Basic operations, Advanced operations – Sony SVT212190X User Manual
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care. If it breaks, small granular shards may scatter and cause injury.
Do not drop the touch screen or subject it to a strong impact. Do not scratch the surface. A surface flaw may cause the
glass to break.
A protection sheet may be attached to the LCD screen frame at the factory. Remove the sheet before use; otherwise
the touch screen may not work correctly.
Some apps do not accept touch screen operations.
How to Use the Touch Screen (Touch screen equipped models)
You can tap the touch screen or make a simple motion with your fingers to operate your VAIO computer.
Basic operations
To click (tap)
Tap on the touch screen once with a finger. You can select a button, such as
OK and Cancel, or an item in a
menu by tapping it.
To double-click (double-tap)
Tap on the touch screen twice in quick succession with a finger.
You can start an app, such as a word processor or a spreadsheet program, or open a file by double-tapping its
icon.
To drag
Put a finger on the desired point on the touch screen and slide the finger. You can move a file or change the
window size with this motion.
To drag and drop
Touch the desired file icon, slide to another folder, window or app icon, and then lift your finger off the screen.
You can move or copy a file with this motion.
Advanced operations
You can make a simple motion (gesture) with your fingers on the touch screen to operate your VAIO computer.
The response to a gesture varies depending on the apps.
To right-click (touch and hold)
Touch and hold the desired point on the touch screen for a few seconds and lift your finger off the screen.
Depending on the point you touch, you can display various menus.
To scroll
Touch and slide a scrollable area of a window, such as an
Internet Explorer window. You can also drag the
slider on the vertical scroll bar of the selected window to scroll the window.
To zoom in or out on an image such as a photo (zoom)
Pinch on the touch screen with two fingers for zooming on an image, such as a photo on
Photos. Pinch open
to zoom in or pinch close to zoom out.