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Touch Pad: Dell™ Latitude™ CP and CPi

Using the Touch Pad

Touch Pad

Using the Touch Pad

The PS/2-compatible touch pad detects the position of your finger over a touch-sensitive area and provides the computer with full mouse functionality. The touch pad's two buttons correspond to the left and right buttons on a standard mouse. To move the cursor, lightly slide your finger over the smooth sensor area. To select an object, gently tap once on the surface of the touch pad. To select and move (or drag) an object, position the cursor on the object and tap down-up-down on the touch pad. On the second down motion, leave your finger on the touch pad and move the selected object by sliding your finger across the surface. To double-click an object, position the cursor on the object and then tap twice. You can customize touch pad and cursor features in the Microsoft^� Windows 95^� operating system.

Follow these steps to customize the touch pad's features:

1. Click the Start button and select Settings.
   
2. Select Control Panel.
   
3. Double-click the Mouse icon and select the Touchpad tab to customize touch pad features such as edge motion, touch sensitivity, and tap movement.
   
4. Click Enhancements to enable the touch-pad edge finder features.
   You can also set up the touch pad as a virtual scroll bar and customize features such as momentum and scroll-edge motion.

NOTE: The touch pad is enabled using the Pointing Device option in the System Setup program. If you change the setting of the Pointing Device option, you must reboot the computer for the change to take effect.

When enabled, the touch pad uses IRQ12. No other device can use IRQ12 while the touch pad is enabled.