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Using Your VAIO Computer >
Using the Touch Screen
Gesture
Description
Tap
Tap on the touch screen once with a finger. This gesture is equivalent to a click with a mouse.
Double-tap
Tap on the touch screen twice in quick succession with a finger. This gesture is equivalent to a double-click with a mouse.
Press-and-hold
Touch and hold on the touch screen with a finger until a circling icon appears, and then lift the finger off the screen to display
a context-sensitive shortcut menu (if any). This gesture is equivalent to a right-click with a mouse.
Press-and-tap
Touch and hold on the touch screen with a finger and tap with another finger to display a context-sensitive shortcut menu (if
any). This gesture is equivalent to a right-click with a mouse.
Drag
Put a finger on the touch screen and slide it while keeping the finger in contact with the screen. Drag left or right for panning;
up or down for scrolling.
Flick
Put a finger on the touch screen and slide it linearly in quick motion.
You can assign an individual task to up to eight flicks. There are four default flick
assignments: you can flick left to move backward, flick right to move forward, flick up
to scroll up, and flick down to scroll down. When a flick gesture is successfully
recognized, an icon appears with a description of the assignment on the desktop.
To add or change the flick assignments, click
Start
,
Control Panel
,
Hardware and
Sound
, and
Pen and Touch
to access the
Flick
tab.
Zoom
With some software applications, you can pinch on the touch screen with two fingers
for zooming. Pinch open to zoom in or pinch close to zoom out.
