Can you use the keyboard on the laptop simultaniously with the keypad or do you have to turn the keypad off?
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YES1 It works beautifully and acts as if it is part of the keyboard. Excellent for use with a laptop without the number pad.
1684115
You can use them at the same time. This keypad basically becomes part of the keyboard.
453795
If you are referring to the touchpad there is a feature called palm rejection and you adjust the sensitivity. It seems to be pretty smart and that if you slide your palms on the touch pad it minimizes movement of the pointer. My favorite trick though is to use a USB mouse, and then change the setting that disables the touchpad while mouse is active. It allows me to use a regular mouse but if unplug and need to use my laptop to do something really quick i can either use the touch screen or unplug the usb key and then the touchpad is active right away, plug the usb key back in and the touchpad automatically turns off. It even has a nice amber light to remind you the touchpad is inactive.
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they give you a little sticker to put on the left side of the trackpad. this enables you to turn on BOTH the trackpad and keyboard at the same time. and same thing for powering on. Hope this helps.
1909939
Yes you can. There is plenty of room. The keyboard actually just sits on the pad with a magnet. You can take the keypad completely off and set it aside if you want. I really like it.
2196824
You sure can. There's a hotkey for it. I usually keep my touchpad off when i can and use a cheap usb mouse.
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yes sometimes i had turn off my computer to use my touch pad.... it is really inconvenient
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Hello Hibby! Well, I am not sure I am the one to answer this question to your satisfaction. First of all, I am a 3 -4 finger typist, and rarely rest my palms on the laptop. Therefore, I have no problem with the touchpad getting in the way of my typing. When I use this laptop more for typing, I will be using my laptop easel with a bluetooth connected full-size keyboard. Hope this helps. Mike.
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In Laptop mode the keyboard faces forward and up, so it can be used. In Touchpad mode the keyboard faces backwards and down, with keys disabled.
1830646
No and no. It is intended to be held when being used. If you are doing some small mousing on the touchpad maybe but generally you will be holding with one or two hands. If you need a more regular keyboard there are options but this is not it.
577495
No you don't, you use an on-screen keyboard operated by the remote. It's rather cumbersome but you won't have to use it very much.
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Yes. Above the keypad, on the laptop, there are three buttons. The first one is the settings button and if you click on it a window will pop up with a bunch of different settings and turning the touchpad of is one of those options.
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Sorry, don't know the answer to your questions, but I will tell you that the Windows 8 OS, without touchscreen capability, makes for a very problematic typing experience...I have to hit Fn and F7 to turn off the touchpad or all hell breaks lose when you try to type.
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No, the keyboard connects with the same adaptor as the mouse and there is not an on/off. Change out the battery before you chalk it up to faulty.
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Yes, we had a problem with the touchpad being pressed while using the keyboard and USB mouse. Fortunately, there is a setting that automatically disables the touchpad whenever a USB mouse is plugged in.Also, we had to disable the Win 8 gestures on the touch pad, because it kept doing weird things like pulling up the Windows 8 sidebar (which we never use).
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Pretty sure you can use both, but I'd save some time and just NOT buy the keyboard. It's awful.
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I honestly have no clue.. I bought the keyboard for a friend... Tho he ended up just getting a new laptop.. Not sure why.. Apologies I can't help more..
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You jave to use both in tandem. But when the keyboard is on, you will not see the touch keypad for the letters appear on-screen.