Such a large touchpad!

Although this question is not really confined to a Sager/Clevo laptop, this laptop does have a very large touchpad and the problem seems magnified...i.e., the accidental hitting of the touchpad while typing (or thinking about typing) and sending the cursor off to never-never land or doing unintended things. This is my son's first laptop, so it just may be that he needs to position and train his hands differently--along with checking the sensitivity on the software. Being more of a desktop computer user myself, I didn't have too much advice for him.

Does anyone have advice for him as far as being able to type on this comfortably and productively? This has impacted his productivity quite a bit...whereas before he was typing on a desktop for hours at a time, now he spends more time futzing with the mouse/touchpad sensitivities and getting nowhere. I had suggested to him that he just turn off the touchpad and turn it back on when he was finished typing (I assume one can do this with a toggle?), but if anyone has any tips on how they deal with it, we neophytes would appreciate it!

 

Turn it off. And also adjust typing.

 

If you're on a Clevo, then FN + F1 should turn off the trackpad and another one should turn it back on. I personally leave it 24/7 off and use an external mouse unless I am using it on my lap and cannot put a mouse down somewhere.

 

If he is at a desk and use's a mouse, turning the touch pad off would be the best option.

 

He does use a mouse when he's at the desk. He was trying it out in alternate locations where a mouse would be too awkward to manage. I'll tell him the Fn and F1 combination; thanks Ultima.

 

FN + F1 is arguably the most practical approach. There is also third party software that will disable input (clicks) on the touchpad while the keyboard is in use. Whether it works or not for Sager/Clevo machines is up to trial and error.