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Setting TouchPad preferences, Connecting an external mouse

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Setting TouchPad preferences To access Mouse Properties, select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Mouse. Use Mouse properties in the Windows® operating system to customize settings for pointing devices, including the following settings: ● Button preference, which allows you to switch between left-hand and right-hand use (right-hand preference is enabled by default). ● TouchPad tapping, which enables you to tap the TouchPad once to select an object or twice to double-click an object (enabled by default). ● Edge motion, which enables you to continue to scroll even though your finger has reached the edge of the TouchPad (disabled by default). Connecting an external mouse You can connect an external USB mouse to the computer using one of the USB ports on the computer. 2 Chapter 1 Using the TouchPad ENWW

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Setting TouchPad preferences
To access Mouse Properties, select
Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware >
Mouse
.
Use Mouse properties in the Windows® operating system to customize settings for pointing devices,
including the following settings:
●
Button preference, which allows you to switch between left-hand and right-hand use (right-hand
preference is enabled by default).
●
TouchPad tapping, which enables you to tap the TouchPad once to select an object or twice to
double-click an object (enabled by default).
●
Edge motion, which enables you to continue to scroll even though your finger has reached the
edge of the TouchPad (disabled by default).
Connecting an external mouse
You can connect an external USB mouse to the computer using one of the USB ports on the
computer.
2
Chapter 1
Using the TouchPad
ENWW