Activate Touch Pad
TouchPad can sometimes get disabled on laptops, or the user may disable it because of inconvenience caused by its responsiveness. To enable and disable Touch pad.
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The HP laptop touchpad is an alternative to a physical mouse device. You can navigate your screen by moving your finger on the touchpad and double-tapping the.
The touchpad driver software for Dell laptops contains an option to disable the touchpad entirely. For people who prefer to use an external mouse, this option.
TouchPad can sometimes get disabled on laptops, or the user may disable it because of inconvenience caused by its responsiveness. To enable and disable.
HP laptops come with a touchpad as an alternative to a mouse.
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The HP laptop touchpad is an alternative to a physical mouse device. You can navigate your screen by moving your finger on the touchpad and double-tapping the touchpad to highlight text. Clicking on the left button below the touchpad will simulate clicking on the left mouse button. Similarly, clicking on the right button below the touchpad will simulate right-clicking on the mouse. The touchpad is located below the keyboard panel and is driven by the Synaptics TouchPad software. You can enable the touchpad by hardware or software.
Hardware Instructions
Step 1
Click on the ON/OFF button located near the touchpad to toggle between enabling or disabling the touchpad. If the light near the touchpad is red, the touchpad is disabled. If the light is white, the touchpad is enabled. If the ON/OFF button isn t available, refer to the next step.
Step 2
Touch and hold the top-left corner of the touchpad for about five seconds to toggle between enabling or disabling the touchpad. If the touchpad is enabled, an icon will briefly appear on the touchpad. If the touchpad is disabled, the icon with a line through will appear briefly on the touchpad and a small light on the touchpad will turn on.
Step 3
Refer to the software instructions to activate the touchpad via software.
Software Instructions
Right-click on the desktop. Select Personalize. This will open up a pop-up window.
Select the Device Settings tab. If the Enabled column states Yes, the touchpad is already enabled.
Click on the Enable button to enable the touchpad.
Step 4
Click the OK button to close the window.
Step 5
Select the X tab to remove the Personalize window.
Tip
The software instructions will only work if the Synaptics TouchPad application is installed.
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