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Old 05-17-2008, 06:20 AM
Malke
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Re: misplaced cursor

Nancy wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I have a problem that I can't figure out how to fix. I have this new Acer
> laptop with Vista. When I try to type the cursor just suddenly places
> itself in the middle of a previous line. For instance I will be typing
> and
> all of a sudden the middle of "sudden" will insert itself 2 lines up. I
> tried updating the touchpad driver but it still does it. Any hints? I
> have heard of another person who has the same problem and never found out
> what causes it.[/color]

A few suggestions:

1. You may be hitting the touchpad with your palm while typing. This is a
common occurrence with laptops. Some laptops have the ability to disable
the touchpad when you know you're going to do a lot of typing. Refer to the
Acer manual or website for how to do this.

2. Adjust the sensitivity of the touchpad from the Control Panel applet.

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Old 05-17-2008, 06:20 AM