Laptops are pretty great. They’re powerful, yet portable computers that can be brought effectively anywhere work needs to be done. That being said, there are a few drawbacks that can irritate many users to some extent. For instance: trying to click-and-drag your cursor as you are using the trackpad. For this week’s tip, let’s go into a feature that you can use to make this process a lot simpler.
Fair warning, this will require you to play around in your Settings, so make sure you refer to your IT provider for confirmation that these changes are okay to make before pulling the trigger.
ClickLock is a feature that, instead of requiring the “drag” component of click-and-drag, allows you to start and stop your drag option on your laptop by simply holding your click a little longer.
Using it breaks down like this:
This makes it significantly simpler to use click-and-drag on a trackpad… but first, you need to activate it.
To use ClickLock, you need to first fiddle in your Control Panel:
Hopefully, this will help make using a laptop that much simpler. For more tips and best practices, keep checking back to our blog!
About the author
Ed is President of Edit Technology Solutions, Inc. and has over 20 years of experience in managed IT services.
Tag Cloud
Blog Archive
Mobile? Grab this Article
Latest Blog
Account Login
Contact Us
Learn more about what ETS can do for your business.
3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Suite 1100
Los Angeles, California 90034
Comments