Help required please.

margaret_3

I have a new laptop and I akeeps jumping
should be
and I am very pleased with it except for one thing. It keeps jumping.
The above is an example. Can someone tell me what to do about this please?

Margaret

woo

are you accidentally touching the thumb bad with a rogue finger as you type? Used to catch me out until i got used to it..

margaret_3

What exactly is that? Excuse my ignorance!

Edinburghlass_2

I had a similar problem with mine when I had a plaster on a broken wrist. I am not sure what it was I was catching or with what but since I have had the plaster off it doesn't happen so often.

margaret_3

Edinburghlass wrote:

I had a similar problem with mine when I had a plaster on a broken wrist. I am not sure what it was I was catching or with what but since I have had the plaster off it doesn't happen so often.

Hehe! I have a plaster on my left hand but i don't use it to type with!!!!
Margaret

scheming_gypsy

margaret wrote:

What exactly is that? Excuse my ignorance!

the mouse 'pad' some are more sensitive than others and just by touching it it picks it up as a double click and moves your cursor.

margaret_3

No! I'm not touching the mouse pad.

mandi

margaret wrote:

I have a new laptop and I akeeps jumping
should be
and I am very pleased with it except for one thing. It keeps jumping.
The above is an example. Can someone tell me what to do about this please?

Margaret

Yes definately your finger touching the pad by accident when your typing... just watch that doggy hand ok... very sensitive those pads

Edinburghlass_2

I think with me it was my sleeve that would catch the pad as I reached across to the keyboard.

Unfortunately the plaster was on my right wrist which made for interesting typing

Nasnowt

Margaret, until I got used to my laptop I found that the heel of my hand would sometimes just brush against the mouse pad without me realising it and cause this kind of problem.

If you go into the control panel and lower the sensitivity that might help, but it will also slow things down when you do want to use the mouse pad properly.

margaret_3

Okay all! I am going to be very careful and see if that helps.
Incidentally, E/lass, I should have mentioned that it's not a proper plaster I have but elastoplast on my wee finger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Margaret