1. Left button

2. Right button

To click

With the pointer on your desired item or object, press the left button once.

Alternatively, tap on the touch pad once.

To double-click

With the pointer on your desired item or object, press the left button twice quickly.

Alternatively, tap on the touch pad twice quickly.

To right-click

With the pointer on your desired item or object, press the right button once.

Alternatively, tap on the touch pad with two fingers.

Depending on the location of the pointer, you can display various shortcut menus.

To drag

With the pointer on your desired item or object, press the left button once, and while holding down the button, slide your finger on the touch pad.

Alternatively, tap on the touch pad twice quickly, and on the second tap, slide your finger.

To drag and drop

Drag an icon, such as a file, to your desired location and release your finger from the left button.

Alternatively, tap the icon twice quickly, and on the second tap, slide your finger to your desired location and lift the finger off the touch pad.

To scroll

Slide two fingers up and down on the touch pad to scroll vertically on the screen.

Slide two fingers from side to side on the touch pad to scroll horizontally on the screen.

To open the app menu

Put your finger on the top edge of the touch pad and slide the finger down.

The app menu does not appear if an app does not support the app menu.

To open the charms

Put your finger on the right edge of the touch pad and slide the finger left. See Opening the Charms for more information.

To switch apps

Put your finger on the left edge of the touch pad and slide the finger right to switch to the running app. When more than one app is running, repeat this action to switch apps in descending order from the last-used app.