Using a touchpad

Two examples of touchpads

Areas

1. general touchpad area
2. left button
3. right button

To click

• move to where you want to click, using the general area
• tap on the touchpad (area 1) or tap on left button (area 2)

To double-click

• as above, but tap twice

To right-click

• move to where you want to tap using touchpad area 1
• and then …
  • either tap on right button (area 3)
  • or tap with two fingers at once (area 1)

To “click and drag” (or move an item)

• double-tap, but don’t lift your finger after the second tap. Drag the item where you want it
• OR – with your left hand finger – tap and hold the left button (area 2). With your right hand finger, tap and drag

Scroll (through a document or web site)

• Touch main area with two fingers and move up and down (or side to side for horizontal scrolling)

Zoom in or out of a document or web site

To Zoom in (magnify)

• Touch main area with two fingers held apart
• Pinch them together slowly

To Zoom out

• Touch main area with two fingers held together
• Pinch them apart slowly

Basic steps demonstrated