Acer TravelMate 510, Service Manual, Page: 20 / 138

12 System Introductions
Touchpad Basics
The following items teach you how to use the touchpad:
1. Move your finger across the touchpad to move the cursor.
2. Press the left and right buttons located on the edge of the touchpad to do
selection and execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left
and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchpad produces similar
results.
Note: Keep your fingers dry and clean when using the touchpad. Also
keep the touchpad dry and clean. The touchpad is sensitive to
finger movements. Hence, the lighter the touch, the better the
response. Tapping too hard will not increase the touchpad’s
responsiveness.
Function Left Button Right Button Tap
Execute Click twice
quickly Tap twice (at the same speed
as double-clicking the mouse
button)
Select Click once Tap once
Drag Click and hold,
then use finger
to drag the
cursor on the
touchpad Tap twice (at the same speed
as double-clicking the mouse
button) and hold finger to the
touchpad on the second tap
to drag the cursor
Access
context
menu Click once