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Chapter 3: Getting Started You can use the EZ-Pad left and right buttons below the touchpad to select objects. Tips & Tricks For instructions on how to adjust the double-click speed, pointer speed, right-hand or left-hand configuration, and other touchpad settings, see "Changing the mouse or touchpad settings" in Using Your Computer which has been included on your hard drive. To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. Using the touchpad To... Do this... Move the pointer on the screen. Select an object on the screen. Start a program or open a file or folder. Move your finger around on the touchpad. If you run out of space and need to move the pointer farther, lift your finger, move it to the middle of the touchpad, then continue moving your finger. Position the pointer over the object. Quickly press and release the left button once. This action is called clicking. Position the pointer over the object. Press the left button twice in rapid succession. This action is called double-clicking. 34 www.gateway.com

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Chapter 3: Getting Started
You can use the EZ-Pad
left
and
right buttons
below the touchpad to select
objects.
Using the touchpad
Tips & Tricks
For instructions on how to adjust the double-click speed,
pointer speed, right-hand or left-hand configuration, and
other touchpad settings, see “Changing the mouse or
touchpad settings” in
Using Your Computer
which has
been included on your hard drive. To access this guide,
click
Start
,
All Programs
, then click
Gateway
Documentation
.
To...
Do this...
Move the pointer on
the screen.
Move your finger
around on the
touchpad.
If you run
out of space and
need to move the
pointer farther, lift
your finger, move it to
the middle of the
touchpad, then
continue moving your
finger.
Select an object on
the screen.
Position the pointer
over the object.
Quickly press and
release the left
button once. This
action is called
clicking
.
Start a program or
open a file or folder.
Position the pointer
over the object.
Press the left button
twice in rapid
succession. This
action is called
double-clicking
.