HP 6535b Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 7

Using pointing devices, Using the TouchPad, Setting pointing device preferences

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1 Using pointing devices Component Description (1) TouchPad* Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the screen. (2) Left TouchPad button* Functions like the left button on an external mouse. (3) Fingerprint reader Allows a fingerprint logon to Windows, instead of a password logon. (4) Right TouchPad button* Functions like the right button on an external mouse. (5) TouchPad scroll zone Scrolls up or down. *This table describes default settings. To view or change TouchPad preferences, select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Mouse. Using the TouchPad To move the pointer, slide your finger across the TouchPad surface in the direction you want the pointer to go. Use the TouchPad buttons like the corresponding buttons on an external mouse. To scroll up and down using the TouchPad vertical scroll zone, slide your finger up or down over the scroll zone. NOTE: If you are using the TouchPad to move the pointer, you must lift your finger off the TouchPad before moving it to the scroll zone. Simply sliding your finger from the TouchPad to the scroll zone will not activate the scrolling function. Setting pointing device preferences Use Mouse Properties in Windows® to customize settings for pointing devices, such as button configuration, click speed, and pointer options. To access Mouse Properties, select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Mouse. ENWW Using the TouchPad 1

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Using pointing devices
Component
Description
(1)
TouchPad*
Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the screen.
(2)
Left TouchPad button*
Functions like the left button on an external mouse.
(3)
Fingerprint reader
Allows a fingerprint logon to Windows, instead of a password logon.
(4)
Right TouchPad button*
Functions like the right button on an external mouse.
(5)
TouchPad scroll zone
Scrolls up or down.
*This table describes default settings. To view or change TouchPad preferences, select
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Hardware
and Sound
>
Mouse
.
Using the TouchPad
To move the pointer, slide your finger across the TouchPad surface in the direction you want the pointer
to go. Use the TouchPad buttons like the corresponding buttons on an external mouse. To scroll up and
down using the TouchPad vertical scroll zone, slide your finger up or down over the scroll zone.
NOTE:
If you are using the TouchPad to move the pointer, you must lift your finger off the TouchPad
before moving it to the scroll zone. Simply sliding your finger from the TouchPad to the scroll zone will
not activate the scrolling function.
Setting pointing device preferences
Use Mouse Properties in Windows® to customize settings for pointing devices, such as button
configuration, click speed, and pointer options.
To access Mouse Properties, select
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Hardware and Sound
>
Mouse
.
ENWW
Using the TouchPad
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