Can the touchpad be turned off??
454220
How to enable/disable the touchpad on a Dell Inspiron 15R notebook Description: This document will show how to enable and disable the touchpad on a Dell Inspiron 15R notebook. Enabling and disabling the touchpad on a Dell Inspiron is very simple. First locate the "FN" (Function) key. It is located at the bottom left corner of the keyboard to the right of the "CTRL" (Control) key. Notice that the FN key is orange. Now take a look at the top row of keys on the keyboard there is a row of keys starting with the letter "F" (F1, F2, F3, F4...) on each of these "F" keys there is an orange icon. The FN key allows you to use those orange icons. In this instance we want to enable or disable the touch pad if you notice on the F3 key there is a picture of a touchpad with an "X" through it. This will allow you to enable or disable your touchpad. First press and hold the FN key and then press the F3 key at the same time. Notice at the top of your touchpad an orange light came on this means your touchpad is disabled. If you press FN and F3 at the same time again the light above the touchpad will turn off meaning the touchpad is now enabled. - See more at: http://www.microcentertech.com/tech_center/DB/read_article.php?faqid=./HowTos/HOW2000371B.htm#sthash.i7wA2Nbj.dpuf
178324
I'm not sure. If so it'd be in the touchpad settings where you could do so I think
1705027
If it is window 7 premium, no, I can't tell if the laptop is turned off. I am not good in Laptop O learned by myself but I know only window 8 usually has touch screen hope it helps
1552352
You can bring it back by pressing the keyboard button as well. However, the issue I believe is that the touch and pen drivers turn off after while to conserve battery. You can disable it and it will always stay active.
1385111
I do not turn it off. It would save on batteries if I did. I've had to replace the batteries once. You will know when you need to replace them because the mouse will act funny.
1965441
If you go to control panel located on the apps section of the start menu, click on "view by" on the upper right and click large icons. Now find "mouse" on the page and click it. From there it will open up a tab with all these mouse properties, but on the tab go to the "ClickPad Settings" button all the way on the right. Look down and you will see something in a square check box with the label "Disable internal pointing device when external USB pointing device is attached." Check that box and click ok and the trackpad should be off. Enjoy the laptop!
2217398
I don't have it in front of me, but I never turn it off. Hasn't drained the battery in a few months either. I don't even turn off the mouse. I speculate that it put the devices in some sort of power standby. I don't remember seeing a way to turn the keyboard off.
1235138
No. You have to shut it off. But it's a great mouse! It's small and very comfortable to use.
1295599
Don't know, but the sound manipulation by the touchpad is doing the same to me. I tried to find a disabler for it with no luck. I did download the supplemental control program from Logitech that goes with the keyboard. Plan to look at it again to try to disable, just haven't got to it yet.
1057407
yes sometimes i had turn off my computer to use my touch pad.... it is really inconvenient
1738110
Yes, the trackpad can be disabled very easily...in fact, this is exactly what I did with mine after I hooked up my wireless mouse through one of the USB ports(got tired of accidentally clicking/activating the pad while typing). Still before doing this, I'd recommend updating all the drivers/software for the trackpad as well as tweaking the settings because the performance can be improved dramatically...out of the box it had some issues.
2196826
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.
1057405
Actually you can do something even better. There is a setting in the mouse control panel that has to be installed from Vizio. There is an option to disable the touch pad when another mouse is connected. Works like a CHARM. Absolutely love it.
1067418
Yes.Can be turned off by pressing the Fn + F10 key.(But, Keyboard backlight of my machine was broken in one day.Since living in Japan, it is not put out to repair)
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.
137413
If you are referring to the touchpad itself you can try to press the F6 key, that toggles the touchpad on and off. If it is something other than that, We would suggest that you visit our Acer Community website (community.acer.com) for support questions like this. You can join discussions with product specialists and members just like you who are ready to guide you through the process of finding solutions to your issues.
1100070
I am not a huge fan of the touch pad. It is very unresponsive at times. Really bugs me. Other than that, it is an excellent laptop.