Micron Electronics TransPort NX, User Manual

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Touch Pad Chapter Two - System Features
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Using the Touch Pad
The touch pad is a pressure sensitive pointing device that provides all the features
of a two-button mouse. Its primary function is to move the cursor around the
screen. To use your touch pad:
1. Place your fingers on the keyboard in the normal typing position. The touch
pad is easily accessible by moving either your left or right thumb off the space
bar and on to the touch pad.
2. Gently move your thumb across the pressure-sensitive touch pad in the
direction you want the cursor to move. The pad detects the change in
pressure and moves the cursor in the corresponding direction.
3. With a conventional mouse, selections are usually made by double-clicking the
mouse’s left button. The touch pad also supports this feature.
4. The touch pad offers another method of making selections in a software
program. It is called double-tapping. This function corresponds to double-
clicking with a mouse. Once the cursor has been moved to the object you
want to select, lightly double-tap the pressure sensitive touch pad to select the
desired object and start the application.
5. The buttons located below the touch pad are essentially the same in function
as those on a two-buttoned mouse. Clicking these buttons makes selections,
drags objects, or performs a variety of other functions depending on the
software. To select an object, first move the pointer over the object you want to
select, and then press the left button one time. The functions of these buttons
are software specific.
6. Double-clicking is a common technique for selecting objects or launching
programs from icons. Once you have moved the pointer over the object you
wish to select, rapidly press the left button twice.
There are two ways to drag:
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Move the pointer to the desired location then press down the left button.
While still holding down the left button, move the pointer to the desired
location. Then release the button.
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Move the pointer to the desired location. Tap the touch pad twice quickly as
if you were double-clicking, however do not remove your finger after the
second tap. While maintaining contact with the touch pad, move the pointer
to the desired location. Lift your finger to finish dragging.