On my HP laptop, at the top of the mouse pad closest to the keyboard, there was a button I could press to turn off the mouse pad.
HTH, Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hallsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 04:43 Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] hot key for device manager > Hi. This doesn't appear to work on my Toshiba laptop, so yes this must be > laptop-specific. I'd love to be able to turn off my mouse pad, but the > only > way to do it as far as I can see is to actually disable the mouse pad > through device manager. Does anyone using a Synaptecs pointing device know > how to do this in a better way? Thanks in advance. > Chris Hallsworth > BrailleNote mPower user > Website: www.chrishallsworth.co.nr > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cathie J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "jaws-list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 4:40 AM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] hot key for device manager > > > Hi, Here's a short cut for disabling/enabling the mouse pad on laptops > - at least mine. xp homefunction key f7 > The function key is one key to the right of the left control key. > Cathie > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or > body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
