What is a touchpad on a laptop, phone, tablet, computer and why is it needed? How to turn on the touchpad on a laptop?
An article about the options for including the touchpad on the laptop.
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What is a touchpad and how does it work?
The touchpad, in a literal translation from English, means touching, pillow.
Touchpad (touchpad) on the laptop
In a modern gadget, a touchpad is a coordinating device that can control the keyboard cursor, give certain instructions to a computer, a cell phone, and any electronic device. In practice, this is a small touch panel.
The start of the work of the touchpad begins with a slight pressing or touching the fingers to its surface.
The touchpad for various equipment, conditionally can be divided into several types:
- cursor menu on a laptop, smartphone, iPhone.
- the index key on the "mouse" of a stationary computer device.
- several special keys in the tablet, laptop, musical electronic instrument.
The index -key panel is located near the main keyboard of electronic equipment, the keyword keys, the main cell phone keyboard, on the control panel of the equipment of household and production equipment.
The device can be separate from the main equipment. In this case, the connection to the electronic technique passes through the interface.
The device can be transparent, in the form of a touch screen located on top of the main equipment.
In practice, the touchpads are small sensitive panels with an area of \u200b\u200bup to 50 square centimeters.
Types of devices on different equipment
The touchpad on the tablet
The touchpad on the laptop
Touchpad located under a mobile phone touch keyboard
Further, we will consider in detail what is a touchpad on a laptop.
Tachpad on a laptop: how does it work?
The device is a touch system that replaces the computer “mouse” built into the laptop.
Touchpad (touchpad) on the laptop
The panel of the system cannot be moved on the table with your hand. You can only work by touch by tapping your fingers.
The latest generation computers allow you to turn, change the image parameters, copy, save, perform many other necessary actions using the device.
Options for turning on the touch panel (touchpad) on the laptop
- activate a small recess on the touchpad, or rather a special inclusion key. Such a key is in many laptops of the last generation.
- activate the key combination FN+F1 ……… F12. The color of small icons - the icons of the FN key and one of the twelve keys F, should be the same. The device will be included.
Turning on the device using the keys FN+F1 ……… F12
- carefully read the instructions for a laptop located on a constant C, in the Documentation folder (documentation), use its tips.
- connect a touchpad using a special settings program.
Turning on the touchpad using settings
- we get access to the settings by pressing the key F2 or Del
- we enter the settings program BIOS
Type of BIOS settings program on a laptop
- choosing the option Pointing Device (Indicating devices)
Pointing Device option
- we change the option for the name Enabled (Inclusive)
Activation of the Enabled option
- we change the option for the name Disabled (Turning off) if you want to turn off.
- we exit the settings program by pressing the key "Save & Exit" (Save and exit).
Activation of the Save & Exit key to set the touchpad function on a laptop
Note: to configure the device using a settings program, preferably a specialist in order to avoid damage to a computer or laptop.
If you can’t connect the devices in all indicated methods, there is the last option. It consists in reinstalling the working system. This is too serious a question to implement it without the intervention of a technical specialist. We hope that you will not come to such a situation!
Choose any of the simple, practical methods proposed above.