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This Properties window allows you to personalize your pointing device settings. Use the menu tree to the left to access the customizable features.
Using the Properties Window
Click on a feature in the menu tree to see a page of settings for that feature. Some features have several pages of settings. Click on the + (plus sign) next to a feature to see all its related pages. The settings will appear in the window to the right of the menu tree. Information about these options and instructions on how to change them will appear here in this information box. You can use the scroll bar to view the contents of the information box.
Defaults Button
The Defaults button returns all the settings on the current page back to their factory-set values.
OK Button
The OK button saves your changes and closes the Properties window.
Cancel Button
The Cancel button closes the Properties window without saving any changes and reverts to all the previous settings.
Apply Button
The Apply button saves your changes, but keeps the Properties window open so you can make more changes.
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The Enable buttons check box enables the "mouse" buttons for this pointing device. To configure the action performed when you press a button, select the name of the button from the menu tree. For example, you could define the right button to "go to a web page in your default browser." Each time you click the right button on your pointing device, your web browser would automatically open and load the specified page.
When Enable buttons is not selected, the buttons are disabled and pressing them has no effect; tapping is the only way to click with your pointing device.
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Scroll item under pointer
Select this option if you want to scroll the window or item that is under the pointer. With this option you do not need to click on a window first in order to scroll it. NOTE: This feature might not work with Windows 95.
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Select an action from the list above to assign it to the selected button. The selected action will occur every time you press the button.
If you are unable to select an action from the list, ensure the buttons are enabled. To enable the buttons, perform the following steps:
1. Select Buttons in the menu tree to the left.
2. Select the Enable buttons check box.
3. Select the button from the Buttons menu tree to return to this page.
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This button brings up a configuration dialog box pertaining to the action selected in the list box.
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The Press-to-Select feature allows you to use tapping and pressing motions to perform "mouse" clicks.
Tapping or pressing on the tip of the pointing stick is the same as clicking the left mouse button. However, tapping or pressing can be quicker and more convenient than using the mouse button.
"Tapping" means quickly striking and then releasing your finger from the top of the pointing stick. A light, quick tap works best. Very hard or slow taps are less effective. Tap once for a single click, or twice in rapid succession for a double-click.
"Pressing" means swiftly pushing down on the top of the pointing stick with your finger. A light, deliberate press works best. Press straight down to simulate clicking and holding the mouse button. Press straight down and then to the side to click-and-drag in any direction. Release the pressure when you want to release the mouse button.
Select the Enable Press-to-Select check box to enable this feature.
The physical buttons can also be used to click; if you clear this check box, the physical buttons are the only way to click.
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This menu tree lists the options for your pointing device. To configure an option, click on the entry corresponding to the option.
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The Pointer Motion settings pages allow you to specify how the "mouse" pointer on the screen moves in response to your pointing actions.
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The Constrained Motion feature allows you to force purely horizontal or vertical motion of the pointer on the screen. This feature is most useful when using a drawing program. You activate Constrained Motion by pressing and holding a specified key while moving the pointer. When the key is pressed, the initial direction of your pointer motion determines the allowed direction of movement for as long as your finger remains on the TouchPad.
To enable the Constrained Motion feature:
1. Select the Enable constrained motion check box to enable the options in the list box.
2. Choose a key from the list box for activating Constrained Motion.
3. Press and hold the selected key whenever you want to constrain pointer motion.
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Press-to-Select means left click
This option produces a left mouse click when you tap or press on the pointing stick. A right mouse click is generally used to display a context pop up menu.
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These keys can be used to activate the Constrained Motion mode. Select the key of your choice by clicking on the entry in the list box.
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The EdgeMotion™ feature is designed to simplify long-distance pointer motions. When your finger reaches the edge of the TouchPad, the pointer will continue to move in the same direction until you lift your finger. Select one of the EdgeMotion options.
The Virtual Scrolling feature also supports EdgeMotion. To control EdgeMotion during scrolling, select Long Distance Scrolling under Virtual Scrolling in the menu tree.
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Perform EdgeMotion only when dragging
When this option is selected, EdgeMotion occurs only during a tap-and-drag gesture. EdgeMotion will not occur during ordinary pointer movement. Tapping must be enabled for this feature to work.
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Perform EdgeMotion when dragging and pointing
When this option is selected, EdgeMotion occurs whenever your finger reaches the edge of the TouchPad.
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No EdgeMotion
To move the pointer a long distance without EdgeMotion, you must make repeated finger strokes on the pad or increase the pointer motion speed in the Mouse Control Panel.
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By selecting the Enable Tap Zones check box, you can configure each of the four corners of the TouchPad surface to act as different buttons when tapped. These corner regions are called Tap Zones.
Tapping in the center of the TouchPad always produces a left click.
If you clear the Enable Tap Zones check box, then a tap anywhere on the TouchPad produces a left click.
A variety of actions can be assigned to the tap zones.
To enable Tap Zones:
1. Ensure that Enable Tapping is selected on the Tapping page.
2. Select the Enable Tap Zones check box above.
3. Select the name of a Tap Zone in the menu tree to assign an action to that zone.
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Select an action for taps in the bottom left corner zone of your TouchPad.
For example, if you select Middle Click, then a tap in the bottom left corner of the TouchPad surface performs the same action as a middle click. Select No Zone to disable this tap zone (then taps in the zone act like a left click, just as on the rest of the pad.
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Select an action for taps in the top left corner zone of your TouchPad.
For example, if you select Middle Click, then a tap in the top left corner of the TouchPad surface performs the same action as a middle click. Select No Zone to disable this tap zone (then taps in the zone act like a left click, just as on the rest of the pad).
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Select an action for taps in the top right corner zone of your TouchPad.
For example, if you select Right Click, then a tap in the top right corner of the TouchPad surface performs the same action as pressing the right mouse or TouchPad button. Select No Zone to disable this tap zone (then taps in the zone act like a left click, just as on the rest of the pad).
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Select an action for taps in the bottom right corner zone of your TouchPad.
For example, if you select Right Click, then a tap in the bottom right corner of the TouchPad surface performs the same action as pressing the right mouse or TouchPad button. Select No Zone to disable this tap zone (then taps in the zone act like a left click, just as on the rest of the pad).
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Press this button to see the Properties dialog for the selected action.
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The diagram above represents the surface of the TouchPad. The cross-hatched area on the diagram shows the active Tap Zone regions on the TouchPad surface.
When you place your finger on the TouchPad, arrows appear along the edge of the TouchPad diagram to show your finger's position. If your finger is in an active Tap Zone region on the TouchPad, the corresponding Tap Zone area on the diagram will turn a solid color. You can make the Tap Zone regions larger or smaller by dragging one of the small black squares on the corners of the cross-hatched areas.
If you have difficulty triggering a Tap Zone action, try making the Tap Zone region larger. If a Tap Zone action triggers too easily, try making the Tap Zone region smaller.
If the Tap Zones are gray and cannot be adjusted, ensure that Tapping and Tap Zones are selected.
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This section allows you to customize your TouchPad buttons. Press the Help button for more information.
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Defaults
Returns all settings on this page to their default values.
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EdgeMotion speed can be configured to be pressure-sensitive or fixed.
Control speed with finger pressure
Select this option if you want the EdgeMotion speed to increase as you press your finger harder on the TouchPad surface.
Fixed speed
Select this option to make the EdgeMotion speed the same all the time.
Adjust EdgeMotion Speed
This slider controls the speed of the EdgeMotion when the Fixed speed option is selected. You can choose the EdgeMotion speed by adjusting the slider between Slow and Fast.
If the controls on this page are gray and cannot be adjusted, ensure that EdgeMotion is enabled. To enable EdgeMotion, perform the following steps:
1. Select EdgeMotion in the menu tree to the left.
2. Select one of the Perform EdgeMotion options.
3. Select EdgeMotion Speed from the menu tree to return to this page.
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When this check box is selected the speed of the EdgeMotion is determined by how hard your finger is pressed on the TouchPad.
When this check box is not selected the pointer moves at the speed indicated on the slider when the finger is in the EdgeMotion region.
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Select this check box for constant EdgeMotion speed.
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Tapping on the surface of the TouchPad is the same as clicking the left TouchPad "mouse" button. However, tapping is usually quicker and more convenient than using the mouse button.
"Tapping" means quickly touching and then lifting your finger off the TouchPad surface. A light, quick tap works best. Very hard or slow taps are less effective. Tap once for a single click, or twice in rapid succession for a double-click.
Select the Enable Tapping check box to enable this feature. The TouchPad buttons can also be used to click. If you clear this check box, the TouchPad buttons are the only way to click.
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Virtual Scrolling Tutorial
This simple maze will help you learn how to use the Virtual Scrolling feature.
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