[Trainer-talk] Trainer-talk Digest, Vol 117, Issue 2: Disabling the touchpad on Windows laptops…

[Rick Reed]

All,

*All* Windows based laptops have the ability to do this via a software option, a function key, or both.

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>   1. Re: Current laptops with ability to disable    the    touch pad
>      (Bryan Schulz)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 08:39:46 -0500
> From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'Reginald George'" <adapt at kc.rr.com>,    "'List for teachers and
>    trainers of adaptive technology'"    <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Current laptops with ability to disable
>    the    touch pad
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> Hi,
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> Yes, and the HP elitebook series have a button down close to the mouse
> glass.
> Bryan Schulz
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Reginald George via Trainer-talk
> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 12:28 AM
> To: Casey Mathews; List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Current laptops with ability to disable the
> touch pad
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> Also many of the laptops from HP, Dell, and others have one of the function 
> keys on the top row that will disable the touch pad till reboot. 
> Unfortunately it varies on each model, so you either have to Google it, or 
> find sighted help to look for the touch pad shaped icon on the function keys
> 
> on the top row.  Then hold down the FN key with that function key to disable
> 
> it.
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Casey Mathews via Trainer-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 1:34 PM
> To: Nancy Coffman ; List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Current laptops with ability to disable the 
> touch pad
> 
> Many laptops either have the synaptics touch pad drivers installed, or
> if not you can download them. Once installed you can go into the pointer
> settings and tick a box to disable the touch pad. Generally this sticks
> even after the laptop restarts.
> 
> Casey Mathews
> http://linkedin.com/in/caseymathews
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>> On 4/1/2015 3:51 PM, Nancy Coffman via Trainer-talk wrote:
>> Does anyone know of a current laptop that will allow disabling the 
>> touchpad? We are currently using a USB mouse and paper to cover the 
>> touchpad. It is not ideal, and does not look professional.
>> 
>> Nancy Coffman
>> Sent from my iPhone
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