How to Change Touchpad Settings
Though your touchpad is a fixed part of your laptop, your computer treats it partly as an external device. To change your touchpad's settings, you have to access your pad's driver, which manages the touchpad's interactions with your operating system. The pad's settings options vary between models. Some pads enable you to tap corners for program shortcuts and some interpret finger gestures as commands. Most pads can scroll through documents using their edges, which can help you navigate long Web pages and business reports.
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Click the Windows "Start" button and select "Control Panel."
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Click "Hardware and Sound" to open a list of links to hardware configuration tools.
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Click "Mouse" in the window's Devices and Printers section to open the Mouse Properties dialog box.
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Click "Device Settings."
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Click "Settings" to open your driver's Settings dialog box.
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Change your touchpad's settings, which vary depending on your manufacturer and model. These often include sensitivity and speed settings.
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