You will see a Mouse properties page similar to one of the two examples below.ĭepending upon which properties page most resembles the one displayed by your own computer, read through the suggestions in either Feature set 1 or Feature set 2 below. On the Mouse Properties page, click the rightmost tab - labeled either Device Settings or Advanced, or TouchPad, or Tapping, or Hardware.
#Laptop mouse jumping around screen windows
To view the Mouse Properties page, click the Windows Start button, then click Control Panel, then click Mouse (under Hardware and Sound, or under Printers and Other Hardware). Select the one which most resembles the appearance of the Mouse Properties page of your computer, and then read through the corresponding Feature set example (both are below) - which will at least roughly correspond to those available on your computer. The two 'screen shots' below represent two typical Mouse Properties pages. The selection of settings varies from one computer model to another. Both of these features inhibit tapping while you're typing.įor all Toshiba models with a TouchPad, you can quickly disable and re-enable it by pressing the Fn + F9 key combination.Īccess to TouchPad settings is through the Mouse Properties page of the Windows Control Panel. For some computer models, a similar feature is labeled Disable tapping during key input (see Feature set 2, below, for more information). You may find that the most effective and easiest solution is to adjust the PalmCheck feature (see Feature set 1, below, for more information).
#Laptop mouse jumping around screen software
The features and controls of the TouchPad software varies considerably among Toshiba computer models, though we have attempted to summarize this variety in the two feature set examples, below. There are several other solutions you can pursue, detailed below, which involve modifying the settings of the TouchPad software to suit your personal preferences and work habits. With some practice, you may be able to adjust your typing technique to avoid accidental contact with the TouchPad. These unsolicited pointer movements and button taps tend to occur especially with smaller laptop computer models - which have the TouchPad set relatively close to the keyboard - and more especially if you make the transition from using a larger laptop model to using a smaller one.
If the Tapping feature of the TouchPad is enabled, then it may seem that the left TouchPad button is being clicked automatically - as the Tapping feature translates purposeful taps - and also accidental light touches - on the TouchPad as clicks of the left TouchPad button. This may result in arbitrary selection of text in documents - and to its accidental deletion, when it is replaced by the next character you type.
The mouse pointer may then appear to occasionally move 'on it's own', when the actual cause is the heel of your hand or the base of your thumb grazing the surface of the TouchPad. In this position, your hands may sometimes lightly brush across the surface of the TouchPad, without you noticing. ResolutionĪs you type, you may find yourself resting your hands on the palmrest area below the keyboard. When you use the TouchPad, the mouse pointer may sometimes behave as if the left TouchPad button has been clicked. The mouse pointer may also seem to automatically select text, click buttons, and activate other user interface elements within your software. While you are typing, the mouse pointer (cursor) may seem to move or jump around 'by itself' to random locations on the screen. This Support Bulletin is applicable to Toshiba laptop computer models that have a built-in TouchPad TM pointing device.