HP OmniBook 7100, Reference Manual

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Operating the OmniBook
Using the OmniBook Pointing Devices
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To use the built-in pointing devices
1. Place your hands in the typing position.
2.
Pointing stick.
With your index finger, press the pointing stick in the direction
you want the pointer to move. Pressing away from you moves the pointer up the
screen; pressing toward you moves the pointer down the screen.
Touch pad.
Move a thumb or finger across the touch pad in the direction you
want the pointer to move.
3. Use the left and right click buttons, which function like the left and right buttons
on a mouse, to make your selection.
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To open an application, move the pointer over the icon, then press the left
button twice rapidly.
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To make menu selections, move the pointer to the item and press the left
button once.
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To open the shortcut menu for an item, move the pointer over the item and
click the right button.
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To drag an item, move the pointer over the item. Press and hold the left
button while you move the pointer to the new location. Release the button.