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- Touchpad Pointing Device
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Clicking
Double-Clicking
A
N
EXTERNAL
MOUSE
CAN
BE
CONNECTED
TO
THE
USB
PORTS
ON
YOUR
L
IFE
B
OOK
NOTEBOOK
AND
USED
SIMULTANEOUSLY
WITH
THE
T
OUCHPAD
. H
OWEVER
,
IF
YOU
BOOT
THE
SYSTEM
WITH
AN
EXTERNAL
MOUSE
CONNECTED
,
THE
T
OUCHPAD
WILL
BE
DISABLED
OR
ENABLED
DEPENDING
ON
THE
SPECIFICATIONS
IN
YOUR
BIOS
SETTINGS
.
See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 39.
Clicking means pushing and releasing a button. To
left-click, move the cursor to the item you wish to
select, press the left button once, and then immediately
release it. To right-click, move the mouse cursor to the
item you wish to select, press the right button once,
and then immediately release it. You also have the
option of performing the clicking operation by tapping
lightly on the Touchpad once.
Figure 10. Clicking with button
Double-clicking means pushing and releasing the left button
twice in rapid succession. This procedure does not function
with the right button. To double-click, move the cursor to the
item you wish to select, press the left button twice, then release
it immediately. You also have the option of performing a
double-click by tapping lightly on the Touchpad twice.
If the interval between clicks is too long, the double-click will
not be executed. Interval length can be changed by going to
Control Panel > Mouse > Mouse Properties > Buttons tab.
Figure 11. Double-clicking with button
