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    1645 - Jumpy Keyboard

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Tony_Pony, Jul 9, 2010.

  1. Tony_Pony

    Tony_Pony Notebook Geek

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    The cursor keeps jumping to other lines when I'm typing in Word.

    Since the keyboard is so flexible, I'm assuming I'm either typing too hard, or hitting something without realizing it (tapping the mouse pad?) Is there something I can do about it? Maybe something needs to be disabled?

    Anyone else has the same problem?
     
    Tony_Pony, Jul 9, 2010
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  2. fred2028

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    Make the touchpad less sensitive. It's called palm check.
     
    fred2028, Jul 9, 2010
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  3. Tony_Pony

    Tony_Pony Notebook Geek

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    How can I access it? I can't find it anywhere. Thanks!
     
    Tony_Pony, Jul 10, 2010
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    Control panel > Mouse > Dell touchpad [tab] > Click on the touchpad image > Touchpad settings > Touch sensitivity!
     
    kezuk12, Jul 10, 2010
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    I just turn my touchpad off and use an external mouse.
     
    Jedis, Jul 10, 2010
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  6. Tony_Pony

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    Thank you all!

    What happened is I recently re-installed my OS, which also wiped out my Dell Touchpad driver. That's why I couldn't find it. Now I installed it back from the CD, and tweaked it. I hope it solves the problem, no line jumping so far!
     
    Tony_Pony, Jul 11, 2010
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