Tips and Tricks for using the MultiTouch Surface

• No need to press hard on the surface. A light touch works best.

• Don't squeeze your fingertips together or spread them far apart. Keep them relaxed and slightly separated.

• You may drop floating fingers on the surface after starting a point, drag, or scroll operation. The mouse operation will continue uninterrupted until all fingers lift off the surface.
  
• Feel free to rest palms and fingers on the MultiTouch surface while typing. You may also rest your whole hand on the surface if the fingers touch the surface simultaneously.
  
• Pointing can be done with any two adjacent fingertips excluding the thumb (e.g., middle and ring fingertips).
  
• When clicking, make sure fingertips touch the surface simultaneously
  and lift off immediately. Leaving the fingertips on the surface more than half a second will not produce a click.
  
• When performing a right mouse click, you should:
  A. Keep your thumb spread a couple inches from the fingertips.
  --or--
  B. Touch with the long, flat side of your thumb rather than its tip.
  This applies to any gesture that uses the thumb.
  
• Avoid exaggerated hand rotation when performing operations like OPEN and CLOSE. Start with a comfortable hand position and slightly twist fingertips as if tightening or loosening a lid on a jar of peanut butter.
  
• In summary, use different fingers to do the same job, drop floating fingers, use a light touch, don't squeeze fingers tightly together or spread them unnaturally far apart, rest palms on the surface, relax and enjoy.

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