touchpad. The central location on the palmrest provides optimumg comfort and support. Touchpad Basics The following items will show you how to use the touchpad. • Move your finger across the touchpad (2) to move the cursor. • Press the left (1) and right (4) buttons to perform selection and execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchpad is the same as clicking the left button. • Use the 4-way scroll (3) button to scroll up or down and move left or right a page. This button mimics the cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of Windows applications. Function Execute Select Drag Access context menu Scroll Left button (1) Quickly click twice. Click once Click and hold, then use finger on the touchpad to drag the cursor. Right button (4) Click once. Main touchpad (2) 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. Center button (3) Click and hold to move up/ down/left/ right. Note: Keep your fingers, as well as the surface of the touchpad dry and clean. The touchpad is sensitive to your finger movement; hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Tapping hard will not increase the touchpad's responsiveness. Note: By default, vertical and horizontal scrolling is enabled on your touch pad. It can be disabled under Chapter 1 13