Toshiba Tecra A8-S8415 Resource Guide for Tecra A8 - Page 34

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34 Using the Toshiba Dual Pointing Device ❖ To move it to the left side, slide your finger from right to left. Because the TouchPad is much smaller than the display screen, moving your cursor across the screen often means having to move your finger several times across the TouchPad in the desired direction. Once you have positioned your cursor, you can either click it into place by double-tapping the TouchPad or clicking the control buttons. Scrolling with the TouchPad™ There are two active regions on the TouchPad™ that allow you to scroll as you would with any wheel device on a mouse or trackball. To scroll vertically, run your finger up or down along the right edge of the TouchPad. To scroll horizontally, run your finger along the bottom edge of the TouchPad. This feature can be disabled or changed in the Mouse Properties dialog box. Control buttons When a step instructs you to click or choose an item, move the cursor to the item, then press and release the primary (left-hand) button. To double-click, press the primary button twice in rapid succession. The primary button usually corresponds to the left mouse button. The function of the secondary (right-hand) button depends on the program you are using. It usually corresponds to the right mouse button ("right-clicking"). Check your program's documentation to find whether it uses the right mouse button. Disabling or enabling the Dual Pointing Device The Dual Pointing Device is enabled by default. To change the enable/disable Dual Point setting, press Fn + F9, or: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Mouse Properties. The Mouse Properties window appears. 2 Click the Dual Pointing Device tab. The Dual Pointing Device tab view window appears. 3 Select Disable or Enable, whichever is appropriate. 4 Click Apply. 5 Click OK. The Mouse Properties window closes.

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Using the Toshiba Dual Pointing Device
❖
To move it to the left side, slide your finger from right to left.
Because the TouchPad is much smaller than the display
screen, moving your cursor across the screen often means
having to move your finger several times across the TouchPad
in the desired direction.
Once you have positioned your cursor, you can either click it into
place by double-tapping the TouchPad or clicking the control
buttons.
Scrolling with the TouchPad
™
There are two active regions on the TouchPad
™
that allow you to
scroll as you would with any wheel device on a mouse or trackball.
To scroll vertically, run your finger up or down along the right edge
of the TouchPad. To scroll horizontally, run your finger along the
bottom edge of the TouchPad. This feature can be disabled or
changed in the Mouse Properties dialog box.
Control buttons
When a step instructs you to click or choose an item, move the
cursor to the item, then press and release the primary (left-hand)
button. To double-click, press the primary button twice in rapid
succession. The primary button usually corresponds to the left
mouse button.
The function of the secondary (right-hand) button depends on the
program you are using. It usually corresponds to the right mouse
button (“right-clicking”). Check your program’s documentation to
find whether it uses the right mouse button.
Disabling or enabling the Dual Pointing Device
The Dual Pointing Device is enabled by default. To change the
enable/disable Dual Point setting, press Fn + F9, or:
1
Click
Start
,
Control Panel
,
Printers and Other Hardware
,
and then click
Mouse Properties
.
The Mouse Properties window appears.
2
Click the
Dual Pointing Device
tab.
The Dual Pointing Device tab view window appears.
3
Select
Disable
or
Enable
, whichever is appropriate.
4
Click
Apply
.
5
Click
OK
.
The Mouse Properties window closes.