Dell Alienware Series Manual

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Using your touchpadUse the touchpad to move the cursor or select objects on the screen.• To move the cursor, gently slide your finger over the touchpad.• To left-click or select an object, press the left touchpad button or tap the touchpad once.• To right-click an object, tap the right touchpad button once.• To double-click an object, press the left touchpad button twice or tap twice on the touchpad.• To select and move (or drag) an object, position the cursor on the object and tap twice quickly on the touchpad without removing yourfinger from the touchpad after the second tap, then move the selected object by sliding your finger over the surface.Touchpad gesturesNOTE: Some touchpad gestures may not be supported on your computer.NOTE: You can change the touchpad gestures settings by double‑clicking the touchpad icon in the notification area.Your computer may support Scroll, Zoom, Rotate, Flick, and Quick Launch gestures.Table 4. List of touchpad gesturesScroll Pan—Move the focus on the selected object when the entireobject is not visible. Move two fingers in the desired direction to panscroll the selected object.Vertical Auto‑Scroll—Scroll up or down on the active window.Move two fingers up or down at a fast pace to start verticalauto‑scroll.Tap on the touchpad to stop auto‑scroll.Horizontal Auto‑Scroll—Scroll left or right on the active window.Move two fingers left or right at a fast pace to start horizontalauto‑scroll.Tap on the touchpad to stop auto scrolling.Circular Scroll Up/Down—Scroll up or down.In the vertical‑scroll zone at the right edge of the touchpad, moveyour finger clockwise to scroll up and counterclockwise to scrolldown.Circular Scroll Left/Right—Scroll left or right.In the horizontal‑scroll zone at the bottom edge of the touchpad,move your finger clockwise to scroll right and counterclockwise toscroll left.Zoom One‑finger zoom—Zoom-in or zoom-out by moving one finger inthe zoom zone (at the left edge of the touchpad).Move a finger up in the zoom zone to zoom‑in.34 Using your computer