Gestures for the touch screen panel and touchpad
Gestures allow you to launch programs and access the settings of your
Notebook PC. Refer to the following illustrations when using hand gestures on your touch screen panel and touchpad.
NOTE: The following screenshots are for reference only. The touch screen panel’s appearance may vary depending on model.
Using touch screen panel gestures
The gestures allow you to launch programs and access the settings of your Notebook PC. The functions can be activated by using the hand gestures on your Notebook PC’s touch screen panel.
Left edge swipe Right edge swipe
Swipe from the left edge of the screen to launch Task view .
Swipe from the right edge of the screen to launch Action Center .
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Tap/Double-tap Press and hold
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Tap an app to select it.
Double-tap an app to launch it.
Zoom in
Press and hold to open the rightclick menu.
Zoom out
Spread apart your two fingers on the touch screen panel.
Bring together your two fingers on the touch screen panel.
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Finger slide Drag
Slide your finger to scroll up and down and slide your finger to pan the screen left or right.
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Drag to create a selection box around multiple items.
Drag and drop an item to move it to a new location.
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Using the touchpad
Moving the pointer
You can tap anywhere on the touchpad to activate its pointer, then slide your finger on the touchpad to move the pointer onscreen.
Slide horizontally
Slide vertically
Slide diagonally
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One-finger gestures
Tap/Double-tap
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Tap an app to select it.
Double-tap an app to launch it.
Drag and drop
Double-tap an item, then slide the same finger without lifting it off the touchpad. To drop the item to its new location, lift your finger from the touchpad.
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Left-click Right-click
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Click an app to select it.
Double-click an app to launch it.
Click this button to open the rightclick menu.
NOTE: The areas inside the dotted line represent the locations of the left mouse button and the right mouse button on the touchpad.
Two-finger gestures
Tap
Tap two fingers on the touchpad to simulate the right-click function.
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Two-finger scroll (up/down) Two-finger scroll (left/right)
Slide two fingers to scroll up or down.
Slide two fingers to scroll left or right.
Zoom out Zoom in
Bring together your two fingers on the touchpad.
Spread apart your two fingers on the touchpad.
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Drag and drop
Select an item then press and hold the left button. Using your other finger, slide on the touchpad to drag the item, lift your finger off the button to drop the item.
Three-finger gestures
Tap
Tap three fingers on the touchpad to invoke Cortana.
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Swipe left/Swipe right
If you opened multiple apps, swipe three fingers left or right to switch between these apps.
Swipe up Swipe down
Swipe up to see an overview of all the apps currently opened.
Swipe down to show the desktop.
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Four-finger gestures
Tap
Tap four fingers on the touchpad to invoke Action Center.
Customizing your touchpad
1. Launch All settings from the Action Center.
2. Select , then select Touchpad .
3. Adjust the settings to your preference.
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Using the NumberPad (on selected models)
• Press and hold for a second to toggle between number keys or touchpad.
• Press and hold then slide anywhere on the
NumberPad to launch Windows Calculator.
IMPORTANT!
Please note that all versions of NumberPad are only supported on the latest Microsoft Windows® operating system.
NOTE: To use the % and = function, set the input language to English.
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