touchpad icon gone- font size erratic changes Been loving my acer however a few days back my icon for touchpad went missing. I am having trouble with font size changing from normal to very small. Also touchpad is really erratic- can't find the adjustment program anywhere. can any one help ? Much appreciated ! touchpad icon gone- font size erratic changes Been loving my acer however a few days back my icon for touchpad went missing. I am having trouble with font size changing from normal to very small.... » Read More touchpad icon gone- font size erratic changes Been loving my acer however a few days back my icon for touchpad went missing. I am having trouble with font size changing from normal to very small. Also touchpad is really erratic- can't find the adjustment program anywhere. can any one help ? Much appreciated ! « Show Less
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Thank you both- really odd. If I pass my finger accross the touchpad- the font shrinks to an unreadable size. anyone have a solutions ? Thanks !
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Go to: My Computer (or Windows Explorer). Go to C:Drive/Program Files/Synaptics.There you'll find a folder with all the touchpad files(settings, tutorial, etc.) Hope that helps...
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You can bring back your touchpad tray icon via Control Panel -> Mouse -> Device Settings Tab:Choose: Static or Animated icon. However, there is little reason why you would want the synaptics icon to be visible. It just takes space. I've set mine to remove icon from tray area. You can change Snaptics settings via the control panel.
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I just ordered this laptop. I read those reviews about the trackpad too, but found recent reviews stating that there is an update for the trackpad at Dell, that solves the problem.
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If you are referring to the touchpad itself you can try to press the F6 key, that toggles the touchpad on and off. If it is something other than that, We would suggest that you visit our Acer Community website (community.acer.com) for support questions like this. You can join discussions with product specialists and members just like you who are ready to guide you through the process of finding solutions to your issues.
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I am not sure exactly what the problem you are describing is, but I had a problem with my touch screen. For me, it would just stop working. At first I re-installed the driver, but that only worked for a short time. I contacted Acer customer support and after several attempts to fix it by reinstalling things, they said it was likely a hardware issue and that I would have to send it in for repair. I had only had my computer a couple days when this happened, so I returned it.
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There is a mouse lock icon that I occasionally hit. It is on the touch pad. At first I thought It was broken, but it was just that.
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On the Acer, the command to disable the touch pad is Function key(FN) in blue color and the F7 key. On the Lenovo it is a special function you turn off in Control Panel. Windows 8.1 also has a couple of add-on software apps that perform this function. Hope this helps you. On laptops the touch pad is a pain for those of us who have big thumbs.
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Mines super light and nice to type. There must be something wrong with yours. The mouse pad is ultra-sensitive, it takes getting some time use to it, just make sure you don't rest your palms on it while typing. I made the mistake when first installing to just type A instead of Abraham, so now I get something like C:/A/Documents, because I accidentally press the mouse pad.Also do you get a small spin followed by a click around the mouse pad? I'm not sure if it's the dvd drive or the SD slot. Even though there's no memory card or cd inserted I hear a small spin then a click. It's not very loud but I was wondering if this is normal. Mines super light and nice to type. There must be something wrong with yours. The mouse pad is ultra-sensitive, it takes getting some time use to it, just make sure you don't rest your palms on it while typing. I made the mistake when first installing to just type A instead of Abraham, so now I get something like C:/A/Documents, because I accidentally press the mouse pad.Also do you get a small spin followed by a click around the mouse pad? I'm not sure if it's the dvd drive or the SD slot. Even though there's no memory card or cd inserted I hear a small spin then a click. It's... » Read More Mines super light and nice to type. There must be something wrong with yours. The mouse pad is ultra-sensitive, it takes getting some time use to it, just make sure you don't rest your palms on it while typing. I made the mistake when first installing to just type A instead of Abraham, so now I get something like C:/A/Documents, because I accidentally press the mouse pad.Also do you get a small spin followed by a click around the mouse pad? I'm not sure if it's the dvd drive or the SD slot. Even though there's no memory card or cd inserted I hear a small spin then a click. It's not very loud but I was wondering if this is normal. « Show Less
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The only suggestion I have is for you to turn off the 'Tapping' function on your mouse pad as you might be accidentally tapping on it as you use your space bar. I haven't had any problems with the two laptops we purchased from Asus, but I did turn off that function on both of them. Hope this helps.
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I really liked everything about this laptop; size, speed, looks... EXCEPT the touch pad. Prior to purchase I had read that some people had trouble with the touch pad but everything else looked good so I decided to take a chance. Unfortunately, very soon after purchase the touch pad started acting wonky and just got worse with time. IF you are someone that uses a mouse with a laptop and this is the screen size you are looking for, then YES, I would say it would be a good replacement. I prefer Windows 7 over Vista and again, the speed on this machine is great.
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Have not had that issue for apps. For Google Chrome, I had to adjust the font size because the default was too small.
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Sorry, no. I do have a question though, do you have any problems with the touchpad sticking?
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Not bad enough to not purchase this unit. It seems like the resolution is high and just need to adjust settings. Just search a bit via Google and you will see people complain about the touch pad.This is a great laptop - worth every bit of the cost.
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I can't believe it took me so long to find this thread. I have an acer aspire netbook. I loathe it, hate it beause it constantly zooms in and out. I never use. I even almost gave it away even though I just purchased it in April from Amazon. I called Acer, got India, hung up (not going to go there - don't have the patience). I asked on a couple of threads but it was the pinch button. For me, when I see the synaptics keypad icon in the lower right hand side, I just click that, click settings, scroll down to pinch and take off the annoying pinch function (Who would ever want this type of sensitivity on such a small touchpad) and finally, I may be able to use this piece of junk. THANK YOU I can't believe it took me so long to find this thread. I have an acer aspire netbook. I loathe it, hate it beause it constantly zooms in and out. I never use. I even almost gave it away even though I just purchased it in April from Amazon. I called Acer, got India, hung up (not going to go there - don't have the patience). I asked on a couple of threads but it was the pinch button. For me, when I see the synaptics keypad icon in the lower right hand side, I just click that, click settings, scroll down to pinch and take off the annoying pinch function (Who would ever want this type of... » Read More I can't believe it took me so long to find this thread. I have an acer aspire netbook. I loathe it, hate it beause it constantly zooms in and out. I never use. I even almost gave it away even though I just purchased it in April from Amazon. I called Acer, got India, hung up (not going to go there - don't have the patience). I asked on a couple of threads but it was the pinch button. For me, when I see the synaptics keypad icon in the lower right hand side, I just click that, click settings, scroll down to pinch and take off the annoying pinch function (Who would ever want this type of sensitivity on such a small touchpad) and finally, I may be able to use this piece of junk. THANK YOU « Show Less
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I am having problems with my touchpad as well. Hopefully someone has some answers. :(
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Hello I might not be much help here but there is a template picture for this item. I also looked at plenty of pictures of your model and the keyboard layout looks the same to me. If you want to be absolutely sure contact the seller :). Also my friend's model is Acer Aspire E1-472G-6648. I also used this to compare
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Sorry, but I don't remember what kind of Acer I used to have. I replaced my Acer 6 months ago.
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Not bad enough to not purchase this unit. It seems like the resolution is high and just need to adjust settings. Just search a bit via Google and you will see people complain about the touch pad. This is a great laptop - worth every bit of the cost.