How do I turn-off the "Touchpad" so I can use my mouse instead, and type without my hand on the pad too. I'm new to PCs (I usually use a mac)
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Hold down the "fn" (function) key and press the F9 key (on my laptop the F9 key has a graphic of the touchpad with a line through it).
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I believe you can go in under 'Control Panel' and mouse/keyboard settings and deactivate the touchpad...
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There's actually nothing to turn off. Your mouse will merely take over for the Touchpad. I have a cordless mouse that works absolutely perfectly with this laptop. Enjoy! It's a great machine!!!!
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That can be a problem on most laptops as most do have a touchpad. However, there are a couple of things that you can do:1) Often you can adjust the sensitivity2) You can set the touchpad to only be enabled when an external mouse is not attached. We keep ours set this way.... most of the time a wireless mouse is plugged in so the touchpad stays disabled and out of the way.
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On Windows install the Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center. You can disabled tap to click there.
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Are you sure that your hand isn't accidentally hitting the trackpad while you type? Try turning off the trackpad (I think it's Fn + F8) and typing like that.
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Have you turned off your touchpad? It's easy to move the cursor around accidentally with one hand while mousing with the other.
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Here' what I found on online helpIf you have a touchscreen, touch input is on by default and can't be turned off. If you expect your laptop or monitor to respond to touch and it doesn't, check the manufacture's website to make sure it supports touch and that you have the correct drivers installed.Check for urself: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/touch-pen-settings-faq
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Yes, you can turn off the touchpad by hitting Fn F7, there is also a setting under the synaptic manager that detects and ignores accidental "palm clicks." You can adjust the sensitivity of this setting by right clicking on the Synaptics Pointing Device icon in the task tray and selecting "Pointing Device Properties." In the new window that pops up, click on "SmartSense." This slider allows you to adjust how the touchpad responds. If set to "Max" then it will only respond to a single finger, any touched area larger than a fingertip will be ignored. It may take some trial and error, but within a few days of owning the laptop you should be able to get it to a comfortable setting for your use.
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Update: J Mead has a point. I recall reading early on, and trying the scrolling feature in this mouse with my PC. At least for me, it proved cumbersome, which is why I never used that aspect. It was the best mouse for the time. But as I said, Mac's fantastic & easy touchpad technology has really turned me away from needing anything like this anymore.
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Here' what I found on online help If you have a touchscreen, touch input is on by default and can't be turned off. If you expect your laptop or monitor to respond to touch and it doesn't, check the manufacture's website to make sure it supports touch and that you have the correct drivers installed. Check for urself: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/touch-pen-settings-faq
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Great, I hope you post a full review soon.I'm curious about something. The PC looks flat like you use it like a laptop IF you were able to use a touch-screen keyboard. Does it come with a touch-screen keyboard?The thing about this that makes me wary is I don't know why one would even need a touch screen if it has to stand up on a desk like a regular monitor. In that case it seems easier to use the mouse than to reach up to touch the screen.
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You are probably brushing the touchpad. You might be able to find a setting to disable the touchpad while you are typing. Personally, I always use a mouse and disable the touchpad (mainly because of this problem)
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The only suggestion I have is for you to turn off the 'Tapping' function on your mouse pad as you might be accidentally tapping on it as you use your space bar. I haven't had any problems with the two laptops we purchased from Asus, but I did turn off that function on both of them. Hope this helps.
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You and I are looking for the same touchpad!!! I don't believe anyone is making the multi-touch point pad we want yet (at least not at an affordable price); this one is a two points of touch pad, so you can do limited gesturing only; I do use it with Windows 8 on a desktop that I dual boot with Windows 7. It's a nice change for my right hand since I use a normal mouse with scroll wheel at work.
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Hold the "function" key then press F7. This will toggle the mouse pad off and on
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switch from the mouse to the touchpad in control panel before you pull the mouse out.
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You can use a separate mouse one way or another. Doesn't matter if the Trackpad is disabled or not. However, if you do want to disable the Trackpad, just do the following:Go to "Devices and Printers"Select the keyboard cover deviceSelect the Trackpad driver settingsClick "Change settings"Disable the Trackpad driver.
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I have not encountered the problem of the touchpad, Can you elaborate point?Move the mouse or gesture is not responding?would you ever connected to the official website updated driver?after my operating system installation finished, the machine automatically connected with the official website of a major update, I do not know whether I can help you.