Using The Touchpad - Toshiba Tecra A3 Series Resource Manual

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Learning the basics

Never turn off the computer if a drive indicator light

indicates a drive is active.

Using the TouchPad™

The TouchPad, 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'd 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.

Using primary and secondary control buttons

When you want to click or choose an item, use the TouchPad

to move the pointer/cursor to the item. Once the pointer/

cursor is positioned, you can click it into place by either

double-tapping the TouchPad or clicking the control buttons.

The control buttons are adjacent to the TouchPad and are used

like the buttons on a mouse. The primary control button is the

left one and corresponds to the left mouse button. To double-

click, press the primary button twice in rapid succession.

The function of the secondary button depends on the program

you are using. It usually corresponds to the right mouse

The operating system records information, such as your desktop

setup, during its shutdown procedure. If you do not let the operating

system shut down normally, details such as new icon positions may

be lost.

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.

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