HP OmniBook xe3-gc HP OmniBook XE3 - Setup Guide - Page 23

Using Your Computer, Startup Guide

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Using Your Computer Operating the Computer 1 Pad Lock touch pad on/off button 2 Touch pad (pointing device) 3 Scroll up/down toggle 4 Click buttons • Move a thumb or finger across the touch pad in the direction you want the pointer to move. • Use the click buttons, which function like the left and right buttons on a mouse, to make your selection. You can also tap on the touch pad instead of clicking a button. • To open an application, move the pointer over the icon, then press the left click button twice rapidly (double-click). You can instead tap twice on the touch pad. • To make a menu selection, move the pointer to the item and click the left click button once. • To open the shortcut menu for an item, move the pointer over the item and click the right click button. • To drag an item, move the pointer over the item. Press and hold the left click button while you move the pointer to the new location. Release the button. • To scroll up and down, press the top or bottom of the center toggle below the touch pad. • To disable the touch pad, press the Pad Lock button. (The amber touch pad indicator lights.) To reenable it, press the Pad Lock button again. You may wish to disable the touch pad, for example, when you are entering text and do not want to move the cursor accidentally. Avoid contact with the touch pad itself at the same time you are pressing the Pad Lock button (to disable or to reenable); simultaneous contact will not allow the Pad Lock button to work properly. Startup Guide 23

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Using Your Computer
Operating the Computer
Startup Guide
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1
Pad Lock touch pad on/off button
2
Touch pad (pointing device)
3
Scroll up/down toggle
4
Click buttons
Move a thumb or finger across the touch pad in the direction you want the pointer to
move.
Use the click buttons, which function like the left and right buttons on a mouse, to
make your selection. You can also tap on the touch pad instead of clicking a button.
To open an application, move the pointer over the icon, then press the left click
button twice rapidly (double-click). You can instead tap twice on the touch pad.
To make a menu selection, move the pointer to the item and click the left click button
once.
To open the shortcut menu for an item, move the pointer over the item and click the
right click button.
To drag an item, move the pointer over the item. Press and hold the left click button
while you move the pointer to the new location. Release the button.
To scroll up and down, press the top or bottom of the center toggle below the touch
pad.
To disable the touch pad, press the Pad Lock button. (The amber touch pad indicator
lights.) To reenable it, press the Pad Lock button again. You may wish to disable the
touch pad, for example, when you are entering text and do not want to move the
cursor accidentally. Avoid contact with the touch pad itself at the same time you are
pressing the Pad Lock button (to disable or to reenable); simultaneous contact will not
allow the Pad Lock button to work properly.