Toshiba A205-S4707 Reference Guide

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The TouchPad

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, the small, smooth, square cutout located in front of 

the keyboard, is sensitive to touch and enables you to move the 
cursor with the stroke of a finger. Simply move your finger on the 
TouchPad in the direction you would like to move the cursor: 
❖ To move the cursor to the top of the page, push your finger 

forward on the TouchPad.

❖ To move the cursor to the bottom of the page, drag your finger 

toward yourself.

❖ To move the cursor to the right side of the page, slide your 

finger across the TouchPad from left to right.

❖ To move it to the left side, slide your finger from right to left.

Because the TouchPad is much smaller than the display screen, moving 
your cursor across the screen often means having to move your finger 
several times across the TouchPad in the preferred direction.

Once you have positioned your cursor, you can click it into place by 
either double-tapping the TouchPad or clicking the control buttons.

There are two active regions on the TouchPad

™

 that allow you to 

scroll as you would with any wheel device on a mouse or trackball.

To scroll vertically, run your finger up or down along the right edge 
of the TouchPad. To scroll horizontally, run your finger along the 
bottom edge of the TouchPad. This feature can be disabled or 
changed in the Mouse Properties dialog box.

When a step instructs you to click or choose an item, move the 
cursor to the item, then press and release the primary (left-hand) 
button. To double-click, press the primary button twice in rapid 
succession. The primary button usually corresponds to the left 
mouse button.

The function of the secondary (right-hand) button depends on the 
program you are using. It usually corresponds to the right mouse 
button (“right-clicking”). Check your program’s documentation to 
determine whether it uses the right mouse button.