Learning With Chromebooks: The Chromebook Touchpad

Hello Team Remote Families! Today's blog post is the first in a series to help students get the most out of their Chromebooks.

The Chromebook Touchpad

Similar to tablets and smartphones, the Chromebook's touchpad recognizes "gestures" or hand movements. See the list below to learn more:

Move the pointer: Move your finger across the touchpad

Click: Press or tap the lower half of the touchpad.

Right-click: Press or tap the touchpad with two fingers.

Scroll: Place two fingers on the touchpad and move them up and down to scroll vertically, or left and right to scroll horizontally.

Switch Between Tabs: If you have multiple browser tabs open, swipe left and right with three fingers.

Change How Your Touchpad Works 

You can tap your touchpad to click, or change the direction you scroll. Here's how: 

1. At the bottom right, select the time. 
2. Select Settings (the "gear" icon)
3. In the "Device" section, select Touchpad (or Touchpad and mouse). 
4. Change how your touchpad works: 

• Turn tap-to-click on or off. 
• Choose type of scrolling: Turn off Reverse (swipe up to move the page up). Turn on Reverse (swipe up to move the page down).