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skipping typos

Sep 9, 2012 1:36AM PDT

Everytime I att curserempt to write on messenger, facebook, etc, if i hesitate for less than a second I find my proble,. curser has skipped back. Well, it just happened her so I left the evidence so you can see my hingproblem. This is making it so frustrating to get anything accomplished. It also makes my recipient thinking i am computer impaired.
Is there adjustment I can make?

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Did you try
Sep 9, 2012 1:40AM PDT

The old disable the touchpad and use an external mouse test?

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external mouse test?
Sep 9, 2012 1:56AM PDT

Thank you for helping. I have used an external mouse but do not know how to disable the touchpad. Is this accomplished by simply plugging in the mouse?

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Some laptops do that.
Sep 9, 2012 1:58AM PDT

No exact model so try the old "place a sheet of thick paper over the mousepad" trick.

You would think Dell would document the disable feature. My dell has it.
Bob

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over reactive laptop pad
Sep 9, 2012 2:28AM PDT

Are you saying my mousepad is too sensitive? I just have to hover over it..not even touching it to go to a link.

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What I'm writing is
Sep 9, 2012 2:30AM PDT

As a test you disable it. If your model does not have a disable then you can use the old thick paper trick.

I've lost count how many times turning off the pad fixed this issue.
Bob