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Touch Pad: Dell™ Latitude™ CS/CSx Portable Computers User's
Guide
The touch pad (see Figure 1) detects the position of your
finger over a touch-sensitive area and provides the computer full mouse functionality. The
touch pad’s two buttons correspond to the left and right buttons on a standard mouse.
Figure 1. Touch Pad

To best use the touch pad, follow these techniques:
- To move the cursor, lightly slide your finger over the smooth sensor area.
- To select an object, gently tap once on the surface of the touch pad.
- To select and move (or drag) an object, position the cursor on the object and tap
down-up-down on the touch pad. On the second down motion, leave your finger on the touch
pad and move the selected object by sliding your finger across the surface.
- To double-click an object, position the cursor on the object and then tap twice.
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NOTES: When enabled, the touch pad uses interrupt request (IRQ)
12. No other device can use IRQ12 while the touch pad is enabled.
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When you attach an external PS/2 mouse to the computer, the
touch pad is automatically disabled. |
To customize the touch pad, perform the following steps:
- Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
- Double-click the Mouse icon to open the Mouse Properties window
and click the Touch tab.
- Select the settings that work best for you and click Apply.
- Click OK to save the settings and close the window.
You can also click the touch pad icon on the taskbar and click TouchPad
Properties to open the Mouse Properties control panel.
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