Working with the Touchpad

You can use your Chromebook touchpad to move the pointer, right click items on the screen and more. Practice interacting with your Chromebook touchpad as you go through each of the keys below. In addition, using a touchpad may be new for your students. Spend some time getting them used to navigating with the touchpad.

Click

To click:

  • Press the lower half of the touchpad. You can also tap the touchpad once to click.

Right Click

To right click:

  • Click or tap the touchpad with two fingers


Drag and Drop

To drag and drop:

  1. With one finger, click the item you want to move
  2. With the second finger, move the item
  3. Release both fingers to drop the item at its new location