Toshiba P755D-S5266 Reference Guide
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Using the touch pad
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Using the touch pad
You can use the touch pad (the small, touch-sensitive area in front
of the keyboard) and the adjacent control buttons to:
❖ Move the pointer on the screen
❖ Select an item on the screen
❖ Open or activate an item on the screen
❖ Scroll through a document or information
of the keyboard) and the adjacent control buttons to:
❖ Move the pointer on the screen
❖ Select an item on the screen
❖ Open or activate an item on the screen
❖ Scroll through a document or information
(Sample Illustration) The touch pad and associated control buttons
Refer to the table below for specific instructions on performing
each operation.
each operation.
The pointer is the icon (usually an arrow) that moves on the screen
when you slide your finger across the touch pad or move a mouse
connected to your computer.
when you slide your finger across the touch pad or move a mouse
connected to your computer.
To: Do
the
following:
Example:
Move the on-screen
pointer
pointer
Slide your finger across the touch pad in the
direction you want to move the pointer.
direction you want to move the pointer.
To move the pointer a longer distance, slide
your finger several times across the touch
pad in the preferred direction.
your finger several times across the touch
pad in the preferred direction.
(Sample Illustration)
Pointer moves to the right
Pointer moves to the right
Select an item
1
Move the pointer to the item you want to
select.
select.
2
Do one of the following:
❖
Tap the touch pad once
OR
❖
Press and release the primary
(left-hand) control button
(left-hand) control button
(Sample Illustration)
Tap once to select
Tap once to select
Secondary control button
Primary control button
Touch pad