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Mouse wheel and rocker switch equivalents, Changing touchpad properties, To customize the enhanced ez pad – Gateway TM 5150 User Manual

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Mouse wheel and rocker switch equivalents

The following table describes using the rocker switch to perform wheel
functions.

Changing touchpad properties

Use the following instructions to change EZ Pad Plus properties such as
button configuration, drag, edge motion, cursor configuration, and others.

1.

Click

Start

,

Settings

, and

Control Panel

.

2.

In the Control Panel window, double-click the

Mouse

icon.

3.

In the Mouse Properties

dialog box, click the tab of your choice to

access and customize touchpad functions.

To find out more about using and customizing the touchpad, click the

Help

button in the Mouse Properties dialog box.

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Scroll Up/Down

Press forward or backward on the rocker switch to scroll
through documents.

Zoom in/out

Press and hold Ctrl as you apply pressure to the rocker
switch.

Data zoom

Press and hold Shift as you rock the switch to jump to a
hyperlink or return to previous Web sites using Internet
Explorer or expand or collapse menu trees in Windows
Explorer.

Autoscroll

Click both sides of the rocker switch and let go once. The
document continues flowing until you use a keystroke,
mouse click, or additional rocker action to quit scrolling.

Pan

Hold down both sides or the middle of the rocker switch
and swipe your finger across the touchpad to scroll quickly,
either vertically or horizontally. Break contact with the
touchpad to quit scrolling.

To customize the Enhanced EZ Pad