eMachines M2105 eMachines M-Series Notebook User's Guide - Page 30

scrolling, tapping, changing touchpad settings

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getting started scrolling In some applications, you can drag your finger up or down on the scroll zone to roll the display up or down. tapping A unique feature of a touchpad, as compared to a traditional mouse, is the ability to recognize taps on the touchpad area as clicks of the left click button. If you've never used a touchpad with this feature, you may find it helpful. Because inadvertent taps may confuse new users, by default this feature is turned off on your notebook. changing touchpad settings If you want to enable tapping or make any other touchpad-related changes (such as changing the settings for a left-handed user), click the Synaptics Touchpad icon and select Pointing Device Properties. Then click Device Settings and the Settings button. Next, highlight Tapping and check the Enable Tapping box in the properties window. 30

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getting started
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scrolling
In some applications, you can drag your finger up or down on the scroll zone to
roll the display up or down.
tapping
A unique feature of a touchpad, as compared to a traditional mouse, is the
ability to recognize taps on the touchpad area as clicks of the left click button.
If you’ve never used a touchpad with this feature, you may find it helpful.
Because inadvertent taps may confuse new users, by default this feature is
turned off on your notebook.
changing touchpad settings
If you want to enable tapping or make any other touchpad-related changes
(such as changing the settings for a left-handed user), click the Synaptics
Touchpad icon
and select Pointing Device Properties. Then click Device
Settings and the Settings button. Next, highlight Tapping and check the Enable
Tapping box in the properties window.